Hail Mary’s and Glory Be’s for the bloodshed, then 5 Our Father’s, Hail Mary’s, and Glory Be’s for the Five Wounds; 7 Our Father’s, Hail Mary’s and Glory Be’s for herself, Maria Addolorata (Mary most
special relationship that Mary has with children. She is the heavenly mother that watches over them. She is also very important in this time of the Church because the love and care of Mary is needed by so many [...] turbulence. During their time together at the co-cathedral, Bishop Massa taught the boys and girls about Mary. He also asked them to think about important people in their own lives and to pray for them. “Teaching [...] of the Church, but also society. Giving them and showing them the relationship they can have with Mary is beautiful. I asked them to think of and have in mind someone who needs their prayers for each bead
the intercession of Our Mother Aparecida. In the shrine of Aparecida and in every heart devoted to Mary we can touch the hope that is made concrete in the experience of spirituality, generosity, solidarity [...] at the very moment in which there emerged from the water by the hand of those fishermen, the Virgin Mary Aparecida inspired them to trust in God, who always surprises us. Fish in abundance, grace diffused [...] created us in infinite Love, always surprises us. God always surprises us!... May the simple smile of Mary, which we can make out in her image, inspire the smile of each one of you when faced with the difficulties
the 12 th century, a monk from the region of Soissons (France), who had a great love for the Virgin Mary. Whenever he had free time, he would pray long prayers at the foot of her holy image. One day a strange [...] complexion made him look dead. So the community made preparations for his funeral. But the Virgin Mary did not forget her servant. She appeared to him, wiped his wounds with her milk, and said: "Don’t [...] monk said, “ignorant men, and of little faith! With all this noise and clamor, you made the Virgin Mary leave!” After this, convinced that a miracle had taken place, the whole community quickly gathered
21 – Our Lady of Altagracia (Dominican Republic, 1650) A father and a mother who raised their son Mary's motherhood was not limited to the biological process of giving birth, but as it happens with every [...] action of his parents. The Gospel of Luke relates that at Nazareth Jesus was subject to Joseph and Mary (Lk 2:51). This dependence shows us Jesus open, willing to receive the educational work of his mother [...] Joseph, who exercised their duty also by virtue of the docility which Jesus showed constantly. It was Mary, with Joseph, who introduced Jesus to the rites and prescriptions of Moses, to the prayer to the God
though Mary was his faithful spouse, God the Holy Spirit willed that his apostles and evangelists should say very little about her and then only as much as was necessary to make Jesus known. Mary is the [...] if she were a stranger, although in his heart he esteemed and loved her above all men and angels. Mary is the sealed fountain and the faithful spouse of the Holy Spirit where only he may enter. She is
sites. In fact, devotion to the Virgin Mary not only made evangelization possible in Mexico, it is the reason why it is still a profoundly Catholic country. The Marie de Nazareth editorial team [...] the Congregation of the Mission, who introduced devotion to the Miraculous Medal. Today, the love of Mary is so strong in Mexico that each diocese and important city has at least one church dedicated to the
of the Jubilee of Mercy. French bishop Albert-Marie de Monléon explains, in an interview given on January 15, 2017: "One can indeed hear the message of Mary and the Angels in Fatima as a call to mercy. [...] of the angel to the little shepherds, he said to them: ‘Pray at great deal! The Hearts of Jesus and Mary have merciful designs on you.’ Through these children, it is to each of us that this message is addressed
Fréjus-Toulon (southern France). In the parish church of the Immaculate Conception, which houses the Mary Who Unties Knots Shrine, a young woman received a blue habit (a Marian color), and pronounced her [...] witness, and transmit the love that exists in the unique bond between the United Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Her Marian vocation is about giving herself totally to Christ, through prayer and the consecration [...] Let us pray for Sister Mathilda’s vocation and for all future vocations that will join her! The Marie de Nazareth Team
Republic of Congo, Marie-Olive Lembe Kabila, visited the site of the building in the province of North Kivu. A future place of worship under the patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the work was made [...] "Cathedral Mama wa Amani," meaning in Swahili, the local language, referring to the Blessed Virgin Mary, "the Mother of peace and disarmament." "At first, I did not have the money to start this project
