Virgin Mary had come anyway to the Cova da Iria on August 13th. 18,000 people were there. They first heard a strike of thunder, then saw the reflection of a light, and immediately after the crowd saw a small [...] small cloud that hovered for a few minutes above the oak tree, then rose up to the sky and disappeared. At that moment there appeared a man-sized rainbow. Our Lady had indeed, apparently, kept her appointment [...] parents of the Fatima seers were ordered by the county administrator to appear at noon the next day, with their children, in Vila Nova, seven miles away. The administrator interrogated Lucia in order to make
thought of with nostalgia. 2. The Rosary is experiencing a new Springtime. Without a doubt, this is one of the most eloquent signs of love that the young generation nourish for Jesus and His Mother, Mary. 3. [...] Most Holy Name of Jesus, invoked with faith and love at the center of each "Hail Mary." 8. The Rosary, when it is not a mechanical, traditional form of repetition, is a biblical meditation that allows us [...] reciting the Rosary, the important and meaningful moments of salvation history are relived. The various steps of Christ's mission are traced. 5. With Mary the heart is oriented towards the mystery of Jesus
"My love for you far surpasses the love you have for me!" The first reason why Mary has a great love for men is that she has a great love for God. Saint John tells us: "And this commandment we have from him: [...] loves God more than Mary, we will never find anyone, after God, who loves us more than this most loving Mother. Why does our heavenly Mother cherish us so much? It is because, at the moment of his death, her [...] excessively dear to Mary, because we have cost her excessive pain. This is the nature of mothers. One day St. Alphonsus of Liguori, of the Society of Jesus, found himself before an image of Mary and, feeling
at Calvary and her perfect union with the Son in his suffering on the Cross seem to postulate a very particular sharing on her part in the mystery of the Resurrection. A fifth-century author, Sedulius, [...] to think that Mary, as the image and model of the Church which waits for the Risen One and meets him in the group of disciples during his Easter appearances, had had a personal contact with her risen Son [...] 1:14), the Blessed Virgin too was probably a privileged witness of Christ’s Resurrection, completing in this way her participation in all the essential moments of the paschal mystery. Pope Saint John Paul
and died without committing a single sin. This is the meaning of the Immaculate Conception. This declaration raised a lot of controversy. Many disagreed with the fact that Mary came into the world without [...] merit such a favor from God, a certain readiness was necessary: God filled Mary with his spiritual blessing in her Son Jesus, so that she would be immersed in love, holy, blameless, resplendent, without [...] key phrase, Mary gave to the world, through Bernadette, the confirmation of the pontifical dogmatic declaration, shutting at the same time the mouth of deniers. Mary is the "one filled with grace". To merit
Every time we collaborate, even if in a simple and discreet way, in the announcement of the Gospel, we become, like Mary, authentic disciples and missionaries. With great nostalgia for Brazil, I offer you [...] deepest roots in the Christian faith. In 1717, at the very moment in which there emerged from the water by the hand of those fishermen, the Virgin Mary Aparecida inspired them to trust in God, who always surprises [...] God always surprises us!... May the simple smile of Mary, which we can make out in her image, inspire the smile of each one of you when faced with the difficulties of life. The Christian can never be
transferred to Loreto (Italy, 1295) – Founding of the Legion of Mary (Dublin, Ireland, 1921) Before Mary, the chains of hell cannot stand A man and his wife, after their children had grown up, resolved to [...] served, but at the moment of communion the boy disappeared suddenly, carried away by Satan who was on the watch. The priest, sobbing with grief, fell at the feet of the Virgin Mary, begging her. The Mother [...] restrain him. In anger, she uttered these imprudent words: "If I have a child, I’ll give it to the devil." The Evil One heard it. A son was born, handsome in body, soul and spirit. Full of remorse, his
Lady of Alcazar (Toledo, Spain) - Luxembourg takes Mary as its patron saint (1666) "I owe Mary all the graces I have received" After a reckless youth, a serious accident, and personal searches, I discovered [...] Savior and Mary our Mother known and loved! I am reminded of a saying of Saint Louis de Montfort: "Jesus is not known enough, because Mary is not known enough"! Theo Testimonial sent to Mary of Nazareth [...] went through a period of profound interior desolation, especially as I did not know how I had sinned and where my errors lay. On top of this, I was angry with those I had believed and with whom I lived
The Holy Rosary is not a pious practice banished to the past, like prayers of other times thought of with nostalgia. Instead, the Rosary is experiencing a new springtime. Without a doubt, this is one of [...] Most Holy Name of Jesus, invoked with faith and love at the center of each "Hail Mary." … The Rosary, when it is not a mechanical, traditional form of repetition, is a Biblical meditation that allows us [...] reciting the Rosary, the important and meaningful moments of salvation history are relived. The various steps of Christ's mission are traced. With Mary the heart is oriented towards the mystery of Jesus
prisoner of war from going insane I heard this story as a teenager — long before I became a Catholic: A young American soldier was carelessly thrown in a heap into his sweltering jungle prison. Sick, sweaty [...] him sane in the midst of a time of incomprehensible ruthlessness. To utter the words of the angel Gabriel and St. Elizabeth to Mary, Hail, Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among [...] feverish delirium, moments of lucidity found the soldier’s trembling finger tracing – etching — something onto the earthen floor. Ten dots were roughly connected in a circle and in the center, a cross. … The
