Mopohua , 107). “Yet am I not here with you, who have the honor of being your mother?” ( ibid ., 119). Mary tells us that she has “the honor” of being our mother, assuring us that those who suffer do not weep [...] weep in vain. Those tears are a silent prayer rising to heaven, always finding a place in Mary’s mantle. In her and with her, God has made himself our brother and companion along the journey; he carries
meditation. Joseph preserves the privacy of his adopted Son, Jesus. He respects the other-ness of Mary his wife, in the mysteries of her virginal conception and her divine maternity. Joseph’s modesty is [...] both the freedom of God who calls, and the freedom of the answer: the Amen of Jesus and the Fiat of Mary. Bishop Dominique Rey, Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon, France March 16, 2013, Bessillon Shrine, Cotignac
for myself and a little to live by. From the Revelations of the Virgin Mary to Saint Bridget of Sweden’s visions of the Virgin Mary, in "Celestial Revelations" Vol. I, ch. 10
such solicitude! ... I wish I had a voice loud enough to tell all the sinners of the world to love Mary." He went on: “I feel myself burning without a fire. I feel tight and bound to the Son by means of [...] the one trod by our Mother…let us not reject this way, since we want to reach our destination.” The Marie de Nazareth Team
13 – 4th apparition in Fatima: the children were jailed The missed appointment at Fatima The Virgin Mary had made an appointment with the three children of Fatima (Portugal) to meet at the Cova da Iria on [...] nature with beautiful colors. Our Lady had evidently kept the appointment of August 13, 1917. The Marie de Nazareth Team
on her gesture, the donor explained that she wanted the construction of this shrine to the glory of Mary, as a token of her gratitude for all the blessings she received from the Blessed Virgin in her Christian [...] ethnicity or race" ... "It is open to anyone who feels the need to entrust their sorrow to the Virgin Mary or to share their joy with her." Source: Allafrica.com
Clemency (Rome, Italy) A mother knows how to "keep," to put things together in her heart, to give life Mary held nothing back; she locked nothing within out of self-pity or resentment. Instead, she gave everything [...] dialogue with God. God, who keeps us in his heart, then comes to dwell in our lives... Devotion to Mary is not spiritual etiquette; it is a requirement of the Christian life. Looking to the Mother, we are
usual way of conversing with the Virgin Mary. He called the Rosary his "weapon" that allowed him to conquer and obtain everything. Giving thanks to the Virgin Mary was for him the necessary way to give thanks
We took a good look at the statue, which is quite faithful to the description given by the seers. Mary is dressed simply, without a crown on her head. She wears a long white dress, without a belt, partly [...] down to her feet. She holds a rosary between her fingers. In this place, at the end of her visit, Mary felt a great sadness. She declared: "Pray, pray much and make sacrifices for sinners, for many souls
recited one Our Father, later the Hail Mary was added. Then the Popes ordered three strokes (in honor of the Most Holy Trinity), and the recitation of a Hail Mary at each stroke, to ask the Mother of God
