was to fulfill the mission that the Father had given him in sending Jesus among us. The house of Nazareth was a school not just for Jesus, it was also for us, as Blessed Pope Paul VI teaches: "The house of [...] (Italy, 1367) The house of Mary and Joseph, the school where everything began The simple life of Jesus, Mary and Joseph was so much like ours. Mary was a mother like our own mothers, attentive and vigilant [...] of Nazareth is the school where we begin to understand the life of Jesus, that is, the school of the Gospel. There, one learns to observe, to listen, to meditate, and to penetrate the profound and mysterious
and when she and Joseph presented Jesus in the temple, Simeon prophesied that a sword of sorrow would pierce her heart (Lk 2:35). Of course, Mary was faithful to Jesus to the end, and the image of her [...] on the love of Jesus and Mary, symbolized in their sacred hearts. He began a feast day for parishes in France to encourage people to honor the heart of Mary and the Sacred Heart of Jesus; these feast days [...] Sacred Heart of Jesus focuses on God’s immense love for humanity, even though it was repulsed, scorned, and crucified. Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary points us towards her love for Jesus and for God
Joachim and their daughter Mary is a witness to this tradition. Whether or not Jesus' grandparents came from Sepphoris, Jesus must have certainly been familiar with this bustling and prosperous city, distant [...] inspiration for the example Jesus used in the Sermon on the Mount: "A city situated on a mountain cannot be hidden." Finally, it was in the nearby village of Khirbet Qana that Jesus accomplished his first miracle [...] What is more, oral tradition has it that the Virgin Mary’s parents resided there. Mount Tabor, where Jesus manifested his glory to his disciples, is not far from Sepphoris. About 6 miles from Nazareth, Sepphoris
sacrament. Jesus’ hour, the hour of His glory, begins at the moment of the Cross, and its historical setting is the moment when the Passover lambs are slaughtered - it is just then that Jesus, the true [...] July 19 - Our Lady of Moyen Point (France) Mary’s Timing Jesus says to Mary that His “hour” has not yet come. On an immediate level, this means that He does not simply act and decide by His own lights [...] - and just so it is the beginning of the new liturgy in “spirit and truth”. When at this juncture Jesus speaks to Mary of His hour, He is connecting the present moment with the mystery of the Cross interpreted
want to serve Jesus, the world will persecute us. Let us not falter before the enemy, but act as true disciples of a poor and humble God, suffering for our love. Suffering with Jesus, for Jesus, is already [...] Heart of Jesus, without changing our ordinary activities (work) and uniting the offering of our daily life to the offering of the Blood and the Water that sprang forth from the Wound of Jesus' Heart. [...] already heaven! Who will say with what humility, with what love Jesus accepted all his sufferings? In order to console his divine Heart from the revolt of the great number of men, let us obey those whom Providence
Eucharist, the Heart of Jesus and God our Father with courage and freedom (...). The more we remain in the Immaculate, the better we understand and love the Heart of the Lord Jesus, God the Father, and the [...] heart of Jesus more and more, and let this be our greatest desire. We must see to it that many souls receive everything from her and that many souls be united to the Most Sweet Heart of Jesus through her [...] Maximilian Kolbe, 28.06.1936, Conference, ESI. p.88) "She alone will teach us how to love the Lord Jesus, far better, without comparison, than all the books and all the teachers. She teaches us to love him
sacrament. Jesus' hour, the hour of His glory, begins at the moment of the Cross, and its historical setting is the moment when the Passover lambs are slaughtered - it is just then that Jesus, the true [...] July 19 - Our Lady of Moyen Point (France) Mary’s Timing Jesus says to Mary that His "hour" has not yet come. On an immediate level, this means that He does not simply act and decide by His own lights [...] - and just so it is the beginning of the new liturgy in "spirit and truth". When at this juncture Jesus speaks to Mary of His hour, He is connecting the present moment with the mystery of the Cross interpreted
believed that Jesus was the Messiah, the Son of God. She knew that if Jesus had prayed for it, the Father would have sent Him "more than twelve legions of angels" (cf. Mt 26:53). But Jesus did nothing. [...] was ever tempted, as Jesus was tempted in the desert, it was probably in its fiercest form at the foot of the Cross, through a most insidious and painful temptation, because Jesus Himself was the cause
A true mother stands by you until the end When Jesus died on the cross, almost everyone deserted him, but his Mother stood by him until the end. Jesus also wanted us to have a mother standing by us until [...] in the exercise of one’s commitment to the Word. The maxim “To Jesus to Mary” succinctly describes how Marian devotees go to God. As Jesus’ closest collaborator, saving souls is her primary concern. If [...] people have not only refused to accept the Virgin Mary, but they have also denounced her. Now it's Jesus’ turn to stand by his Mother! People denounce Mary for the title “Mother of God” ascribed to her.
Mary the Mother of God to keep us from turning Jesus into an abstraction … from reducing Jesus merely to his teaching, his message, or his example. For Jesus is not a philosophy to learn; he is a Person [...] Person to love. And only the Mother of God loves Jesus the way that he deserves. Which is why St. John Paul II made the point that “Mary leads us to Christ, but Christ leads us to his Mother.” Making things [...] things live.” There is nothing vague or speculative or impersonal about that life. The life we live is Jesus, the Way, the Truth, and the Life. The more we look to the Mother of that life, the more we come to
