XVI spoke of the “Woman of Christmas” – the Blessed Virgin Mary – and the experience of joy: Mary Immaculate speaks to us: she speaks to us of joy, of that authentic joy that fills the heart freed from sin [...] Mary’s joy and the joy of the Church, of all of us. He concluded: “In this season of Advent, Mary Immaculate teaches us to listen to the voice of God that speaks in silence; to welcome His grace, which liberates
enlarged over time. The place became the birthplace of the congregation of the Missionaries of the Immaculate Conception of Garaison, who opened a school at the same time, still in existence today. In 1590 [...] patois: "Our Lady of Garaison". In the 19th century, the congregation of the Missionaries of the Immaculate Conception (known as the Fathers of Garaison) was founded along with a school. The statue of Mary
Miracles (Lucca, Italy, 1588) Why we should reflect on Mary's childhood (II) The meaning of the Immaculate Conception is first and foremost an intrinsic absence of any disconnection from God, an openness [...] stem from her new role, it was therefore a totally free choice on her part. Because of this, her immaculate heart is an extraordinary sign, humanly inexplicable. On the other hand, it sheds light on her
along with the Japanese domination that had lasted for 35 years. On December 8, 1948 (feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary), Korea was admitted to the United Nations. These key dates are not coincidental [...] churches dedicated to Mary in South Korea, the most prominent being Seoul Cathedral, dedicated to the Immaculate Conception. Attilio GALLI, Madre della Chiesa dei Cinque continenti , Ed. Segno, Udine, 1997. Source:
popular titles, including the Immaculate Concepction, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Our Lady of Lourdes, Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and Mary Help
title of “Our Lady of Sorrows,” but this passage is also closely connected to her title of the “Immaculate Heart.” It is her heart that was pierced so that many other hearts could relate to her their own [...] protects her children and helps them find the peace and joy they desire. Here is a short prayer to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, asking her for spiritual strength during such trials, entrusting to her heart the
of Christianity in his region. He asked a friend, a resident of Brazil, to send an image of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. For a better choice, his friend sent him two statues. When the statues of the [...] found that each of these boxes contained a different statue of the Virgin: one represented the Immaculate Conception and the other was of the Virgin holding the baby Jesus. First the box with the statue [...] removed, but the oxen were still unable to move. However, when the box containing the statue of the Immaculate was removed, the oxen proceeded easily. The assembled witnesses were astonished and so decided
May the Blessed Virgin Mary, then, the most holy Mother of all the members of Christ, to whose Immaculate Heart we have trustfully consecrated all mankind, and who now reigns in heaven with her Son, her
Spirit, the Paraclete. Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy. Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception. Blessed be her glorious Assumption. Blessed be the name of Mary, virgin and Mother
the Mediatrix of all Graces I would wish you each day, each moment, to draw ever closer to the Immaculate, to know her better and better, and to love her more and more. (...) Mary is the Mediatrix of all
