is the earthly paradise of Jesus Christ the new Adam, where He became man by the power of the Holy Spirit, in order to accomplish in her wonders beyond our understanding. She is the vast and divine world
where Mary was born, where she was visited by an angel and conceived Jesus through the Holy Spirit, and where the Holy Family later lived. The decree said the shrine in Loreto “recalls the mystery of the [...] 2019 by the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments. According to tradition, the Holy House of Loreto was carried by angels from Nazareth to the Italian hillside town of Loreto the night [...] to the divine call.” And it has been able to “illustrate powerfully the evangelical virtues of the Holy Family,” it added. Adapted from: Carol Glatz, October 31, 2019 for Catholic News Service Source: Crux
the lack of the spirit of prayer. Foreseeing this disorientation, the Blessed Virgin recommended recitation of the Rosary with such insistence, and since the Rosary is, after the holy Eucharistic liturgy
her heart already turned to him at the Annunciation, when she conceived him by the power of the Holy Spirit. In the months that followed she began to sense his presence and to picture his features. When
peace amid the profusion of sin and the turmoil of history, obtain for us the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and enable us to be good and faithful servants. Pope Francis Homily at the Shrine of Czestochowa
her heart already turned to him at the Annunciation, when she conceived him by the power of the Holy Spirit. In the months that followed she began to sense his presence and to picture his features. When
of Mary The coming of the Holy Trinity into your heart is the unfathomable mystery of Pentecost. This mystery proceeds at Mary’s side, with her and in her presence. The Holy Trinity dwells in Mary and [...] and she communicated the Spirit to the Apostles. Through them, she touches every heart that chooses to follow Christ. Everything that happened on the day of the Ascension, Mary kept in her heart. She was
was unsure of my vocation, I always prayed to her, asking her to help me find the light of the Holy Spirit, in order to choose what would be best for the glory of God and the good of souls. And several [...] much about Mary. I have learned to love Our Lady since my childhood, through the recitation of the Holy Rosary every evening as a family, or by myself when we couldn’t get together. I learned that praying
the Covenant at Sinai. Mary set out on her journey trusting God. At the baptism of Christ the Holy Spirit is represented by a dove (Mt 3:16; Mk 1:10; Lk 3:22; Jn 1:32): this too must be interpreted within [...] the people, a people to be built, saved, and gathered into a New Covenant. In the same way, the Holy Spirit descending (like a dove) at the Annunciation signifies a Covenant, and the Incarnation the wedding
true, then? - “I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, …[who] by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary”? The answer is an unequivocal yes. Karl Barth pointed out that [...] in which Jesus did not remain, nor see corruption. These two moments are a scandal to the modern spirit. God is “allowed” to act in ideas and thoughts, in the spiritual domain - but not in the material
