– Our Lady of the Annunciation (Italy, 1470) Her response still surprises us! The time of Advent is a time during which we are invited to contemplate Mary, a young girl among many others of Nazareth, a [...] a simple creature of humble condition. Mary could have directed her freedom elsewhere, legitimately saying ‘no’ to the mysterious proposal of the Angel Gabriel, the Messenger of God. And God would certainly [...] ‘no’ and shut the door of our hearts to him. ... And yet Mary answered, "Behold the handmaid of the Lord; let everything be done for me according to your word" (Lk 1:38). Mary’s response is a free adherence
"month of Mary." In Eastern Christian liturgical calendars, the preparation period to the mystery of the event (Advent) of divine salvation (Theophany) in the mysteries of the Nativity-Epiphany of the only [...] December 3 – Our Lady of Victories (France, 1836) An eminently Marian season The highlighting of the significance of Advent as "a time particularly suited to the worship of the Mother of the Lord," does not [...] Byzantine rite, preparing for Christmas is marked by a growing series of Marian feasts and hymns sung in honor of the Virgin Mary. The Mary of Nazareth Team
November 30 - Our Lady of Genesta (Genoa, Italy) - First Sunday of Advent A New Heaven and a New Earth God was moved by mercy and he created a new heaven and a new earth where he could dwell--he who is [...] This heaven and earth are the holy and thousand-times Blessed Virgin Mary. How magnificent is that world! It is a land where the thorn of sin has never grown.
needed a Mother—how much more so do we!” Excerpt from Pope Francis’ homily of January 1, 2019, on the Solemnity of Holy Mary, Mother of God ( Vatican.va ) [...] disciples in the Upper Room… Mary is a cure for solitude and dispersion. She is the Mother of con-solation : she stands “with” those who are “alone” … And in the journey of life, let us allow ourselves [...] March 11 – Madonna Miracolosa (Italy, 1855) – Birth of Saint Jacinta Marto of Fatima (Portugal, 1910) A Mother’s embrace is essential In today’s fragmented world, where we risk losing our bearings, a Mother’s
Mother! People denounce Mary for the title “Mother of God” ascribed to her. But why deprive her of this title when God himself decided to be born into this world through her? “Mother of God” is not even Marian [...] is also a God… Mary is the Mother of the God made man, incarnated in her virgin womb, who became by her fiat true God and true man. The Virgin Mary is the best partner in the exercise of one’s commitment [...] until the end. Thus at the foot of the cross he bequeathed Mary to us when he told John, “Son behold thy mother.” Many people have not only refused to accept the Virgin Mary, but they have also denounced
one day I read the testimony of a person who had returned from Medjugorje (Bosnia-Herzegovina) and was praying 10 Hail Marys every day for the intentions of the Virgin Mary. Again, I found this very good [...] that I owed it to the Virgin Mary in gratitude for my healing! And I have been happy to keep up this prayer of the Rosary for 7 years now. Agnes Testimony sent to Mary of Nazareth on Dec. 12, 2021 [...] to stick to prayer. Then a friend of mine suggested that I come to a meeting of the Rosary teams. She told me that the members committed to praying a dozen Hail Marys every day at home. I realized that
the Causes of Saints of a decree recognizing a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Marie Rivier (1768-1838), founder of the Community of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary (1794). John [...] 1796, she founded the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary, dedicated to the education of children and young people, especially the poorest and most neglected. "The good seed that you sow in their hearts will [...] When she died at 69, Marie Rivier had founded 141 schools in 14 dioceses and more than 350 sisters had joined her to continue her work. Today, the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary number 988 in 18 countries
novena to Mary of Knots and managed to stop watching those movies! Since the novena ended over a year ago, I haven't watched this type of movie. Thank you Mary Undoer of Knots P. C. Testimonial of a participant [...] participant from one of the "2021 Retreats of Trust in Mary Undoer of Knots" (Cotignac, Le Laus, L'Ile Bouchard, Marienthal) Find out more about these retreats here [...] May 28 – Our Lady of Carmine (Italy, 1663) “I received the grace to stop watching pornography” Thank you Lord and thank you Mary Undoer of Knots for your intercession, because I am now free from my addiction
asked her to be the Mother of the Savior. On her own Mary could not have escaped the mark of original sin. But to God nothing is impossible. Mary is filled with grace; the Immaculate Conception is an absolutely [...] the power of God’s grace. The evangelist Saint Luke, inspired by the Holy Spirit, immortalized the words of the Angel Kékaritomene , "filled with grace." And we read again, in the song of Mary—the Magn [...] stumbling block. *The Immaculate Conception is a dogma of the Catholic Church which states that the Virgin Mary was free of original sin from the moment of her conception. Pope Pius IX promulgated Ineffabilis
September 23 – Saint Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) – Our Lady of Valvenere (Spain) Sweet Chain which binds us to God O Blessed Rosary of Mary, sweet Chain which binds us to God, Bond of love which unites us [...] us to the Angels, Tower of salvation against the assaults of hell, safe Haven in the universal shipwreck, we shall never abandon You. Petition to Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii, often recited by Padre
