Trinity. But all this, all these supernatural things, only she can form them in us and through us." (St. Maximilian Kolbe, 10.11.1934, Letter, ESI. p.86) "The soul that looks at all this revelation of love [...] Heart of Jesus through her. We must first submit our hearts to her, and then all the other hearts.” (St. Maximilian Kolbe, 28.06.1936, Conference, ESI. p.88) "She alone will teach us how to love the Lord [...] efforts must be directed to the fact that it is she alone who loves the Lord Jesus with our hearts." (St. Maximilian Kolbe, 03.09.1937: lecture, ESI, p.88) Library of Marian Writings
And in his homily 53,12, St Gregory Palamas delightedly makes this observation: What Christ is by nature, the Virgin is by grace . (1) All quotes are from the homilies of St Gregory Palamas (1296-1359) [...] Mother of God as a goal (homily 53,8). Mary herself had her own path of ultimate preparation, which St Gregory Palamas, a monk on Mount Athos and later Archbishop of Thessalonica, describes from his own
who honored this commitment include St Serapion of Algiers (eviscerated, dismembered and slaughtered in 1240), St Peter Armengol (hanged on a gibbet in 1266), and St Raymond Nonnatus (also martyred in 1240)
Jerusalem, was at the same time praying for the success of his missionary endeavors when she appeared to St James. He and his disciples all shared in the beautiful vision that was accompanied by celestial music [...] evidence of her apparition. Supported by the vision and the tangible evidence of its authenticity, St James spread the Faith throughout Spain which is now under his patronage. After his martyrdom, he was
soaked bread to heal Saint Nicholas of Tolentino (1246-1305), a monk of the Order of the Hermits of St Augustine, fasted on all feast days of the Blessed Virgin and every Saturday of the year, on bread [...] is the origin of the miraculous bread rolls of Saint Nicholas, blessed every year in the convents of St Augustine, which work wonders to this day. Brother Raphael, Discalced Augustinian priest In Le Trésor
Mary Mediatrix (Maronite and Syriac liturgies) Victory over evil through the New Adam and the New Eve St. Bonaventure emphasized the traditional parallel between Eve and Mary, and explained how both Jesus [...] and then her Son fulfilled the victory publicly ...on the cross." (in III Sententiarum , d 12, a 3). St. Bonaventure pushes further the parallel between Eve and Mary with a parallel between Eve and the Church:
children with an adequate presence while they are growing up. I entrust to the protection of St Anne and St Joachim all the grandparents of the world and bestow on them a special blessing. May the Virgin
Jerusalem, was at the same time praying for the success of his missionary endeavors when she appeared to St James. He and his disciples all shared in the beautiful vision that was accompanied by celestial music [...] evidence of her apparition. Supported by the vision and the tangible evidence of its authenticity, St James spread the Faith throughout Spain which is now under his patronage. After his martyrdom, he was
and power of Christ” Every Tuesday, joyful students join David Campbell, a social studies teacher at St. Paul VI Catholic High School in Chantilly, Virginia, to craft rosaries that are donated to the Stella [...] to tell students about his life story and notably, his own witness to the powerful intercession of St. John Paul II. Thirteen years ago, Campbell welcomed his first grandchild Jesse into the world, but [...] 48 hours left to live. After two days passed without change, Campbell prayed a rosary and asked for St. John Paul II’s intercession. The next morning, Jesse’s nurse reported that Jesse’s levels and vitals
dear to Pope Francis, who first heard of it in 1986 as a theology student in Germany, when he visited St. Peter's Church in Augsburg and discovered its painting of the Virgin Maria Knotenlöserin ("Undoer [...] Christianorum (Mary Help of Christians) already present in the Litany of Loreto since the pontificate of St. Pius V, which recognizes the singular role of the Virgin in the life of the Christian as "Mediatrix [...] "Rescuer" and "Mediatrix". Even earlier, we find a reference to this Marian devotion in the writings of St. Irenaeus of Lyons: "The knot of Eve's disobedience found its solution in Mary's obedience. What the
