into. Where is this valley? Not in you, Eve, Mother of our misfortune, not in you! But in the blessed Mary. She is indeed this valley of Hebron, because of her humility and because of her strength. She is [...] has found her in order to illuminate her; and the angel has found her in order to greet her thus: "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee!" Here she is, the strong woman, the one in whom temperance
“Today, I wish to ponder briefly with you on Mary’s faith, starting from the great mystery of the Annunciation. Chaîre kecharitomene, ho Kyrios meta sou, “Hail, [rejoice] full of grace, the Lord is with [...] with you” (Lk 1:28)… The Angel’s greeting to Mary is therefore an invitation to joy, deep joy. It announces an end to the sadness that exists in the world because of life’s limitations, suffering, death, [...] “The opening of the soul to God and to his action in faith also includes an element of obscurity…. Mary’s faith experienced the joy of the Annunciation, but also passed through the gloom of the crucifixion
our Advocate" (prayer of the Hail Holy Queen). Each time you do, I prostrate myself before my Son to ask for the preservation of this Order." Then Dominic saw the Virgin Mary sitting at the right side of [...] and a contemporary of Saint Dominic, recounted a vision that the saint had, which shows the Virgin Mary’s special protection over the Order of Preachers. One night, after staying to pray longer than the [...] of the Lord and his Mother but there were no Dominicans. Dominic wept bitter tears, which prompted Mary and her Son to ask him the reason for his sadness. "Do you wish to see your order?" Jesus asked him
He was holding this prayer to the Virgin in his hands: Every day, O my soul, pay your respects to Mary, Make her feasts solemn and celebrate her brilliant virtues; Contemplate and admire her elevation; [...] Everyone should exalt and love her in a special way, And never cease to cherish and pray to her; O Mary, the honor and glory of all women, You who God has raised above all creatures; O Virgin of Mercy, [...] of those who never stop praising you; Purify those who are guilty and make them worthy of heaven; Hail, O holy Virgin, through whom the gates of heaven were opened to undeserving souls You, who, the old
