flew to Mary and said to her, "Queen of Heaven, rejoice, because the One you deserved to carry in your womb is risen as He said." And Christ greeted His mother, saying: "Peace be with you"... And Mary said
from Mary. This is how she acted when the angel said to her: "Look! You are to conceive a son, and must call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High" (Lk 1:31). (...) Mary said
the moment has come to tell you who I am. I am Mary, the Mother of God, the Immaculate Conception." On Sunday May 11, 1986, Rosario saw the Virgin Mary for the first time on a boulder known as “Belpasso [...] sacraments (going to Mass several times a week), fasting, consecration to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, devotion to the holy angels, and praying the Rosary. All these messages neither detract from nor [...] nor add anything to the tradition of the Church. One theme dominates them all: God's infinite love. Mary didn't ask us to change the liturgy or to modify any point of theology: she just emphasized the Gospel
elements of Mary's spiritual maternity and her mediation of grace that she is the 'spiritual' mother of all mankind, as well as the 'channel' by which all grace comes to us. This promise implies that Mary will [...] more communal approach of the mendicants… Simon withdrew to his monastic cell in order to pray to Mary. It was then that he had his famous vision of her bringing the Brown Scapular to him with the following
17, 2021, the Shrine of Pontmain in northwest France and site of a famous apparition of the Virgin Mary, celebrated its 150th anniversary. Back in 1871, France was in war and most of France was under Prussian [...] their world was about to change. On January 17th, as darkness descended on the village, the Virgin Mary appeared to four children above a barn on the Barbadette family’s farm in Pontmain. Eugene, age 12 [...] black veil with a golden crown on her head. Two little girls, Francoise Richer, age 11, and Jeanne Marie Le Bosse, age 9, also saw her. A written message appeared on a large white banner that unrolled itself
wondered what one “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 [...] replied, “I am the handmaid of the 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 [...] rose for our salvation. We would remain in darkness, and the gates of 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
d her. “Do you know any others? Can you say another one?” he asked her. The child began the “Hail Mary,” but the pastor interrupted her. “That one is not a prayer, because you mustn’t pray to a woman, [...] the pastor encouraged her this time. However, when she arrived to the words “was born of the Virgin Mary”, the child sighed in annoyance and said, “There she is again! What am I to do?” The pastor later [...] two pennies, sent her home and returned to his own abode very upset. There she is again, that Virgin Mary, even in the Creed, which he had recited so many times without noticing the words he was pronouncing
into the Queen of Heaven, and said to him, "Trust me. I will save you." John awoke, recited one Hail Mary with enthusiasm and felt consoled. He walked to be hanged with a firm step. He promised the Good Mother [...] Mother to give up soldiering, if she delivered him from this terrible fate... He did not doubt Mary’s help for one moment. John, in the gallows, declared his innocence. And added, "I have confidence that [...] hands, which he had found in the captain’s tent. The latter was condemned and executed on the spot. Mary was trustworthy to her promise. John also kept his word. He gave up his life of soldiering and went
to the Virgin Mary carved out of a cliff side. The National Shrine of our Sorrowful Mother, known as The Grotto, can be found in northeast Portland. A ministry of the Servite Friars of Mary, it covers over [...] pilgrims to the top of the cliff, where they will find a small chapel to Saint Anne – the mother of Mary, and a meditation hall. The sanctuary has several thousand feet of trails to walk, including the Stations
growing up on her farm, were permeated with Marian grace. This is what she wrote about her attachment to Mary: ''I really love to place everything, with blind trust, in the hands of this tender and beloved Mother [...] blessed hands all the deeds of my life to be presented to my King and Lord Jesus'' (March 4, 1930). ''O Mary, oh my sweet mother, obtain for me on this beautiful day of heaven, complete abandonment, perfect [...] (March 7, 1930). Going further, Marthe also said: ''My whole life project consists in staying united to Mary, my Mother, under the dependence of the Inner Master who directs me, to let myself be invaded, devoured
