dimension of “ grace ”… It would be a grave error to think that a father and mother can do nothing to form their child to grow in the grace of God. To grow in age, to grow in wisdom and to grow in grace: this is [...] that Jesus would grow in wisdom, age and grace We look to Joseph as the model educator, who watches over and accompanies Jesus as he grows “in wisdom, age and grace,” as the Gospel says. Let us begin with
Jesus, Carmelite (d. 1967) The Virgin causes grace to spring forth from God's bosom The motherhood of the Blessed Virgin resides in the transmission of grace. She is a Mother, the Mother of Christ, of the [...] which causes grace to come forth from God as she pleases, because of her holiness, because she is the most beautiful of all creatures, and a prodigy in heaven. The Virgin does not produce grace, but she makes [...] whole Christ. She is co-redemptrix. Consequently, with Christ, she is linked to the production of grace. She is immaculate, therefore all holy and all beautiful: God does not deny her anything. She is the
phrase in the Hail Mary which I often meditate on and it's those words, 'Hail Mary, full of grace'. Full of grace. We can be so full of many things, we can even be full of ourselves. We can be full of a beautiful [...] December 11 - Our Lady of Consolation (Italy) “In Mary totally full of grace, there is room for nothing but the love of God” When [Mary] was told, she is the mother of God, she didn't immediately began [...] during our time here in Lourdes, we might think of that. At the Grotto, think of Mary totally full of grace. In her there is room for nothing but the love of God. Excerpt from a homily by Bishop Paul Mc Aleenan
La Vang (Vietnam, 1798) - Our Lady of Soufanieh ( Syria, 1982) - Our Lady of Quinche (Ecuador) No grace is impossible to obtain if you ask Mary My story with Mary Undoer of Knots goes back a few years. [...] be able to buy an image or statue to honor her. On the ninth day of the novena, I received a great grace: a friend of mine who is a nun gave me a package and told me it was for me, and when I opened it,
14 - Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Princess Grace of Monaco featured in a film about the Rosary On September 14, 1982, Princess Grace of Monaco lost her life in a car accident. The whole world [...] recitation of the Rosary: "Your Highness, a poor Irish priest is asking Grace to do this favor for the Queen of the Rosary." Grace couldn't say no to her old friend, and after an absence of more than 25 [...] career to devote herself to her husband, and later to her children. After her marriage, in fact, Grace refused to return to her acting career. She did, however, make one exception, in favor of the Rosary
(Lithuania, 1962, devotion encouraged by Bishop Preikas) A “badly recited Rosary” gets requested grace In April 2013, the conversion to Catholicism of Fernando Casanova, a Puerto Rican Pentecostal pastor [...] churches and groups. His zealous quest had one clear goal: "Not to be Catholic." Except that the coup de grace of his conversion was precisely his discovery of the Catholic Eucharist. When he decided to convert
March 13 - Our Lady of Roses (Italy, 1635) Incredible graces poured on Catholic converts Farchid and his wife, Iranians of Muslim origin who settled in France, converted to the Catholic faith and in the [...] taking a souvenir selfie in front of a large statue of the Blessed Virgin, she sent us an incredible grace, which the camera captured. First, a great light appeared behind us, blurring the statue and dancing
1842) - 4th apparition in Banneux (Belgium) - Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (d. 1153) Mary dispenses her graces to her children endlessly and abundantly Let no one speak of your tenderness (O Virgin Mary) if a
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 [...] give thanks with all my soul to Mary and her Immaculate Heart. I am convinced that I owe her all the graces I received while I was still in that community and, above all, my entry into the Catholic Church
consecrated his country to the Mother of God - feast of Saint Joachim, father of Mary Anne, meaning "Grace", gave birth to Mary, meaning "Sovereign" Joachim chose Anne, an incomparable and praiseworthy woman [...] Mother of God. In this respect, she is not inferior to all other illustrious women. This is because grace - for this is the meaning of the name Anne - gave birth to a sovereign - this is what the name Mary
