Virgin Mary's eyes I am convinced that when the shepherds arrived at the grotto of Bethlehem, they did not immediately go to the baby Jesus: they first looked at the Virgin Mary, talked to her and beheld [...] dying on the Cross?" And we should say to Mary: "Help me to understand this mystery a little better, as you understood it." If you do this, the Virgin Mary will no longer be for you just an object of veneration [...] her mantle and cover you up, and help you to contemplate all the mysteries of Jesus Christ with her own eyes. Cardinal Charles Journet Swiss Catholic theologian (1891-1975) Entretiens sur Marie - Ed. Parole
revelation for the Gentiles and glory for your people Israel.” (Lk 2:32) Mary and Joseph are astounded when Simeon proclaims Jesus as a “light of revelation for the Gentiles”. Mary, instead, with reference [...] June 3 - Our Lady of Sasopoli (Italy, 14th C.) Mary Has a Role in Jesus’ Saving Mission (I) “Now, Master, you are letting your servant go in peace as you promised; for my eyes have seen the salvation which [...] with Joseph, she accepts in silence those mysterious words which predict a deeply sorrowful trial and give the Presentation of Jesus its deepest meaning. Indeed, according to the divine plan the sacrifice
said that our tears belong to God, and that whoever sheds them without thinking of Him, steals them from Him. They belong to God and to she who gave God the flesh and blood of His human form. If Saint Ambrose [...] March 30 - Our Lady of Miracles (Lucca, Italy, 1588) Mary’s Tears (II) Tears are a legacy of the Mother of Sorrows, such an awesome legacy that it cannot be frittered away in the vain affections of the [...] son in her tirelessly outstretched arms to the Author of Grace. Yet tears were all she had to offer and the conversion of her only son was all she had in mind.
(Italy, 1857) Mary is the Universal Mother I have a Protestant friend who now begins her prayer by addressing the Blessed Virgin. She has come to understand that Mary is the Universal Mother, and she wears [...] that his recovery was a miracle. This sign has filled us with gratitude, and we continue to love and entrust many intentions to Mary, Mother of Mercy, for so many people around us. Madame L. A. (France) Published [...] don't pray the Rosary, so you need to show me how to do it". I wrote down the "instructions" for her, and I know it must be hard to start praying in a new way after 60 years! Her husband underwent a successful
species of bread and wine, God expects the same faith and trust from us that Mary showed. Saint John Paul II placed the Institution of the Eucharist among the luminous mysteries of the Rosary. Mary is the "E [...] like Mary at the foot of the cross From the Annunciation to the Eucharist, the same "Amen" of faith resounds. Mary, Mother of Jesus, is the first tabernacle in history. Christ radiated through Mary's gaze [...] has a sacrificial dimension. It is the memorial of the death and resurrection of Jesus. Let us live the Eucharist with the attitude of Mary at the foot of the cross. In the memorial of Calvary, Jesus also
You have the same God that Mary carried in her womb in your heart While Jesus was in her womb, Mary immaculate never forgot the precious load that she was carrying. She prayed and talked with the Child Jesus [...] commands, learned about his plans, and sympathized with his suffering in advance. She made reparations for all the acts of disrespect ungrateful people would inflict on him, and she offered him to the Father [...] birth to her Son. You have the same God that Mary carried in her womb in your heart . You can carry him, He who is the Redeemer of all mankind, just like Mary did. So you too should do as she did, until
the believer into the life of Jesus and Mary. We even know Orthodox people who pray the Catholic rosary every day! When we ask the Blessed Virgin to pray for us "now and at the hour of death" fifty times [...] Mediatrix (Belgium) - Santa Maria de Cárquere (Portugal) At the hour of our death, the Blessed Virgin Mary will be at our side In the Middle East, Jordanians, like other Christians in the East, are very attached [...] lives. So we tell the faithful that they must pray the rosary with faith, conviction, tranquility and peace, because at the hour of their death, the Blessed Virgin will be at their side. This is why I
Icon (Russia) Mary saves us in times of tribulation Christians in the East and in Africa are subjected to Islamic violence. In France, they have been struck many times by this same violence, and they also [...] inspiration of the Holy Spirit who urges them to react by witnessing to their faith in the Resurrection and by evangelizing their neighbors. After all, the Judeo-Christian religion holds the key to the meaning [...] nations baptized in the Spirit of Christ. " In answer to the prayer of little children, the Virgin Mary will save France ", Marthe Robin told her spiritual director who in 1947, less than 70 years ago,
let us imitate Mary Today is Thursday, the day of the luminous mysteries. Let us meditate on the first luminous mystery, the baptism of Christ, whose fruit is the vocation to holiness and fidelity to our [...] his grace in us, we must have a heart as poor and humble as possible. We receive a candle at our baptism so that its flame may illuminate our whole life and that of our brothers. Lord, you showed us the [...] much, through our baptism which made us children of God, we can live the life of the Holy Trinity and bear the fruits that this life breathes into us! Meditation provided by the Notre-Dame de France o
Immaculate Heart of Mary On September 30, 2018, Bishop Bestion will dedicate the diocese of Tulle (France) to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. To prepare for this, the diocese chose and replicated a local [...] local image of the Virgin Mary, to help families pray in preparation for the Consecration. These pilgrim Virgins will finish their pilgrimage in homes on September 30, 2018, at Tulle Cathedral. On several Sundays [...] Sundays prior to the day of Consecration, parishioners and families will have the opportunity to take one of these images of the Virgin home for a week, along with a small booklet of proposed prayers.
