unimportant in God’s eyes. The Lord Jesus does not stand outside of human history: on the contrary, He enters it fully." Recalling the words of the Magnificat, the Cardinal said that "God sovereignly loves humility
who gave a human face to the Son of the Eternal Father. " When people pray the Rosary, " the Gospel enters anew into the life of individuals, families, peoples and the entire world.” Indeed, " if we want
was a great sign of the closeness of the Father and of Jesus Christ, with whom she invites us to enter into communion ”.(19) The appearance of Mary to the native Juan Diego on the hill of Tepeyac in 1531
older, the Holy Spirit filled me up with such abundance that he left no room in me for any sin to enter. Thus, I am she who never committed either venial or mortal sin. I so burned with love for God that
December 19 – Holy Mary of Remedies (Portugal) Truly little? To enter into the marvelous atmosphere of Advent and fully taste the characteristic grace of this liturgical period, we are invited to follow [...] littleness and no one finds it unless he or she leaves the tortuous paths of self-sufficiency. We cannot enter into the Heart of Mary—in her mystery of grace—if we do not engage in this path and decide to become [...] plainly: " Verily I say unto you, if ye be not converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven " (Matthew 18: 3). notredamedesneiges
way and path is difficult and the gate through which one passes and enters into life is narrow; there are both few who walk it and enter through it. And if there are some who walk that way for a while, there
me: 'This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened, neither shall any man enter in by it; for the God of Israel has entered in by it; therefore it shall remain closed'" (Ezek 44:1-2). "A locked up garden [...] Israel's Waiting (XIII) "This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened for the God of Israel has entered in by it" (Ezek 44:2) The prophecy of Isaiah foretold the marvelous coming of the Messiah from the
them enter into deep contemplation. She was the only one who could teach them how to put into practice all that they had seen and heard. Mary entered into contemplation and helped the Apostles enter the
more intensely and intimately in Christ's Passion, or entered into the beatitude of Heaven in such a glorious way in fact, no one else has yet entered Heaven with their body and their soul at this time in [...] first to have welcomed Christ, to have participated in her own way in Christ's Passion, and to have entered, with her body and soul, into a blessed eternity with God. Through our baptism, we too welcome Christ
me: 'This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened, neither shall any man enter in by it; for the God of Israel has entered in by it; therefore it shall remain closed'" (Ezek 44:1-2). "A locked up garden [...] Israel's Waiting (XIII) "This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened for the God of Israel has entered in by it" (Ezek 44:2) The prophecy of Isaiah foretold the marvelous coming of the Messiah from the
