Marialis Cultus (1974) Mary Lets Jesus Shine In Mary God shows us what grace can do in a soul, in the life of a human being. When we look at Mary, it’s as if God were challenging each one of us: “See what I am [...] example of virtue has had the greatest impact on your life? In the same vein, which of Mary’s virtues inspires you the most? I have always been taken with her humility, her ability to get out of the way [...] am capable of doing when a person is generous and trustful? Just imagine what I could do in you and through you if you would give yourself to me the way Mary did!” Think for a moment of who in your life
were looking forward to the deliverance of Jerusalem" (Lk 2:38). The faith and prophetic wisdom of the old woman who nurtures the expectation of the Messiah by "serving God night and day with fasting and [...] incentive to put their hope in the God of Israel. At this particular moment, Anna's behavior would have appeared to Mary and Joseph as a sign from the Lord, a message of enlightened faith and persevering service [...] Poland (Czestochowa, 1979) Mary Has a Role in Jesus’ Saving Mission (II) Simeon's prophecy is followed by the meeting with the prophetess Anna: "She began to praise God, and spoke of the child to all who were
Marialis Cultus (1974) Mary Lets Jesus Shine In Mary God shows us what grace can do in a soul, in the life of a human being. When we look at Mary, it's as if God were challenging each one of us: "See what I am [...] example of virtue has had the greatest impact on your life? In the same vein, which of Mary's virtues inspires you the most? I have always been taken with her humility, her ability to get out of the way [...] am capable of doing when a person is generous and trustful? Just imagine what I could do in you and through you if you would give yourself to me the way Mary did!" Think for a moment of who in your life
more precisely actualizes the gift of himself on the Cross, the Virgin Mary is there at the foot of the Cross. This is why I like to see an image of the Virgin Mary next to each altar. She shouldn’t be [...] (1983) At every Mass, the Virgin Mary is there Jesus wanted to uniquely and singularly associate his Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, with the work of our Redemption, the work of Salvation. At every Mass, when [...] Mount Calvary! Mary is there too. We can hear the words: "Behold, your Mother," and "Behold, your son… and from that moment he took Mary in his home.” At the same time that I receive the Body of Christ, I receive
God was playing favorites. My sister told me, "Let's go on the retreat to Mary Undoer of Knots hosted in Cotignac. Mary Undoer of Knots can do amazing things!" I went with her, and gave it all to God. The [...] happened to me may happen to someone in need. M.S. Testimonial of a participant from the "2021 Retreats of Trust in Mary Undoer of Knots" (Cotignac, Le Laus, L'Ile Bouchard, Marienthal) To find out more about [...] May 23 – La Linda (Peru, 1664) “During this novena, Mary took away all my burdens” I did a retreat to Mary Undoer of Knots in Cotignac (France) because I was exhausted from the constant harassment and
France, 1830) Mary appears at the Rue du Bac Convent in Paris (I) On the 27th of November, 1830 ... while making my meditation in profound silence ... I seemed to hear on the right hand side of the sanctuary [...] color of the dawn, high-necked, with plain sleeves. Her head was covered with a white veil, which floated over her shoulders down to her feet. Her feet rested upon a globe, or rather one half of a globe [...] in the depths of my heart: “This globe which you see represents the whole world, especially France, and each person in particular.” (To be continued tomorrow, November 28, 2018) Testimony of Saint Catherine
her." The Son of God became man for our salvation but only in Mary and through Mary. God the Holy Spirit formed Jesus Christ in Mary but only after having asked her consent through one of the chief ministers [...] his Son to Mary for the world to receive him from her "The world being unworthy," said Saint Augustine, "to receive the Son of God directly from the hands of the Father, he gave his Son to Mary for the world [...] ministers of his court. God the Father imparted to Mary his fruitfulness as far as a mere creature was capable of receiving it, to enable her to bring forth his Son and all the members of his mystical body
Virgin Mary to lose her virginity, so his resurrection did not break the seals of the tomb. St. John Chrysostom (1) St. John Chrysostom (+ 407) was Archbishop of Constantinople. He is considered one of the [...] wrote St. John Chrysostom to the Virgin Mary. She is obviously not more merciful than her Son, but she participates in the divine mercy in a unique way, as the Mother of the incarnate Word. Quoted by Berlendus [...] virgin land. A virgin drove us out of paradise; thanks to another virgin we have found eternal life. St. John Chrysostom (1) As he was born from the inviolate womb of the Virgin, so he rose from the closed
g the Heart of Christ on one side, and the image of Mary on the other. This devotion to the two Hearts was already very dear to Saint John Eudes (who will certainly be declared "Doctor of the Church" soon) [...] introduced the scapular of the Sacred Heart to her, which Estelle was to make known. Finally, she told her that France would suffer, but invited her to remain peaceful and pray. Mary said of herself that she [...] love this devotion. This is where I will be honored.’" Mary has invited us to return to the message of Paray-le-Monial (the revelation of the Sacred Heart, 17 th century), but also added a concrete devotion:
1432) Mary asks for peace between East and West On May 26, 1432, Giovanetta di Pietro Vacchi, daughter of Lombard peasants (Italy), a simple and pious woman married to a violent man, had a vision of the [...] the Virgin Mary: “Suddenly a strikingly beautiful lady stood in front of me. She was of tall stature, with a graceful face, a venerable appearance, dressed in blue with a white veil,” she explained. The [...] she had come to ask for peace between the peoples of the East and the West. Caravaggio remains a famous pilgrimage in Lombardy to this day. The bishop of Cremona quickly agreed to build a shrine, visited
