June 13 - Saint Anthony of Padua (d.1231) The Virgin and the Allegory of the Bee Our Lady, Blessed Mary, gave birth to the Son of God without corruption, because the Holy Spirit came upon her, and the power
the greatest miracles. How highly then do we glorify God when to please Him we submit ourselves to Mary, taking Jesus as our sole model.
of God's grace in the Sacraments. May their loving devotion to Jesus in the Eucharist and to you, Mary, His mother be the Twin Fountains of fruitfulness for their ministry. Amen.
January 16 - Our Lady, Refuge of Sinners Above All Other Created Souls (III) May the Blessed Virgin Mary, then, the most holy Mother of all the members of Christ, to whose Immaculate Heart we have trustfully
Original French title Fatima, merveille inouïe), which inspired me to offer my life for the intentions Mary entrusted to the three children. I often manage to pray 5 decades, but the effects are more evident
Have a Genuine Devotion to Her Perfect model of this apostolic spiritual life is the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Apostles. While on earth her life was like that of any other, filled with labours and the
of God's grace in the Sacraments. May their loving devotion to Jesus in the Eucharist and to you, Mary, His mother be the Twin Fountains of fruitfulness for their ministry. Amen.
department prays the Rosary in Malta It was certainly the Holy Spirit, through the intercession of Mary, our Mother, who inspired my Capuchin superiors to send me to work at the Sir Anthony Mamo Oncology [...] with all of you every day. Without it, my day lacks something essential." Story sent to A Moment with Mary by one of our readers, Father Mario Attard, OFM Cap - November 2020.
icon The Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome is the oldest church dedicated to the Virgin Mary, not only in Rome but in the whole Western world. Built by Pope Liberius in the fourth century, it [...] Sixtus III on the occasion of the Council of Ephesus (431), which defined the dogma of the Virgin Mary's divine motherhood. It is the only Roman papal basilica to retain its original Paleochristian foundations
the Immaculate Conception It was the Holy Spirit who made the Immaculate Conception possible, and Mary in a sense took His name, a little like a woman takes the name of her husband upon marrying him. The [...] the word of God, man was reanimated and came back to life (1). This reanimation is not limited to Mary's response to the Angel; it extends to the whole of humankind throughout history and to each and every
