think of Saint Joseph, we imagine him most of the time with the Child Jesus in his arms or working beside Him in his humble workshop of Nazareth. It is true that Saint Joseph lived in the intimacy of Jesus [...] much he watches over each one of us and over the persons we entrust to him. Let's not forget to meditate on the moment of Saint Joseph's death in the arms of Jesus and Mary. What a marvelous moment! [...] Jesus and Mary. He shared in the intimate secrets of the hidden life in Nazareth. We know that Jesus attended Saint Joseph's school for daily work, but we also know that Joseph had the Child God, of whom he
September 18 - Our Lady of Pity, aka Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows (France, diocese of Montauban) On her desk, Lady Diana kept a rosary given to her by Mother Teresa Did Mother Teresa know that the rosary [...] The hours following the death of the princess were reported in great detail in the Daily Mail. On the night of August 30-31, 1997, when Paul Burrell, Diana's butler, learned of her tragic death from Kensington [...] to Diana’s writing desk and took the rosary beads that had been draped over a small statue of the Virgin Mary and put them in his pocket. The princess had received the rosary beads earlier that year as
the Qadisha, in the “Valley of Saints”) and shrines dedicated to the Virgin Mary, including Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, above Jounieh, 20 km north of Beirut. Our Lady of Bechouate (Bechwat), in the [...] October 5 – Death of Bartolo Longo, who established the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary in Pompei (d. 1926) Some good news about Lebanon, a biblical and Marian land The Vatican has decided that Lebanon [...] to the Church, will return to the list of official Catholic pilgrimage sites in 2019. The evolution of the political situation in Lebanon and the stabilization of its institutions seem to have favored this
That I attended the most beautiful night of adoration of my life? Absolutely. But one thing that stands out is the incredible testimony of Sister Claire Marie (Oasis de la Paix). When I saw her I felt [...] January 2 - Memorial of the Virgin Panaghia Portaitissa (“Holy Guardian of the Gate”, Mount Athos, Greece) - Saints Basil and Gregory of Nazianzus Encountering happiness in Medjugorje What can I say about [...] Happiness in person! She exudes joy of life, goodness and peace. Before, I found it hard to accept and understand that girls could give up marriage and motherhood to follow a life of prayer. How could such a life
March 17 - Virgin of the French (Nagasaki, Japan) - Our Lady of Blaj (Romania) Joseph’s test (1) Since Joseph was just and unwilling to expose Mary, why had he a mind to put her away ? I give you on this [...] certain sign of the Divine Presence, and as he could not penetrate the mystery, he wished to put her away. Peter was struck with awe at the greatness of Christ's power; the centurion by the majesty of His presence [...] point not my own opinion, but that of the Fathers. Joseph’s reason was the same as Peter’s when he said, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord”; and that of the centurion when he exclaimed, “I
dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. At the end of the 5th century, the Hispanic liturgy began to exalt Mary as the new Eve, the Mother of God and our Mother, the Mediatrix of graces, the ever Virgin, ascended [...] in Galilee, the son of Zebedee and Mary Salome, and was the older brother of John, also an apostle. James was present in all the most important episodes of the Gospels. He was one of the three apostles [...] 12th century. The Shrine of Santiago de Compostela, very dear to the hearts of the Spaniards, received the visit of Pope John Paul II. Archaeologists have also found a church of "Mary" dating from the 2nd
different churches were conferred the honor of housing his relics: the Church of Saint Mary in Babylon El-Darag, the Suspended Church of Saint Mary, and the Church of Saint Simon the Tanner in Mokattam. [...] adding them to the 40 days of fasting before Christmas. Inside the so-called "Suspended Church" of the Virgin Mary in Old Cairo is an icon, hanging on the northern wall of the courtyard, representing [...] Saint Simon the Tanner and the Virgin Mary. It is said to be the copy of a more ancient icon that has been lost. Taking into account the known date of the renovation of the Abu Sifein Church authorized by
it has all the depth of the Gospel message in its entirety, of which it can be said to be a compendium. It is an echo of the prayer of Mary, her perennial Magnificat for the work of the redemptive Incarnation [...] the Rosary, the Christian people sit at the school of Mary and are led to contemplate the beauty on the face of Christ and to experience the depths of his love. Through the Rosary the faithful receive abundant [...] March 13 - Our Lady of the Rose (Italy, 1635) Our Lady’s Rosary and Abundant Grace The Rosary, though clearly Marian in character, is at heart a Christocentric prayer. In the sobriety of its elements, it
sanctified as a continuation of the Incarnation. Mary and Joseph also received the redeeming effects of the Incarnation; but God initially intended them to be related to Him, each one in his or her own manner [...] manner, for the very realization of the Incarnation. Of course, we all owe God for Jesus, but after God, we owe Mary and Joseph. [...] creatures whose holiness is of an order completely apart, having completely different bonds with the Holy Trinity: the first one is the Mother of God, and next to her, Saint Joseph. All creatures are sanctified
it has all the depth of the Gospel message in its entirety, of which it can be said to be a compendium. It is an echo of the prayer of Mary, her perennial Magnificat for the work of the redemptive Incarnation [...] the Rosary, the Christian people sit at the school of Mary and are led to contemplate the beauty on the face of Christ and to experience the depths of his love. Through the Rosary the faithful receive abundant [...] March 13 - Our Lady of the Rose (Italy, 1635) Our Lady’s Rosary and Abundant Grace The Rosary, though clearly Marian in character, is at heart a Christocentric prayer. In the sobriety of its elements, it
