of coming and going. He acted by nature in a divine manner, penetrating into the brilliant virginal purity of Mary’s womb; the holy and radiant Virgin, full of a divine wisdom, and free from any stain of [...] love for us and our fallen nature, came from His free movement, by the will of God who generated Him with the divine approval of the Holy Spirit; without leaving the heart of his Father, He came down towards [...] took our form. He, who, according to divine essence, was free from form, both inside and out, took a body like ours. He, the immaterial one, became truly man, without ceasing to be recognized as God.
was verified with the definition of the Assumption in 1950: while he was about to proclaim this dogma, Pope Pius XII had a vision in the Vatican Gardens. He himself recorded this vision in a handwritten [...] of the mysteries of faith. For example, when the Virgin Mary appeared in 1858 in Lourdes, she introduced herself as "the Immaculate Conception," a title that had been proclaimed as dogma four years earlier
face ... prompting the vision to disappear in a sulfurous cloud (it was the devil). The same night, he woke up again, finding his room full of light and seeing a new apparition that smiled on him. This time [...] his penitents shared that the Blessed Virgin came to see him at night in his room, which filled him with joy and light! The saint said to him: “Listen, the next time she comes, I want you to spit in her [...] time the Virgin was not sitting on the bed, but stood in a corner of the room. As he prepared to spit again, she said: “You may spit if you want.” She was too far for him to succeed, but the apparition
of coming and going. He acted by nature in a divine manner, penetrating into the brilliant virginal purity of Mary's womb; the holy and radiant Virgin, full of a divine wisdom, and free from any stain of [...] love for us and our fallen nature, came from His free movement, by the will of God who generated Him with the divine approval of the Holy Spirit; without leaving the heart of his Father, He came down towards [...] took our form. He, who, according to divine essence, was free from form, both inside and out, took a body like ours. He, the immaterial one, became truly man, without ceasing to be recognized as God.
Virgin Mary "wanted to be a priestess". This was emphasized by the Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros II, pointing to the source of the teaching on the priesthood that the Catholic Church shares with all [...] Coptic Christmas, the patriarch of the largest Christian community in the Arab countries repeated in a few sentences the reasons why the Catholic Church and all the churches of the East do not have the faculty [...] The words of Patriarch Tawadros on the priestly ministry reserved for men appear in full harmony with what is recognized in this regard by the Magisterium of the Catholic Church. In May 2018, also Cardinal
“yes” could do? When the Archangel Gabriel announced to our Blessed Mother, “Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women,” and then proceeded to tell her she had been chosen [...] Lord, be it done unto me according to your Word.” Simply stated, Mary said “yes.” What if she had said “no” to God? We would be without a Savior, true God who became true man, who perfectly revealed God’s [...] heaven would remain closed. Mary’s one “yes” made all the difference in the world for each and every one of us. This Advent, commit yourself to saying “just one yes.” Advent is a time to not only remember
her. Mary remained insensitive to the threat. She approached him and he lowered his arrow. Then she disappeared, leaving a small parchment in his hand: her image. The chief wanted to burn it, but a child [...] appeared to the Indian chief a second time during the night of September 8, 1652, in the presence of his wife, his wife's sister-in-law and her nephew. The chief was by no means a convert. He grabbed his bow [...] alerted and went to the place of the apparition with two of his companions, Bartolommeo Sanchez and Juan Sibrian to collect the invaluable relic. He announced a "miracle" to the civil and ecclesiastical a
her. Mary remained insensitive to the threat. She approached him and he lowered his arrow. Then she disappeared, leaving a small parchment in his hand: her image. The chief wanted to burn it, but a child [...] appeared to the Indian chief a second time during the night of September 8, 1652, in the presence of his wife, his wife's sister-in-law and her nephew. The chief was by no means a convert. He grabbed his bow [...] alerted and went to the place of the apparition with two of his companions, Bartolommeo Sanchez and Juan Sibrian to collect the invaluable relic. He announced a "miracle" to the civil and ecclesiastical a
Our Lady of Carquere is associated with the miraculous healing of Prince Alfonso Henriques, who was to become the first king of Portugal. This prince had been born a cripple, paralyzed from the knees down [...] nearby hills above the Douro River and to go to a particular place in the hills above the river that she indicated to him. “Dig there and you will find a church that, in another time, was built in my name [...] – Santa Maria de Carquere (Portugal) The prince was healed, as the Virgin had promised Carquere is a village in Portugal, not far from the Douro River, near Resende. Every year, on the 4th Sunday of May
number 3, is Miami, Florida, from September 30 to November 5, for a congress organized by the Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary, centered on the message of Fatima and entitled "Do not be afraid [...] 2023, in preparation for World Youth Day (WYD) 2023, which will be held in Portugal. At a still unknown date, a statue will eventually make its pilgrimage to the Caucasus countries (Georgia, Armenia and [...] Evora on May 13, 1947. Since that date, she has traveled around the world several times, carrying with her a message of peace and of love. Adapted and translated from vaticannews.va
