Sacramental confession, Eucharistic communion and prayer for the Holy Father's intentions are the conditions for the pilgrims, in a spirit of penance, to receive this grace of total liberation which the
to say of the disciples that they were altogether worldly when, not having not yet received the Holy Spirit (because Jesus had yet been glorified after His Ascension), they had a discussion about who was
answer me. So many people are suffering around me, so I bring them to Mary, to Jesus, and to the Holy Spirit, the three strongest presences in my life, who carry me and who help the people I entrust to them
Light, found her so charming that he united himself to her substantially, by the descent of the Holy Spirit. Mary is the earth in which the thorn of sin cannot grow. On the contrary, she produced the Child
for divine condescension needed no change of place. His birth was of a Virgin overshadowed by the Spirit of God, who heard these hymns of: Hail, O sanctuary of God whom no place can bind; Hail, O gate of [...] pride of those who do believe. Hail, O sacred chariot of Him who rides upon the Cherubim; Hail, O holy abode of Him who sits upon the Seraphim. Hail, O you who reconciled things opposed; Hail, O you who
the Incarnate Word, our God and Savior Jesus Christ" (cf Lumen Gentium, 53). By the power of the Holy Spirit Jesus became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. "In all truth I tell you, it was
her. "'But how can this come about, since I have no knowledge of man?' The angel answered, ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will cover you with its shadow.'" (Lk 1: 34-35)
Tears (1553) Mary is the best person to lead us to Jesus Are youths today being empowered by the Holy Spirit? This topic was discussed by about 100 teens and young adults who participated in the Empowered [...] one of the most common misconceptions among Catholics is that we have to be perfect before we can be holy and close to God. “We don’t even have to change to go to God. We go to God and He changes us. We come
practicing it daily for several months. When I say my Rosary, I often receive an inspiration from the Holy Spirit the very same day about a difficult situation I've entrusted to God in my prayers. I can see the [...] faithful to the Rosary through Mary, his Mother and our Mother, in order to make us available to his holy will. www.rosary-world.com
Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, “Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit [...] men and women become great and the world is filled with light." Pope Benedict XVI - Homily during Holy Mass in the square in front of the Shrine of Altötting (Bavaria, Germany) on September 11, 2006
