the world by imitating Mary. Here is an excerpt from his speech: “The whole world wants a better world, but how to do it, how to transform it? We have the example of the Virgin Mary who shows us how to change [...] change the world. It is first of all to know God and then to put oneself at God’s disposal and of His salvation. It’s what the Virgin did. She said: “I am the handmaid of the Lord.” Then, I think that
fully penetrated the mystery of Christ except for the Virgin Mary. St. Paul often speaks of the "understanding" that was given to him, and yet, how shadowy all the saints are, when we look at the brightness [...] brightness of the Virgin! She is the untold wonder! The secret that she kept and replayed in her Heart, no language can reveal it, no pen can translate it. This Mother of grace is going to form my soul, so [...] Father. Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity (1880-1906). Canonized by Pope Francis on October 16, 2016 In Mary, Model of Interior Souls. Spiritual Life, 1928.
battle occurred during the celebrations of the Assumption of Mary, the victory was automatically attributed to the Virgin. In Poland, Mary is undeniably "Our Lady of Victories." She presides over all the [...] Nobel Prize for Literature, wrote: "Our faith and the honor we pay to the Blessed Mother is the foundation on which we can rebuild everything else." The Marie de Nazareth team [...] Saint John Paul II, was born, the Red Army swept over the fledgling Polish republic. Between August 14 and August 20, 1920, the battle of the Vistula took place. But the Polish troops led by Marshal Jozef Pilsudski
the last place." And Jesus answered him: "I will give you the last place. Therefore you will be next to my Mother." Excerpt from Une année avec la Vierge Marie (A Year With the Virgin Mary), selected by Olivier
in my heart: "Stay there and wait." So, I did some shopping while waiting for the opening. It was my very first time in a Catholic chapel and I was impressed by the statue of Mary. As I walked up to it, [...] Lady of the Gate of Dawn (Lithuania) "Go to the rue du Bac!" My name is Yomin, I am 53 years old. I was born into a Protestant family and was baptized at the age of 6 months. Since then I have remained [...] training course told me about the Virgin Mary of the Rue du Bac in Paris: I immediately interrupted her, explaining that my Protestant faith did not accept the Virgin Mary! But my colleague insisted. Now, I
similarities with God passed through Mary’s soul. We know how silent God is." Frederic William Faber In Belle et douce Marie, la Vierge des peintres (“Sweet and Beautiful Mary: The Virgin of Painters”) by Michael [...] Fatima (d. 1920) – Fifth apparition in Lourdes "Her heart was full; her soul was silent" "How could Mary not be silent? A creature who had lived so long with the Creator could not speak much; her heart was [...] She had been with Jesus for twelve long years, important years for the formation of habits, though Mary lived them as if in a holy ecstasy, full of painful love. She had carried Jesus in her arms. She had
for the conversion of sinners, and I wish you to do the same. You received Holy Communion this morning and that is well. But you must do more. Make a general confession and offer Communion for the conversion [...] certainty and in accord with the norms of the Church that the events, apparitions and locutions given to Adele Brise in October, 1859, do exhibit the substance of supernatural character, and I do hereby [...] woman told her confessor about these apparitions. He made her ask the vision who she was, in the name of God, and what she wanted. Then the Virgin appeared to Adele on her way home, which allowed Adele to ask
very striking experience concerning the Virgin Mary in 1980, just after my episcopal ordination for the diocese of Itapeva (Brazil). It made me see how Mary has been present in my mission as pastor of the [...] bishop's palace. The whole population watched us drive by. Unfortunately, a little girl crossed the road and was hit by a car. She was taken to the hospital in Itapeva, where I went to see her. We were all in [...] Emeritus of São Miguel Paulista (Brazil) Exclusive Interview by Thácio Siqueira for A Moment With Mary
miraculous statue of the Madonna and Child under this title had been set up in the Madrid cathedral by King Philip III, and a replica of this statue was brought to St Augustine and set up in a special shrine [...] the Milk” in Bethlehem is visited by both Christian and Muslim women who ask Our Lady’s intercession for their own children, so they can grow healthy and well nourished. This devotion spread all throughout [...] shrine built by settlers and Native American converts on the grounds of the Mission. Pilgrims may still visit this shrine today, and walk the grounds of the place where the Church was first firmly planted. Daniel
depicts the Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus as Iraqis dressed in traditional wedding attire. Cardinal Dolan called the icon “timely and relevant” in a formal letter of blessing and congratulations. Cardinal [...] “Eden” in Aramaic, the name of the village where the icon was commissioned. Aramaic is the language Jesus spoke and is still spoken in parts of Iraq and Syria, both colloquially and in the Church liturgy [...] are replete with such warnings, as well. “This is a conflict that has been going on for centuries and will not end until the final victory of Christ,” explained Father Benedict Kiely, founder of the Our