Our Lady of Graces (Cuneo, Italy, 1537) Mary’s Greatness and Holiness Saint Bernardino of Siena was a popular preacher, attentive and sensitive to the mentality and religiosity of his listeners. (...) He [...] fullness of grace and her role in the mystery of the incarnate Word, as well as her compassion on Calvary and her Assumption into Heaven make Mary the human being nearest Christ and most like Him. The [...] He preached that God wanted the Virgin to be so great and perfect because He had predestined her to become the Mother of the incarnate Word. Thus, the mystery of her divine motherhood is the reason for
- Sinaxis of the Archangel Gabriel, Byzantine On Mary’s Virginity and Giving Birth People are sometimes troubled by the silence of St Mark's Gospel and the New Testament Epistles about Jesus' virginal [...] to His Passover. St Ignatius of Antioch already bears witness to this connection: "Mary's virginity and giving birth, and even the Lord's death escaped the notice of the prince of this world: these three [...] conception of Jesus met with the lively opposition, mockery or incomprehension of non-believers, Jews and pagans alike; so it could hardly have been motivated by pagan mythology or by some adaptation to the
time when Mary, Virgin and Queen, came to the temple with her Son." I listened with great love in my soul. And having listened, I was charmed. Then, in my rapture I saw the Queen enter, and I went up to [...] opened His eyes and looked at me. His glance absolutely overwhelmed me. Splendor came out from His eyes and His joy shone like a blinding flame. Then He appeared to me in His unutterable and immense majesty [...] February 2 - Purification of Our Lady (First celebrated in 544) This is the Time When Mary, Virgin and Queen, Came to the Temple with Her Son It was the day of the Purification of the Virgin. I was in
15 - Saint Bonaventure Mary and the Holy Trinity Never doubt that the Blessed Mother and Virgin Mary chose to deliver her Son for the salvation of mankind with a strong heart and constant determination [...] Son endured. Verily, she was strong and tender, sweet and rigorous all at the same time. Miserly for herself, generous for us! She therefore deserves to be loved and revered over all things, after the Holy [...] her approval of her only Son's sacrifice for the salvation of mankind is what makes her praiseworthy and merits to be cherished. However, she sympathized to such a point that she would have readily (had that
July 2 - Our Lady of Piat (Philippines) Stand With Mary and With the Church under the Cross (II) The work of a mother is hidden for the most part, and even its rewards are intangible. This is exactly why [...] for these very truths: "Perhaps the moment has almost come for the Catholic woman to stand with Mary and with the Church under the cross." It would be a shame to let her answer the call alone.
1st July - Month of the Most Precious Blood Stand With Mary and With the Church under the Cross (I) Today I stood with you under the Cross, And felt more clearly than I ever did That you became our Mother [...] became the handmaid of the Lord; The life and being of the God made Man Was perfectly inscribed in your own life. So you could take your own into your heart, And with the lifeblood of your bitter pains You
formation of the body and the heart of the Son of God in Mary, in the same way the Spirit formed Christ in the new Church. Again, in the same way still He gave Mary the momentum to set off and visit her cousin [...] March 23 - Our Lady of Victory of Lepanto (Hungary, 1716) Mary and the Holy Spirit At the Annunciation, Mary who was already full of grace, became the residence of the Holy Spirit in a very special way: [...] missions. Finally, in the same way that He inspired Mary's heart to sing a song of thanksgiving (Lk 1: 46-56), He was the source of the apostles' and disciples' marvellous testimonies (Act 2: 4-13).
Church called Mary "the Mother of the King" and "the Mother of the Lord," basing their stand on the words of St Gabriel the archangel, who foretold that the Son of Mary would reign forever, and on the words [...] LADY OF THE TWELFTH NIGHT (4th Century) The Epiphany of Our Lord and the Queenship of Mary (I) From early times Christians have believed, and not without reason, that she of whom was born the Son of the Most [...] forever," "the Prince of Peace, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords." And when Christians reflected upon the intimate connection that obtains between a mother and a son, they readily acknowledged the supreme
the Virgin Mary, Mother Yvonne-Aimée received a secret visit and apparition of Mary during the night, which had to do with the situation of France and affairs affecting the Church in the USSR and worldwide [...] July 15 - Maronites and Syriacs: Feast of Mary Mediatrix - Saint Bonaventure Unique occurrences in the history of the Church Mother Yvonne-Aimée's(1) great friendship with the Virgin Mary was founded on the [...] Lourdes, Pontmain and Fatima, believing that these were unique occurrences in the history of the Church. She said one day in recreation that she had read the account of Lucia, Jacinta and Francis of Fatima
September 17 - The Virtues and Greatness of Mary (La Flèche, France) Our Lady of Virtues dates from the Christianization of Gaul Tucked away from the road in a grove of trees, the Notre-Dame des Vertus [...] entrance, made of tufa and roussard stones, of brick color. The entrance door is the oldest listed movable object in La Flèche, dating from 1470 : it represents a Muslim warrior and evokes the fear of invasion [...] restoration. They then gave it the name Notre-Dame des Vertus, in honor of the king's pilgrimage to Notre-Dame des Vertus in Aubervilliers (near Paris) to ask for a descendant, and whose prayers were answered
