because the power of his love and mediation preserved his Mother from original sin" (Benedict XVI, Audience, July 7, 2010). The Church had always professed the full sanctity of Mary. The liturgy honored her [...] Immaculate Heart of Mary opened the way to the dogmatic definition issued by Blessed Pius IX (1854). In the meantime, the apparitions at the Rue du Bac (gift of the Miraculous Medal, in Paris) and at the grotto [...] sealed this solemn magisterium. "O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you." Finally, the litanies of Loreto (Italy) added the invocation "O Mary conceived without sin...". Father
March 06 - Our Lady of Nazareth (Pierre Noire, Portugal, 1150) O Mary, O My Sweet Mother O Mary, O my sweet Mother, obtain for me from Heaven, on this beautiful day, complete abandonment, perfect abandonment [...] abandonment full of love for Love. May I, through you, with you, in you, Blessed Virgin, love, pray, plead and suffer with always more love. May my life be nothing more that a loving "yes" (...) May I be nothing
circle is the Virgin Mary in relation to the Incarnation. And the waves, representing the Church, will continue until the end of time. Charles Cardinal Journet Entretiens sur Marie – Éditions Parole et [...] November 24 – Our Lady of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Bologna, Italy) The Church came from Mary The mystery of the Virgin is the first repercussion of the mystery of the Incarnation. The mystery of the
Sept 5 - Our Lady of the Woods (Galloro, Italy, 1621) Mary's Role in the Church Mary's role as mother of mankind in no way obscures or diminishes the unique mediation of Christ, but rather shows its power [...] forth from the superabundance of the merits of Christ, rests on his mediation, depends entirely on it and draws all its power from it. It does not hinder in any way the immediate union of the faithful with
experience at a non-Catholic church, and now it’s hard for me to talk to the grown up Jesus directly. I feel very close to Mary, to the Holy Family with Jesus as a child, and to St. Joseph. I hope to go to Lourdes [...] of the Pond (France, 1531) – Blessed John Duns Scotus Testimony of a convert: "I feel very close to Mary" "My background is Algerian Kabyle; I never identify as being a Muslim, probably because I don’t [...] the Rosary every day! She needs our prayers to continue on her journey. X, a reader of A Moment with Mary, from Le Rosaire Vivant (The Living Rosary), sent on June 20, 2021 Source: The Living Rosary, September
September 15 – Our Lady of Sorrows The reasons of Mary’s unspeakable sorrows Today, as we celebrate the memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows, we contemplate Mary sharing her Son’s compassion for sinners. As Saint [...] his disciples to his Mother when he says to her: Behold your Son (cf. Jn 19:26-27). Today Mary dwells in the joy and the glory of the Resurrection. The tears shed at the foot of the Cross have been transformed [...] compassion towards us remains unchanged. The intervention of the Virgin Mary in offering succor throughout history testifies to this, and does not cease to call forth, in the people of God, an unshakable confidence
(Rome) - Catherine Labouré (d. 1876) Mary's Divine Motherhood Called in the Gospel "the Mother of Jesus," Mary is acclaimed by Elizabeth, at the prompting of the Spirit and even before the birth of her son [...] than the Father's eternal Son, the second person of the Holy Trinity. Hence the Church confesses that Mary is truly "Mother of God" (Theotokos).
(Rome) - Catherine Labouré (d. 1876) Mary's Divine Motherhood Called in the Gospel "the Mother of Jesus," Mary is acclaimed by Elizabeth, at the prompting of the Spirit and even before the birth of her son [...] than the Father's eternal Son, the second person of the Holy Trinity. Hence the Church confesses that Mary is truly "Mother of God" (Theotokos).
Paul Mary, the Mother, will reconcile her children The cause of unity is a Marian cause. It is the Mother who will reconcile her children... Will it not be Mary’s wish to employ her goodness and providence [...] unity among the members of the Christian family, which is the illustrious fruit of her motherhood? In Mary, God has given us the most zealous guardian of Christian unity. Pope Leo XIII (1878 - 1903) Adiutricem
God bless you, O Holy Mary, for having protected these men, for having answered the fervent prayer of these women who believed in your protection! Philippe D. Story sent to Mary of Nazareth on December [...] March 1 – Our Lady of Machaby (Italy, 1800) – 12th apparition at Lourdes (France, 1858) Mary brought back all the men of this French village safely from the war On November 11, 1918, at 11:00 a.m., all [...] long-awaited announcement that the armistice had been signed! The war was over! The men would return home, and life would resume without the daily anguish of learning that a son, a husband, or a father had been
