Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist In Ephesus, the Apostle John and Mary inaugurated the contemplative Christian life After the Ascension of Jesus, the Apostle John stayed with Mary for about twenty years [...] the dispersion to found churches and spread the Good Word? It seems that John and Mary inaugurated a new kind of life in Ephesus, without direct apostolate, in silence and prayer. Library of Marian Writings [...] letter that the Fathers of the Council of Ephesus sent to Nestorius. But curiously, it was not John and Mary who founded the Church in Ephesus: it was the apostle Paul who was to do so, 17 years later, when
prayer and adoration before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. "She refined my heart and healed my wounds. Thanks to what she taught me, I got down on my knees and started praying the Rosary, and now I pray [...] December 20 – Our Lady of Folgoët The Virgin Mary refined my heart and healed my wounds Manuel Capetillo, a former Mexican actor and bullfighter, was one of the most popular TV performers of the 1980s [...] esotericism, and metaphysical search, he converted to Catholicism. His conversion was anything but simple and easy, the former actor says, because he had dabbled in esotericism years ago and had to go through
Francis, the shrine was dedicated to the Most Chaste Heart of St. Joseph and, on March 21, 2021, to the United Hearts of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, in the presence of Bishop Bataille of Saint-Etienne, amid a fervent [...] November 6 – Our Lady of Valfleury (France) A French shrine dedicated to the United Hearts of Jesus, Mary and Joseph One day around Christmas time in the year 800, in central France (Massif Central region) [...] aside its branches, he found a statue of the Blessed Virgin inside. The statue showed Mary sitting on a throne and holding her little child on her lap. Everyone declared the discovery a true miracle. They
mysteries of the Rosary, we can become similar to Jesus and Mary” In the spiritual journey of the Rosary, based on the constant contemplation – in Mary's company – of the face of Christ, this demanding ideal [...] with Jesus and the Blessed Virgin, by meditating on the mysteries of the Rosary and by living the same life in Holy Communion, we can become, to the extent of our lowliness, similar to them and can learn [...] be described in terms of friendship. We are thereby enabled to enter naturally into Christ's life and as it were to share his deepest feelings. In this regard Blessed Bartolo Longo has written: “ Just
Miraculous Medal of Our Lady of Graces, one of the most recognized and popular devotional items associated with miracles and conversions. TV host and producer Daphne Osena Paez noted that Diaz’s first original [...] 14 – Our Lady of the Fountain (Italy, 1320) This Olympic athlete proudly holds up her gold medal and Mary’s Miraculous medal The elusive Olympic gold medal was not the only one that 30-year-old weightlifter [...] Tokyo Olympics 2020 and took home the country’s first-ever gold medal in the Olympics. Her achievement brings the Philippines’ all-time Olympic medal tally to one gold, three silvers and seven bronzes. When
overwhelmed by fatigue and despair, the king stopped to pray to God, and begged the Mother of the Savior to come to his help. Feeling comforted by his ardent prayer, he set off again, and soon after spotted [...] September 16 - Saint Robert Bellarmine, Doctor of the Church (d. 1621) Mary hears and saves King Charles V of France, who then built a chapel in thanksgiving During a hunt, King of France Charles V (1338-1380) [...] Convinced that the Virgin had heard him and granted his request, in an act of devout thanksgiving, the king pledged to build a chapel on the spot where his ordeal had ended, and to dedicate it to Our Lady Desirée
(Cuneo, Italy, 1537) Mary is the perfect confidante, and she is so much more To be honest, in my childhood and teenage years, I never had a great, concrete devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. In my family, [...] overwhelmed but the chapter comes to me easily. The arguments seem to flow, and everything just fits together beautifully. And it's really not on account of my intelligence! I don't feel like I write things [...] write something soon about whether or not Mary can be called "coredemptrix," which is a very tricky subject. Frankly, from a purely rational, philosophical, and theological point of view, I am not off to
company of beautiful virgins, and among them there was one who, in loveliness and majesty, surpassed the rest. One of the brothers addressed her, and said: "Lady, who art thou? And where art thou going?" - [...] Our Lady of Dijon (France) Mary crowned her, and took her soul with her to paradise Around the year 1580, a poor shepherdess in Flanders (northern region of Belgium), loved Mary so much that she delighted [...] Our Lady, on a mountain, and there in solitude, while her sheep were feeding, conversed with her beloved mother and paid her devotion to her. When she saw that the figure of Mary, in relief, was unadorned
apparitions in L'Ile Bouchard (France, 1947) Mary and the European flag The number of stars on the European flag is not accidental. It is a symbol of unity and stability, those values sought by Europe at [...] connotation is present: the color of the Virgin is blue. In the book of Revelation (21:19), Mary has a blue mantle and a stone, a blue sapphire, which "supports the foundations of the walls of New Jerusalem [...] Second World War. Its creator, Arsène Heitz, affirmed to have taken his inspiration from the Virgin Mary in his sketches. The mother of Jesus is often represented with a crown of twelve stars, a reference
of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception Mary and Joseph’s first great trial was during the time of Advent During the period before the birth of Jesus, Mary and Joseph had to undergo a very painful trial [...] of the Annunciation and the Incarnation of the Word of God in Mary’s womb, by the operation of the Holy Spirit who covered her with his shadow , and the moment of Christ’s birth, Mary, engaged to Joseph [...] faithful to the divine will and kept Mary in his home. This first great trial between Mary and Joseph, in the early days of their common life in their home, even before the birth of Jesus, was a major test
