like His brethren in all things, and to take a Body like us . This is why Mary is truly presupposed, in order that He may take it from her, and offer it for us as His own. And this Isaiah pointed to in his [...] betrothed man he might shew that Mary was really a human being.’ And for this reason Scripture also mentions her bringing forth, and tells of her wrapping Him in swaddling clothes; and therefore, too, the paps [...] was ours and offering it as a sacrifice, He might do away with it, and conversely might invest us with what was His, and cause the Apostle to say: ‘This corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal
The novenas to Mary Undoer of Knots are very powerful. Testimonials abound, sent by mail and on the official website of Mary Undoer of Knots, attesting to both the granting of requests and often to the speed [...] under her various names: "New Eve and Most Pure Virgin" (first day), "Filled with Grace and Lady of Beautiful Love" (second day), "Handmaid of the Lord and Lady of Holy Hope" (third day), "Mediatrix of all [...] all graces and Mother of God"(eighth day), and on the ninth day, by Our Lady's favorite title, "Mother of God and Our Mother". Finally, the novena makes use of the Rosary. In nine days, the person who prays
everyone - priests, men and women, religious and lay people - as a credible witness to Christ and his Gospel. May his example and intercession spur everyone to greater love for God and a concrete solidarity [...] neighbor, especially those who are in greatest need. May the Blessed Virgin Mary, whom Padre Pio called by the beautiful name of "Our Lady of Grace" (Santa Maria delle Grazie), help us to follow in the
(Jn 12:25). That is why the Virgin Mary unceasingly invites us, in all her apparitions, to this difficult spiritual battle, which happens through fasting, prayer and penance, as in Lourdes, where she repeated: [...] prayer, prayer and penance, penance, penance!" On this difficult path, which goes against the grain of the pervasive contemporary mentality, Joseph proves to be a particularly powerful ally and remedy for [...] to control his own life and enjoy it according to his own plan, Joseph, on the contrary, gave up his life in an exemplary way, entrusting himself to God, seeking His justice, and renouncing the legitimate
celebrating the mystery of the descent of the Holy Spirit on Mary and the Apostles. This gift of the Holy Spirit was intended for them first and, through them, for the whole Church. Jesus prayed for this [...] of the Church and of our spiritual life. Within the Trinity, the Holy Spirit is the Love that unites the Father and the Son. He is especially credited with all the works of union. In Mary, it is through [...] reach its fullness. With Our Lady, let us ask the Holy Spirit to reveal Himself to us and to increase in us charity and apostolic zeal. " Come, Spirit of truth, illuminate our minds so that in our hearts
who bears the stigmata, since 2016. Here, a statuette of Mary brought back from Medjugorje has wept tears of blood, like in Akita, Japan (1973) and Civitavecchia (Italy, 1995). Another lachrymation happened [...] Mercy in the house of the visionary. The messages Gisella received from God the Father, Jesus and the Virgin Mary allude to: - a new disease would emerge from China (message of September 28, 2019) - the imminence [...] Conscience (message similar to other apparitions, like Garabandal, Spain, and visionaries such as Luz de Maria de Bonilla, Pedro Regis and Sulema). - a crisis in the Church due to a campaign of desacralization
"the Way, the Truth and the Life." She has suffered so much in her Motherly Heart when she sees, at times, the Holy Trinity scorned and rejected everywhere. How could I not love her? Mary! Mother! Deign to [...] hearts. Admirable Mother, may you console and comfort all those who are loved by the Triune God, and help us to give ourselves to Him, for it is through Him and Him alone that, after this life here on earth [...] this beloved Name, loved from all eternity! He, the Word, the Light, the God of gods, the Lord of Lords did not fear to become incarnate, by the Breath of His Spirit, in the womb of Mary. She is the All
us: ‘Be humble’. And because humility is the universal guardian, the Virgin Mary, as if she had forgotten all the other virtues of her soul and body, admired only one thing in herself, and gave only one reason [...] heart. But all these things will come to life and receive blessing, if humility sustains them. Humility of heart is the generative force of virtue; the stem and branches proceed only from the root. Because [...] It is for this, and for nothing else, that the generations raised their voices to proclaim her blessed." Saint Angela of Foligno (d. January 4, 1309) Excerpt from her Book of Visions and Instructions
us: "Be humble." And because humility is the universal guardian, the Virgin Mary, as if she had forgotten all the other virtues of her body and soul, admired only one thing in herself, and gave only one reason [...] all these will come to life again and will receive their blessing, if humility sustains them. The humility of the heart is the generative force of the virtues; the stem and the branches proceed only from [...] for this reason, and not for anything else, that the cry of the generations who have proclaimed her blessed has risen. Saint Angela of Foligno (d. 1309) Excerpt from her Book of Visions and Instructions
the conclusion of a historical study on the Catholic Church and Anatolia recently posted online, we read: "The opposition between Christianity and the Ottoman Empire has an eschatological dimension. In the [...] veneration: that of the "Virgin of the Apocalypse." It shows Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, at the end of time. She is dressed in blue and her head is crowned with twelve stars, prefiguring the European [...] relations between the Church and Anatolia also have this extraordinary dimension, illustrated by the miraculous, seminal victories of Constantine at the Milvius Bridge in October 312 and the Holy League at Lepanto
