Monica and Cristian Moya, who were born in January 1974, recently learned that their mother consecrated them to the Virgin Mary as infants in order to save their lives. Now serving as a nun and a priest [...] about how she consecrated them to the Virgin Mary when they were only three months old. She and Cristian had been sick with a severe case of pneumonia and were in critical condition at the hospital. As [...] with the public. Last year, Sister Monica took her final vow and officially became a part of the Congregation of the Daughters of Saint Mary of Providence in Chile. She revealed to the Catholic News Agency

womb!"(Lk 1:41-42). Again, Mary - unlike the other saints (...) - is "blessed" in life, from the first moment we see her, and not merely in death, having "died in the Lord." Mary herself testifies that this [...] her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars; she was with child" (Rev 12:1-2). The woman's son is a "male child...who is to rule all nations with a rod of iron" and is "caught up to God and to His throne" [...] ) All Holy Vessel of Honor (II) Mary's kinswoman Elizabeth, inspired by God, recognizes the young girl's uniqueness as she cries out: "Blessed are you among women, and blessed in the fruit of your womb

is the month of Mary And the only way up for our humble prayers Is by the same way that God came down to us. An olden thought comes back to me: The sprightliest month is the month of Mary When winter has [...] diocese of Paris. He teaches theology at the Paris Cathedral School and at the Collège des Bernardins. (Translated and adapted by the Marie de Nazareth Team) [...] comes to me: The newest month is the month of Mary When life is reborn with the scent of spring Giving back to mankind what was robbed by Eve. Then a decisive and final thought comes to me: Prayer follows

nothing but God is greater than Mary. Anselm declared that his mind failed him and his tongue was dumb when he wished to contemplate the immensity of Mary's grace and glory. [...] love for Mary is recorded in Alloquia Caelestia, a treatise in her praise. He says: “O woman admirably unique and uniquely admirable, grant me the grace that your love be constantly in my heart and that you [...] all other creatures and gains her the dignity of becoming the restorer of the world, Anselm taught. He also believed that her sufferings were greater than those of any of the martyrs and that being raised

nothing but God is greater than Mary. Anselm declared that his mind failed him and his tongue was dumb when he wished to contemplate the immensity of Mary's grace and glory. [...] love for Mary is recorded in Alloquia Caelestia, a treatise in her praise. He says: "O woman admirably unique and uniquely admirable, grant me the grace that your love be constantly in my heart and that you [...] all other creatures and gains her the dignity of becoming the restorer of the world, Anselm taught. He also believed that her sufferings were greater than those of any of the martyrs and that being raised

her, the Blessed Virgin lowered her eyes and looked at me, and at the same moment I heard a voice saying, 'These rays are symbols of all the graces that Mary obtains for people.' (...) "Then an oval formed [...] surmounted with a little cross and below it the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Again, an interior voice spoke, telling me to have a medal struck on this model. It would be a source of wonderful graces to [...] formed around the Blessed Virgin, and I read these words: 'O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you,' written in gold letters. I was shown the reverse side: the letter M surmounted

diocese and consecrate ourselves to Mary? What does it mean to take Mary into our homes? It means to truly entrust ourselves to Mary, to truly put our trust in the intercession of the Virgin Mary, for Heaven [...] Heaven and for today. I will share with you the story of a monk, a former soldier, who before dying wrote to his mother: "When you receive this letter, little mother, your son will be in Heaven with the [...] the Blessed Virgin Mary." He entrusted the letter to a monk friend, who reacted with surprise: "Are you so sure that you are going to Heaven? You have not always been an angel (for he had led a disreputable

the mothers of the world and in our own heart. With great hope, we turn to you and trust in you. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of [...] Ex Votos) Prayer to Our Lady of Guadalupe Holy Mary, who under the title of Our Lady of Guadalupe are invoked as Mother by the men and women of Mexico and of Latin America, encouraged by the love that you [...] of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pray for us.

hour of our death." And the hour of my death was now! So I started to pray: "Hail Mary, full of grace..." We got to the OR...I remember the ceiling of the hallway rushing by, and people wearing blue scrubs [...] children and my wife were next to me when I opened my eyes... The surgeon said a month later: "It was extremely, extremely close!" But I know - it is obvious to me - that it was Mary who took my hand and protected [...] recited the Hail Mary before my mother's body. Suddenly I understood that this prayer, which I had been reciting like a parrot, was the prayer of the last moment: "Pray for us, sinners, now and at the hour

only this singular and wondrous virgin can produce in union with the Holy Spirit singular and wondrous things. When the Holy Spirit, her spouse, finds Mary in a soul, he hastens there and enters fully into [...] his faithful and inseparable spouse. I say "inseparable spouse", for from the moment the substantial love of the Father and the Son espoused Mary to form Jesus, the head of the elect, and Jesus in the [...] Spirit When Mary has taken root in a soul she produces in it wonders of grace which only she can produce; for she alone is the fruitful virgin who never had and never will have her equal in purity and fruitfulness