underway. Born in Calabria on August 23rd, in a poor family, from childhood she had visions of Jesus, Mary, and her guardian angel. Later, the deceased appeared to her, transmitting warnings to the living [...] relieve all those in need, as well as a large church that would be called the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Refuge of Souls". Forty-three years later, on May 13, 1987, the local bishop gave his consent for [...] have committed mortal sins, it is imperative to confess them to a priest with sincere repentance." Mary of Nazareth
the ancient Christian doctrines regarding Mary, especially her immaculate conception, her perpetual virginity, and her bodily assumption into heaven. (...) Mary was to be filled with Christ and only with [...] Saint John's Gospel (...) seems to emphasize her role as an intercessor. There we see that it was Mary who triggered Jesus' public ministry. She pointed out a need: the wedding feast had hardly begun,
and good. He was "a man of God" as the late Father Marie-Dominique Philippe once said of him. He has gone to his homeland, to the Blessed Virgin Mary whom he loved so well, to the light of God that he [...] as Pilgrim Virgins from one town to the next, and the locals would propose vigils around Jesus and Mary. So Edmond concocted, little by little, the plan for the Pilgrim Virgins, which happened because the [...] Holy Father John Paul II asked that the Jubilee year of 2000 be prepared in prayer with the Virgin Mary, as a "new Advent." Every bishop in France was contacted and 30 bishops accepted to be on the advisory
in his homily at the dedication of the Shrine: "Mary's tears are flowing in the apparitions that accompany the Church on her journey through the world. Mary wept at La Salette, in the middle of the last [...] all over the world. It all began with a painted plaster plaque representing the Immaculate Heart of Mary crowned with thorns and surmounted with flames (just like in Fatima), in a modest house, placed on [...] Church leading up to this miracle in Syracuse, we can see a connection with the message of the Virgin Mary in Fatima, Portugal: between October 30 and November 8, 1950, in the days surrounding the solemn
of Myans (Savoy, France, 1249) The Compassion of the Blessed Virgin (V) Now we must understand that Mary gave birth twice: she gave birth to Jesus Christ, and she gave birth to the faithful; she brought [...] convinced of this, too, when you reflect carefully on how dearly they cost her. Inevitably, it cost Mary her only Son; she was only able to become the mother of the Christian family because she sacrificed
Name of Jesus, invoked with faith and love at the center of each "Hail Mary". Address of Pope Benedict XVI in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, May 3, 2008
of Myans (Savoy, France, 1249) The Compassion of the Blessed Virgin (V) Now we must understand that Mary gave birth twice: she gave birth to Jesus Christ, and she gave birth to the faithful; she brought [...] convinced of this, too, when you reflect carefully on how dearly they cost her. Inevitably, it cost Mary her only Son; she was only able to become the mother of the Christian family because she sacrificed
constant “presence of Mary” in daily life acts as a soothing balm and a guiding light in his spiritual struggles. He encourages believers to establish an open dialogue with Mary--to share their vulnerabilities [...] the understanding and embracing of “Mary's Stigmata” act as the third guide in spiritual warfare. Fr. Klimek introduces this concept as a way to draw strength from Mary’s shared suffering with Christ during [...] vulnerabilities and sufferings. "Understand that Mary seeks intimacy, and to truly have intimacy with someone, you need to be able to open your heart to them," he suggests. "You can literally visualize her by
infertility journey, I looked at this image hanging in the church and talked to Mary about what was on my heart. It seemed to me that Mary understood. There is no sorrow, no sadness, no difficulty in the world [...] Maybe that’s why I love the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows—and I appreciate it more and more over time. Mary suffered. She might not have experienced the physical pain her Son endured, but she must have experienced [...] to Calvary, His crucifixion and death, Jesus’ body being taken down from the cross, and His burial. Mary accompanied her Son through those difficult times, even when others He loved were abandoning him.
"Full of grace" is the name Mary possesses in the eyes of God. Indeed the angel, according to Saint Luke's account, uses this expression even before he speaks the name "Mary" and thus emphasizes the predominant
