“Woman," he said, "behold your son." O God, what an exchange! She went from having the Son, to having the servant; from having God, to receiving a creature! Nevertheless, she did not refuse, knowing well

Court (Italy, 1575) She Exceeds All Thought and Intelligence I wondered why the Evangelists, after having spoken about John the Baptist and the Apostles in great length, skimmed over the life of the Blessed [...] Mary, although she exceeds them ad infinitum by her excellence and her virtue. Why, I asked myself, have they told us nothing of her birth, her education, her habits, her daily life with her Son, her life [...] telling us the entire story, it was useless to write down the bits and pieces; all the more so as we may have conjured up the belief that any omitted compliment in the writings meant that she did not possess

Jerusalem do not come to worship him – even though they have received the news – but the Kings of the East do! In the same way that the shepherds have to go see the descendants of David, so the Wise Men go [...] Jerusalem. Joseph, a just and upright man, recognized the work of divine wisdom – the poor and humble have to appear before those who are satisfied with themselves. Both the shepherds and the Wise Men represent

Since the recent war against Isis, more and more women in Syria—grandmothers, young mothers, and girls—have been wearing a piece of clothing known as “Mary’s dress” during the month of May each year. This garment [...] him." Syria has been at war for more than seven years. It is a bloody and deadly war, and mortars have not spared the Christian neighborhoods of cities like Damascus, Aleppo, Homs and so many others. But [...] religious ceremonies has grown steadily. Most of them are convinced that God won’t abandon them, that we have only been put to the test. Their faith has been tested through suffering. Aleteia (May 23, 2018)

1991. There are currently just over 100 sisters in the United States. We also have a convent in Toronto, Canada. We have received a regular number of overseas vocations: from Ireland, Spain and Oceania [...] socio-economic, ethnic and religious spectrum. Living in poverty or holding degrees, all these women have in common the desire to be listened to, and to find hope. We also see many ‘victims’ of abortion in

me. Put into words, it might sound like this: "You already have a devotion to me in your heart, even if you don't usually feel it. You don't have to express it the way the de Montfort people do, or follow [...] and little by little Mary found her proper place in my life, inwardly and outwardly, without my having to worry about it.

central place in my life. I have always prayed to her. At home, we prayed the Rosary as a family. These days, I like to pray the Rosary while going on a walk with my dear wife. We have consecrated our four children [...] children to her. We have been married for 42 years and Mary consoles us, gives us support and always leads us to Jesus. "All to Jesus through Mary," as Saint Louis de Montfort said. As a teenager, I distanced [...] communities on prayer, Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, holiness, etc. Mary is a living person with whom I have a personal relationship. Like a very tender mother, she accompanies me wherever I go and protects

appeared to John a second time, in his room: "You have done what I asked and have done it well. The water from the fountain will be good. The people have changed their lives and are becoming much better [...] convert, otherwise they will lose their souls... Continue serving your father and your mother as you have done." The apparition also said that the four women responsible for causing the public scandal had

is to pray the Rosary. So why don’t we ever do it?’’ Ouch. We have been praying it ever since, and are so grateful that we have. [...] We have found over the years that when we pray the Rosary, we grow closer [...] within the Church today — real disunity, over substantial issues. But the Rosary unites us with what we have in common — on our mission and purpose, on Jesus our Founder and Mary, our model. It also connects

one million copies have been distributed in eight languages (French, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese) in France and throughout the world. Contracts have been signed with foreign [...] When they asked him to start a prayer group to Mary Undoer of Knots in their church, he agreed to have a reproduction of the painting installed in 1997. The number of participants increased dramatically [...] of Knots. Numerous testimonies of answered prayers through the intercession of Mary Undoer of Knots have been received. The Mary of Nazareth editorial team. If you would like to pray this wonderful novena