himself completely to Mary How did God become a man? By totally surrendering himself to a woman, by taking flesh from the flesh of the Virgin Mary, God gave himself totally to her. And Mary completely offered [...] the easiest and safest way. It is by giving ourselves totally to Mary— totus tuus— that we welcome the mystery of the incarnation into us. The mystery of the consecration to Jesus through Mary, which we [...] God became man in Mary, it is also in Mary that we can become God by letting ourselves be steered by the action of the Holy Spirit through her. Father Maire Homily on the Annunciation and the Consecration

contemplate the life of Christ with Mary, to make our requests known to Christ with Mary, to let ourselves be transfigured by Christ with Mary, and to announce Christ with Mary. F. Breynaert See also: Library [...] Catherine noticed that Mary wore 15 rings on each hand (three on each finger), brightly shining and adorned with magnificent gems, although some of them had little or no sparkle. Mary explained to her: "These [...] symbols of the graces that I shed upon those who ask for them, and the gems from which no rays fall are the graces for which souls forget to ask." Mary obtains from God, for us, all these graces symbolized by

importance of the Virgin Mary in the mystery of salvation and read profitably some saints’ stories where Mary played an important role. I helped create a prayer group for the separated and divorced, which we [...] to welcome the Virgin Mary as my true mother. I now affectionately call her "Mom" and I find consolation in my trials. I will never say enough about my admiration, my gratitude and my affection for this [...] Cardinal John Henry Newman (d. 1890) I now affectionately call the Virgin Mary "Mom" For a long time I did not pray to the Virgin Mary, probably because I carried a deep wound from the relationship with my

Lt. Col. Beltrame’s life and spiritual journey. Arnaud Beltrame experienced his conversion at age 33. In 2015, he asked the Virgin Mary to help him meet the woman of his life, and soon after he met Marielle [...] hero’s death thanks to Mary Arnaud Beltrame was a French policeman who voluntarily changed places with a hostage during the March 23, 2018 terrorist attack in Trèbes (France) and died from his injuries [...] injuries. His sacrifice earned him a national tribute. For the first time, and 3 years after his death, his wife Marielle Beltrame and Father Jean-Baptiste Golfier, canon regular of Saint Augustine at the Abbey

5, 357-364, CSEL 10, 140f). It seems reasonable to think that Mary, as the image and model of the Church which waits for the Risen One and meets him in the group of disciples during his Easter appearances [...] from the dead? …Could not Mary’s absence from the group of women who went to the tomb at dawn (cf. Mk 16:1; Mt 28:1) indicate that she had already met Jesus? … The unique and special character of the Blessed [...] April 1 – Easter – Our Lady of Suasia (Italy, 1556) Mary, the first to have seen the Risen One How could the Blessed Virgin, present in the first community of disciples (cf. Acts 1:14), be excluded from

In Mary, the goal has been reached and we have before our eyes the reasons why we journey: not to gain the things here below, which vanish, but to achieve the homeland above, which is forever. And Our [...] November 2 – The Commemoration of All Souls’ Day Mary in Heaven: One giant leap for mankind When man set foot on the moon, he said a phrase that became famous: “That’s one small step for man, one giant [...] giant leap for mankind.” In essence, humanity had reached a historical goal. But today, in Mary’s Assumption into Heaven, we celebrate an infinitely greater conquest. The Madonna has set foot in paradise:

particularly about the prayers of the Hail Mary and the Magnificat . "When God entered the world through Mary, he came patiently." And developing this idea, he said, "When I see Christians being patient—the sick [...] God entered the world patiently, through Mary In a television appearance aired on December 17, 2018, in Italy, the pope talked with Fr. Marco Pozza, a theologian and chaplain of the Padua prison, particularly [...] 'maternity' of the Church that comes from the 'motherhood' of Mary, the 'tenderness' of the Church that comes from the tenderness of Mary," he concluded. Zenit

through Mary” Newly ordained Deacons and Priests of the Augustinians of the Assumption (AA) in Kenya have been urged to seek the consolation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in their Ministry of service, and to [...] the consolation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in their ministry of service. “The mother of God is a consolation in your lives; consecrate your lives to Christ through Mary Mother of God. She will take care of [...] of your life; you will be happy and you will serve the people of God just like Mary did,” the Local Ordinary of Nairobi Archdiocese since November 2021 said. Silas Isenjia, June 20, 2023 (ACI Africa).

Buenos Aires and Cardinal Primate of Argentina, Mario Aurelio Poli, and concelebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Juan Carlos Ares, in the presence of the shrine's new priest, Father Ricardo Aloé, and ten other priests [...] May 19 – Our Lady of the Infirms (Italy, 1630) The solemn crowning of Mary Undoer of Knots The devotion to Mary Undoer of Knots is growing in the midst of current events. The international marathon of [...] of prayer, organized by Pope Francis to end the coronavirus pandemic and placed under the protection of the Virgin Mary, ended on May 31, 2021. At the closing ceremony held in the Vatican gardens, Bishop

were raised to Heaven, and her countenance beamed with light as she offered the globe to Our Lord. As I was busy contemplating her, the Blessed Virgin fixed her eyes upon me, and a voice said in the depths [...] whole world, especially France, and each person in particular.” (To be continued tomorrow, November 28, 2018) Testimony of Saint Catherine Labouré, seer of the Virgin Mary at the Rue du Bac [...] November 27 – The Miraculous Medal (Paris, France, 1830) Mary appears at the Rue du Bac Convent in Paris (I) On the 27th of November, 1830 ... while making my meditation in profound silence ... I seemed