Passion and Mary's compassion The Church invites us to consider carefully the love that is manifested in the depth of Jesus' Passion and Mary's compassion: "O you who pass by the way, look and see if there [...] suffered then." The Mary of Nazareth Team (1) Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690) was a French Visitation nun and mystic from the convent of Paray-le-Monial who had visions of Jesus and promoted the devotion [...] Margaret Mary Alacoque (1) in June 1675, Jesus declared: "Behold the Heart which has so loved men that it has spared nothing, even to exhausting and consuming Itself, in order to prove Its love; and in return
pounding; in the intense and silent exchange of their looks, Mary immediately understood that Joseph finally knew her secret! Joseph was able to tell Mary his suffering and his joy; he probably also asked her [...] as possible. Mary and Joseph talked about the secret that united them, about soon being able to hold the Savior in their arms, this child who would be their son and would call them daddy and mommy... What [...] visionary Lucia of Fatima (1907) Mary and Joseph talk to each other about their common secret After the angel's liberating message to Joseph, the latter must have run to knock on Mary's door, his heart pounding;
consistent and steadfast devotion to Mary Pope Saint John Paul II (...) was known for his consistent and steadfast devotion to Mary throughout his life and papacy. He entrusted his entire ministry and safety [...] consecration with laying the foundations of his own love for Mary, especially with the revelation that to love Jesus was to love Mary, and that Mary’s heart would always take one closer to Jesus. That realization [...] hesitations surrounding Marian devotion and emboldened him to cultivate a rich, trusting, and all-encompassing relationship with Our Lady. Often in conversation with her and always with a rosary on hand, he called
2022. Shortly afterwards, De Kirchner spoke at a meeting with priests and nuns and declared: "I am alive thanks to God and the Virgin Mary." The attack took place as Ms. De Kirchner was mingling with supporters [...] He and his accomplice Brenda Uliarte, arrested three days later, were formally charged with attempted "aggravated premeditated manslaughter" and placed in custody. Glory to God and the Virgin Mary! Adapted [...] Our Lady of the Assumption (Italy, 1624) "I am alive thanks to God and the Virgin Mary" The BBC reports that Argentina's vice president and former president Cristina Fernández De Kirchner escaped a failed
September 9 - Our Lady of Cavadonga and Aranzazu (Spain) - Blessed Alain de la Roche (d. 1475) Mary came to the help of France during WWI and told visionary Marcelle Lanchon: "See how I cherish your beloved [...] from the Battle of the Marne raging nearby. It was only later discovered that Mary appeared several times between September 5 and 8, 1914, at Barcy near Meaux (Ile-de-France region), warning German soldiers [...] Blessed Virgin who drove us back. We really saw her, and yet we had the upper hand. We were about to crush the French lines, then reach Paris, and suddenly we were routed! We saw her, the Blessed Virgin
on her relationship with Jesus and Mary "I live off Jesus, in Jesus, through Mary, in the Trinity! Jesus is the soul of my life, the life of my soul, and it is in union and love in perfect communion of existence [...] everything... and keep silent about everything." (March 29, 1932). "Who could ever, in a luminous writing, give a glimpse to ordinary souls... of the inexpressible joy of being, through Mary, the Virgin [...] I quickly snuggle into the tenderly maternal arms of the Blessed Virgin, and there on her Heart, I gently make an act of love and abandonment to the three Divine Persons of the Holy Trinity." (January 1
the Worker Joseph, like Mary his spouse, was of royal blood and yet passed his life in labor These are the reasons why men of every rank and country should fly to the trust and guard of the blessed Joseph [...] personification of paternal solicitude and vigilance; spouses a perfect example of love, of peace, and of conjugal fidelity; virgins at the same time find in him the model and protector of virginal integrity [...] are the goods most to be desired and won at the price of their labor. As to workmen, artisans, and persons of lesser degree, their recourse to Joseph is a special right, and his example is for their particular
April 30, 2000 Mary to Saint Faustina: "I am the Queen of Heaven and Earth, but above all your Mother" St. Faustina Kowalska reported in her Diary about twenty apparitions of the Virgin Mary, in addition [...] Christ, angels and the deceased. On March 25, 1936, she wrote: "I saw the Mother of God who said to me, 'I have given the world the Savior. As for you, you must speak to the world of his mercy, and prepare the [...] (Diary, 295). And a few months later: "I saw her, so beautiful that words fail me to even begin to describe her beauty. She was dressed all in white, with a blue scarf, a blue mantle, and a crown on her
the law and the prophets fulfilled in Mary Joseph and Mary were the keepers of the Lamb of God in the way the shepherds were the keepers of the lambs of the Temple. The shepherds saw the law and the prophets [...] “The Lord bless you and keep you!” Moses instructed the priests to pray, and here was Mary, blessed by the Father and kept safe for the Son. “The Lord let his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you [...] ” the blessing continued, and here, the face of God himself shone on Mary, full of grace. “The Lord look upon you kindly and give you peace!” said the blessing, and here Mary is attended by angels singing
anxieties, Mary replied tenderly: "My daughter, do not be afraid, the WORK of Jesus must be founded on much pain and love.... Do not be afraid, Jesus is almighty, and it is he who acts. He is strong, and he will [...] Dominican Republic, 1650) Mary to Sister Josefa Menendez: “The WORK of Jesus must be founded on much pain and love” Josefa Menendez (1890-1923) was a Spanish Catholic nun and mystic who lived in France [...] known from one end of the earth to the other, and in their light many souls will be saved through confidence and abandonment to the merciful Heart of Jesus.” And as Josefa, always apprehensive about receiving
