month of Mary When winter has rolled away the irksome cold To reveal the springtime of a rejuvenated world. Another thought comes to me: The newest month is the month of Mary When life is reborn with the scent [...] May 15 – Our Lady of La Luz (Mexico) The Lovely Month of May A familiar thought comes back to me: The most beautiful month is the month of Mary And the only way up for our humble prayers Is by the same way [...] was robbed by Eve. Then a decisive and final thought comes to me: Prayer follows the path of grace; There is no prideful soul or bleeding heart That the Virgin cannot brighten with her gentle light . There
anything, struggle for a new world, struggle for the truth.” It invokes the Blessed Mother to walk with us as a companion and model of discipleship, calling her to be present with us in our joys and di [...] currents in the city streets after a flood. It hangs today steps away from the tomb of Saint Ignatius Loyola, who had a strong devotion to it. As it has for centuries, Mary’s hand in the lower right corner [...] flows of life’s journey that they have a constant companion in Mary of the Way. The lyrics remind us that we are never alone, but neither are we to be satisfied with the world as we find it. In Spanish:
joy: "Oh! She is so beautiful!" All of a sudden the children became sad and Mary's face was also imbued with profound sadness. A red cross appeared in front of her with the body of Jesus covered in blood. [...] his nose out the door to check the weather and discovered a beautiful lady standing on the roof of the house opposite, wearing a dress covered with stars. She looked at him and smiled. The other villagers [...] Children could also see the apparition. A blue oval with four blown-out candles surrounded the Lady. The parish priest and the nuns from the local school organized a prayer vigil. They prayed the Rosary,
public transportation drivers on their way home from work, found themselves just across from a church, when they saw a "lady dressed in white" kneeling near the cross at the top of the dome. These apparitions [...] luminous phenomena described as "a shower of diamonds"... After these signs, Our Lady herself would appear. For several weeks, the crowd averaged about 250,000 people, with Muslims coming in large numbers [...] official statement on May 5, 1968, concluding: "The Patriarchal See declares with complete faith that the Blessed Virgin Mary has appeared in clear and stable forms for several nights and for periods of
God for us has done In sending his beloved Son. With Mary holy we should pray To God with love this Christmas day; In Bethlehem upon that morn There was a blessed Messiah born.
the household goods, or anything else, do it with diligence. Learn from Mary. This is how she acted when the angel said to her: "Look! You are to conceive a son, and must call him Jesus. He will be great [...] did, she did it with such love and order that even when eating, she ate in an orderly way, up to the time for bed. She did everything at the time ordained for it. Learn, O maiden, to do with order and love [...] High" (Lk 1:31). (...) Mary said to the angel, "But how can this come about?" (Lk 1:34). How could this fact come to pass? I want to know, before I answer you. This diligence is a wonderful thing. Whence
the household goods, or anything else, do it with diligence. Learn from Mary. This is how she acted when the angel said to her: "Look! You are to conceive a son, and must call him Jesus. He will be great [...] did, she did it with such love and order that even when eating, she ate in an orderly way, up to the time for bed. She did everything at the time ordained for it. Learn, O maiden, to do with order and love [...] High" (Lk 1:31). (...) Mary said to the angel, "But how can this come about?" (Lk 1:34). How could this fact come to pass? I want to know, before I answer you. This diligence is a wonderful thing. Whence
Heaven with great hope. What a marvelous miracle! Each Hail Mary will soon fall at the feet Of the Queen of the Heavens And my prayers in blossom will go gently Towards the Blessed Virgin with a sweet perfume
Heaven with great hope. What a marvelous miracle! Each Hail Mary will soon fall at the feet Of the Queen of the Heavens And my prayers in blossom will go gently Towards the Blessed Virgin with a sweet perfume
Bernadette's relationship with Our Lady begins with a gesture of poverty. As Jesus came to the world in a humble manger, so did Mary come to Massabielle, a muddy grotto filled with rubbish that washed up [...] was soon to discover in one of the purest dialogues ever exchanged between a human being and the Mother of God, that there is a poverty worse than destitution, hunger, cold, ignorance, social degradation [...] death, and so on. This poverty is that of human sin. In her own physical poverty, she is enriched with this knowledge and grace. She discovers that true riches consist in the mercy of God, who offers Himself
