Was the Virgin Mary Ever Baptized? Our Lady was never baptized. Neither Bible nor Church has any teaching on her baptism because it never happened. For Catholic doctrine on Our Lady and her role in God's [...] Church # # 484-511. "From among the descendants of Eve, God chose the Virgin Mary to be the mother of his Son. "Full of grace," Mary is "the most excellent fruit of redemption" (SC 103): from the first instant [...] instant of her conception, she was totally preserved from the stain of original sin and she remained pure from all personal sin throughout her life." (CEC #508)

of Our Lady Mary’s Crowning in Heaven Although no canonical text directly evokes the crowning of the Virgin Mary in Heaven, the Church has always recognized in the "clothed with the sun and crowned with [...] affirms that after her Assumption to Heaven, the Virgin Mary was welcomed with majestic happiness by the Holy Trinity as the Queen of Heaven and Earth, as well as by all the creatures of the celestial [...] with stars" from the Revelation of John 12:1, the Holy Mother herself. Mary's crowning in Heaven has been particularly celebrated by the Church for centuries in the meditation of the fifth glorious mystery

Jesus for three days and his finding at the Temple (Luke 2: 41-51); 4. The meeting of the Virgin Mary and Jesus on the Via Dolorosa (Luke 23: 27-31); 5. Mary seeing the suffering and death of Jesus on the [...] September 15 – Our Lady of Sorrows Why Mary is Queen of Martyrs On September 15th, the liturgy of the Church invites us to remember the sufferings of the Virgin Mary, Mother of our Savior. “Your pain, O [...] the Cross (John 19, 25-27); 6. Mary receiving her dead Son into her arms during the deposition from the Cross; 7. Mary letting go of the body of her Son when he is placed in the Holy Sepulcher. Source:

unknown land, assured only in the divine promise, so Mary trusts implicitly in the word that the messenger of God has announced to her, and becomes the model and Mother of all believers. Pope Benedict XVI General [...] (d. 1270), foundress of a convent dedicated to the "Humility of Our Lady" Mary full of grace In the greeting of the Angel, Mary is called “full of grace.” In Greek, the term “grace,” charis , has the same [...] Spirit, totally fashioned by God’s action. Mary is the creature who opened the door to her Creator in a special way, placing herself in his hands without reserve… And she submitted freely to the word received

rededication of England as “Mary’s Dowry” in March, the painting will visit every Catholic parish in England. The rededication ceremony recalls the medieval title for England as “Mary’s Dowry,” documented as [...] eventually ranked close to Rome and even Jerusalem as a site of pilgrimage. The shrine, destroyed during the Reformation, was restored as a site of pilgrimage in 1897, and in 1934 was declared to be England’s [...] – Divine Mercy Sunday – Our Lady of the Countryside (Italy, 1559) The Rededication of England as ”Mary’s Dowry” On February 12, 2020, after his weekly audience, Pope Francis blessed a specially commissioned

king house, more than all the Jews. " Thus said Mardochai to Queen Esther, and thus might we poor sinners say to our Queen Mary, if she were ever reluctant to intercede with God for our deliverance from [...] Assuerus heard her, and immediately ordered the sentence to be revoked. Now, if Assuerus granted to Esther, because he loved her, the salvation of the Jews, will not God graciously listen to Mary, in his boundless [...] the Great, Doctor of the Church (d. 1280) - Our Lady of Piety (Byzantine Church) Esther, a figure of Mary We read in the 4th chapter of the Book of Esther, that in the reign of King Assuerus, there went forth

The first sentence of the book is like a prophecy and a program: "It was through the Blessed Virgin Mary that Jesus Christ came into the world, and it is also through her that he must reign in the world [...] January 11 - Our Lady of Bessiere (Limousin, France) To Jesus through Mary "Father Montfort probably didn't know when he wrote the Treatise on True Devotion, that he was writing under the direct inspiration [...] high esteem for Saint Louis de Montfort, as reported by Father John Hemery in his book on the Virgin Mary (La Mère de Jésus était là, ed. Letheilleux). The Treatise on True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin

Since then, I have had many ups and 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 [...] 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 remember listening to Cardinal

nun’s simplicity. The Monastic Family of Bethlehem, of the Assumption of the Virgin and of Saint Bruno (or simply Monks and Sisters of Bethlehem) was founded on November 1, 1950, in Saint Peter’s Square, Rome [...] Virgin Mary in her apparitions exhorts her children to pray, it is because she knows that, in praying, every human person finds the meaning of his or her life: God who loves us unconditionally and saves [...] November 13 Our Lady of Siponto (Italy, 5th century) Adoring the Holy Trinity at the school of the Virgin Mary Sister Emmanuel, prioress general of the Monastic Family of Bethlehem, shared with us some secrets

of Kazan (Russia) How Mary recovered her church in Rostov In Rostov-on-Don, Russia, shortly before WWII, Saint Seraphim Church, located on Gailovskala Street, was decommissioned and turned into a cinema [...] incredible happened. Each time the lights were turned off in the "theater," the icon became visible and shone with such a strong light that the screen dimmed. Alerted about this strange occurrence, a municipal [...] shut down. During the war, when the Germans occupied the city of Rostov, the church was reopened – and is still open today. The Soviet authorities felt that it was better for people to see a miraculous