have an open knowledge of the admirable mysteries of the birth and childhood of Christ, and above all of the mystery of the Incarnation, which is the beginning and the foundation of faith? www.vatican.va [...] wrote 16 encyclicals. One of them, entitled Ad Diem Illum (1904), is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and was written to commemorate the 50th anniversary (jubilee) of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception [...] the importance of entrusting oneself to the Virgin Mary in order to know Jesus better: Through the Virgin, and through her more than through any other means, we have been offered a way of reaching the knowledge
St. John Eudes (d. 1680) - 5th apparition at Fatima: the announcement of the Great Miracle (Portugal, 1917) "Drink your Hail Mary juice every morning!" I learned to recite the Rosary at a young age. I [...] downs, but I try to remain faithful to it and persevere in praying the Hail Mary. I like to say that one must "drink one's Hail Mary juice" each morning to keep one's "heart" in shape, as a morning exercise
August 6 – The Transfiguration of the Lord Mary imparts contact with the divine life The Gospel of the Transfiguration does not mention Mary’s specific role in salvation, but the Church tradition, especially [...] especially Gregory Palamas in the East, speaks of the role of Mary in similar occurrences of contact with the divine glory, and in divinization. Palamas affirms that our divinization is possible, and real [...] through the divine Power. Mary was the first to achieve this, through grace. Furthermore, considering the mystery of the Church as a communion of deification, Palamas explains that Mary imparts to us the contact
Passover of Jesus Christ. What passage in the Gospels equates the Virgin with the new people of God? The answer is found in the account of the Announcement of the birth of Jesus made to Mary: "Mary said to [...] the origin of the new people of God. A similar revelation is recorded in another passage of the New Testament.The association of Mary, the Spirit and the birth of the Church at the hour of the Crucifixion [...] a rule of ecclesiology holds that everything taught about Mary applies to the Church (...) We can easily test this rule in the case of the foundation of the people of the New Covenant sealed in the Passover
on the question of the dogma of the Assumption. On February 2, 2004, ARCIC presented a joint document called "Mary: Grace and Hope in Christ." In it, the doctrine of the Assumption of Mary is presented as [...] venerate her, as is evidenced by the many statues of Mary found in Anglican churches. Mary also has a place in their liturgy, for instance with the singing of the Magnificat during the evening service. An [...] July 24 – Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Italy) – Saint Charbel The Virgin Mary and the Anglicans Anglicans are similar to Protestants in their attitude towards the Virgin Mary, but they recognize her divine
and Mary for protecting us. I was lying in front of the tabernacle where the Hosts are kept and I offered myself to the Lord, thinking of the ordination of the priests, who lie face down in front of the [...] - Our Lady Help of Christians (Italy, 1723) Jesus and Mary protected me in my fall I would like to share about an unexplained fall that happened to me in the church of Azieu, parish of Genas, in the eastern [...] eastern suburbs of Lyon (France). It was Sunday, August 4, 2002, the feast of the Holy Curé of Ars (Saint John Vianney) and I was in charge of finding readers for the mass. I had invited a young woman from
bishop of Lyon and martyr (died c. 202) "I am convinced that it was Mary who protected Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris" Three years to the day after the fire that partially destroyed the cathedral of Notre [...] scaffolding and access the hole [left by the collapse of the nave]. Then the rebuilding of the vault can begin. This represents between 300 and 500 tons of scaffolding. We will then continue to clean the cathedral [...] 15, 2019, Rev. Patrick Chauvet, rector of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, talked about where the rebuilding process stood and the upcoming timeline: "In the course of 2023, Parisians will see the spire gradually
the painting of Mary Undoer of Knots in 2018 to offer it to Pope Francis, on the occasion of the visit to the Vatican of Ambassador Joseph Baek-Man Lee. This version is unique, because it is not a simple [...] Ascension of the Lord – Madonna di Caravaggio (Italy, 1432) Asking Mary to undo the knots between North and South Korea South Korean artist Caterina Sun-Hwa Sim, also known as Shim Soonhwa, made a copy of the [...] ambassador added. (1) Pope Francis plans to visit Korea soon. The Mary of Nazareth team (1) Interview for the blog “ Cheminons avec Marie qui défait les nœuds ”, available here
– Saint Matthias, apostle – Germany: Our Lady, patroness of Bavaria Mary found me a job very quickly! Hello, today I want to thank Mary Undoer of Knots with all my heart. I had been unemployed since 2018 [...] absolutely no experience in this delicate field! So I started to say the prayer of Mary Undoer of Knots: on the second day of the novena I took my little booklet to read it and at that moment I received a [...] me if I was available! Whatever the cause of the "knots", the fact of presenting them to the Virgin Mary, our "Heavenly Mother", allows us to become aware of the difficult situation and pray to be healed
you a thousand times, Mary Undoer of Knots! I.C. Testimony sent to Mary of Nazareth If you wish to write a testimonial about a grace received through the intercession of Mary Undoer of Knots, you may send [...] May 8 – Our Lady of the Rosary (Pompeii, Italy, 1875) Nothing is too difficult for Mary! I wish to attest that Mary Undoer of Knots, has heard my prayers once again. In March 2019, I had entrusted her [...] situation seemed impossible, but nothing is too hard for Mary: on the fifth day of the novena she pulled me through! I am truly impressed by the power of her intercession. Not knowing how to thank her, I think
