Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy. Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception. Blessed be her glorious Assumption. Blessed be the name of Mary, virgin and Mother. Blessed be Saint
e Conception” In Lourdes, Bernadette asked the Virgin Mary her name and she replied: “I am the Immaculate Conception.” By her luminous words, Mary expressed that she was not only conceived immaculately
April 8 - Our Lady of Basella (Italy, 1356) The Immaculate Conception and the Mediation of Christ Mary did not contract original sin, because of the excellence of her Son, inasmuch as He is Redeemer, [...] He was. But for no other person did He exhibit a more excellent degree of mediation that He did for Mary...But this would not have happened if He had not merited that she should be preserved from original
Why has the Virgin Mary been so present in our midst since the 20th century? Father René Laurentin—born on October 19, 1917, six days after the last apparition of the Virgin Mary in Fatima—has traveled [...] "There are very serious situations in the world today. There are therefore many reasons why the Virgin Mary appears and comes to warn us," he said. "The world has rejected God. People casually surrender to
Justine Bisqueyburu (1818-1903) was in prayer before the statue of the Virgin, when suddenly the Virgin Mary appeared to her. In her hands she held the Immaculate Heart, from which bright flames emerged. Several [...] by flames, and, in the other, a piece of green cloth. On one side of the scapular was the image of Mary and on the reverse side “a Heart all ablaze with rays more dazzling than the sun and as transparent [...] crystal.” The heart, pierced with a sword, was surrounded by an inscription: "Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us now and at the hour of our death." Sister Justine understood that this new scapular would
presence of Christ. Saint Angela of Foligno Book of Visions and Instructions , Chapter 39: Mary rosaire-de-marie.fr [...] spoke with great humility, and deposed in my soul a new feeling of an unknown sweetness ... The Virgin Mary added: "After the visit and the blessing of the Son, it is fitting that you receive that of the Mother
know what She said “no” to (II) To better understand the value of her "yes," it is good to know what Mary said “no” to. She said “no” to the temptation to oppose God's decision. She saw the cross waiting [...] said “no” - and continues saying so - to even the smallest negligence in her love or prayer for us. Mary did not resent the disciples who abandoned Jesus on the cross. After the Ascension, she devoted her [...] attentive to what is happening on Earth, remaining forever the best of mothers. Let us ask our Holy Mary to give us the strength to say “no,” as well as “never”: the strength to never forget her, to never
can honor Mary as she rightly deserves. But foolish are those who do not praise her. Everyone must exalt and love her especially, and we must never cease to venerate and pray her." The Marie de Nazareth [...] hymn to the Blessed Virgin, beginning with these verses: "Every day, O my soul, pay your respects to Mary; solemnize her feasts and celebrate her brilliant virtues; contemplate and admire her elevation; proclaim
for me an extraordinary source of peace in my current role. Father Guillaume Marie, Father Abbot of the Abbey of Saint Mary of the Mont des Cats - Godewaersvelde, France. Testimony collected in 2006. [...] its way through my lips. This continued for months. And everything worked out without difficulty. Mary gave me this strength, which I did not have, and I am managing well - or rather, she makes it possible
underneath the Virgin Mary, the Immaculate Conception, touch the rock, and get close to the spring," the Shrine was happy to announce. It was also on February 11, 1858, that the Virgin Mary appeared for the [...] culminating point was the apparition of Thursday, March 25, the feast of the Annunciation, when the Virgin Mary introduced herself to Bernadette as the "Immaculate Conception." Before the pandemic, some 3.5 million
