says on the occasion of that visit, “My soul magnifies the Lord” (Lk 1:46). In these words she expresses her whole programme of life: not setting herself at the center, but leaving space for God, who is
Gladys. During the first apparitions, Our Lady did not speak, but she would smile or take on a sad expression. On the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, October 7, Our Lady showed Gladys the shrine that she
if I were a more learned scholar, I could still write nothing of the things above, because the expressions of the greatest scholars do not come up to the shadow of the truth of the language used up there
celebrates Mary’s birth. The areas surrounding the Shrine were crowded with stalls selling various expressions of devotion to the Virgin Mary, despite being heavily conditioned by the health measures put in
episode of the doves largely impressed the spirit of the Portuguese people: the Cardinal of Lisbon expressed his amazement in his radio-message of Christmas 1946 and the newspapers of the country reflected
the Jesuit novitiate, I loved the litanies of the Blessed Virgin and all her titles in Latin that express our veneration. On summer evenings, before a dying campfire, the gathered community would sing with
prayer through Mary. The month of May is already set apart as a special Marian month during which we express our filial love, trust and veneration to Mary. But throughout October the Church honors Mary as the
In medieval art, it was common to depict the Blessed Virgin Mary with breasts exposed, manually expressing milk from them. On occasion there would be a saint on the receiving end of the milk, such as St
the image was crowned canonically under the name of Our Lady of the Angels. Costa Rican Catholics express their gratitude, respect and devotion to the Virgen de los Ángeles by making a pilgrimage to the
emotionally, was especially the one who lived his word the most intensely. This is what Elizabeth expressed, crying out, through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, on the day of the Visitation: "Blessed
