like to assert that Catholics and Orthodox look at Mary as if she were God. No Catholic or Orthodox believes this. They simply believe that Mary is All Pure, All Immaculate, and has been so from the moment [...] Kékaritomene , "filled with grace." And we read again, in the song of Mary—the Magnificat—when she was greeted by Elizabeth: "The Mighty One has done great things for me" and “all generations will call me blessed [...] Pentecost and leading her to the whole truth (Saint John), has inspired the Church to interpret Scripture and God's Revelation. Until the Church makes a solemn pronouncement, theologians and Church leaders
because our times lack the wine of the Gospel and persecute the Church, and because the Church lacks saints, the Virgin Mary intercedes with Jesus, and, although his hour has not come yet, he will do [...] heart of Mary is still bursting forth today. Then, at Cana, she interceded for an earthly wine, one that would delight the guests and keep the spouses from embarrassment. Today, the Virgin Mary still intercedes [...] that have sprung from the loving heart of Mary were spoken at the wedding of Cana. "As the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, ‘They have no wine.’ And Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, what do you want
struggle between the woman and the dragon. The figure of the woman, representing the Church, is, on the one hand, glorious and triumphant and yet, on the other, still in travail. And the Church is like that: [...] must face this struggle - Mary does not leave them alone: the Mother of Christ and of the Church is always with us. She walks with us always, she is with us. And in a way, Mary shares this dual condition [...] in history she continually lives through the trials and challenges which the conflict between God and the evil one, the perennial enemy, brings. And in the struggle which the disciples must confront –
radiant joy alongside Mary, the one who says "my soul exalts the Lord". Let us abandon ourselves, lay down our burdens and our crosses, and live in the joy of the Risen Christ, with Mary as our sure guide [...] Virgin Mary, and what better way to do so than to go directly to this world-famous Marian apparition site? Our group did one spiritual action after another: the Rosary, a special consecration to Mary, the [...] through Mary." He advised us to adopt three attitudes as Christians: following a path of abandonment to Mary, the woman of faith; taking the path of the cross - since trials always catch up with us; and, finally
but nothing is lost!” From May 2, 1994, Mary, Queen of the Rosary and Peace, as well as the Three Sacred Hearts of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, appeared to Edson and his mother, Maria do Carmo, in Itapiranga [...] 2010, he formally authorized the devotion to the Three Sacred Hearts of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Here are some excerpts from Mary's messages given on May 15, 2013 to the two seers: “Pray for the conversion [...] lost. Intercede and pray the Rosary for the conversion of my children who are in sin … You are living at the moment when two popes are close to each other and help each other ... Two lives and two flames burn
cannot fix the perfection of God as it is. But it can look at Mary's perfection. Mary is like the moon compared to the sun. It is made bright and reflects on you the light that has illuminated it, but it softens [...] eternal smile and the eternal splendor of Our Trinity descend... Also, she is your Mother from all eternity. And as the Mother, she has the kind of compassion that excuses, intercedes, and educates patiently [...] gets up from his knees to go to Mary, or another who, detaching himself from her bosom, comes to me... I say to you, ‘Love Mary. I give you to the one who loves you and who will enlighten you with just
Then I did this novena to Mary of Knots and managed to stop watching those movies! Since the novena ended over a year ago, I haven't watched this type of movie. Thank you Mary Undoer of Knots P. C. Testimonial [...] of Carmine (Italy, 1663) “I received the grace to stop watching pornography” Thank you Lord and thank you Mary Undoer of Knots for your intercession, because I am now free from my addiction to pornography [...] Testimonial of a participant from one of the "2021 Retreats of Trust in Mary Undoer of Knots" (Cotignac, Le Laus, L'Ile Bouchard, Marienthal) Find out more about these retreats here
Jesus and Mary, and the disciples whom Jesus had called a few days before. One of them was from the village of Cana... The presence of Jesus, the Son of God, and Mary, at the wedding of a man and a woman [...] this wedding, Mary did something that she continues to do for us, her children, and for all humanity. She just said: Do whatever he tells you. This is a bold phrase, full of confidence! Mary does not know [...] such a request might mean for us, wherever we are, with the choices and decisions we each face daily. Let us pray to the Virgin Mary with Pope Francis. Mother, help our faith! Remind us that those who
place where his Son and his Spirit could dwell among men. In this sense the Church's Tradition has often read the most beautiful texts on wisdom in relation to Mary. Mary is acclaimed and represented in the [...] Seat of Wisdom Mary, the all-holy ever-virgin Mother of God, is the masterwork of the mission of the Son and the Spirit in the fullness of time. For the first time in the plan of salvation and because his
present at the forming of the body and soul of the Son of God in Mary, so now the Spirit forms Christ in the nascent Church. Just as the Spirit moved Mary to go and visit her cousin Elizabeth, so He moves [...] apostolic mission. And in the same way that He inspires a song of thanksgiving to spring from Mary's heart (Lk 1:46-56), so He is the source of the wonder-filled public witness of the apostles and disciples (Acts [...] March 23 - Mater Domini (Italy, 1650) The Marian experience of the Spirit At the Annunciation, Mary, who was already filled with graces, became, in a very special way, the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit:
