sitting down (Akathistos, a Greek word meaning not sitting), since she herself had not stopped watching over them for one moment and she had won the victory over their enemies with a supernatural power. Since [...] king Chosroes II, with the help of Persia's Avar allies, raided Constantinople from the west, crying out blasphemies against God. The sea was covered with ships, the countryside filled with infantry and horsemen [...] procession, on the ramparts of the city, to ask for the strength to resist, along with the icon of Christ not-painted-by-a-human-hand, the precious, vivifying Cross, and the tunic of the Mother of God. Boats
eternal life! Raphaël (8): Mary is the greatest of mothers. She did not have a single stain on her. Mary is a very important person—she is the "head" of Heaven after Jesus. I ask Mary for many things and especially [...] undo all the knots that hinder my bond of peace with God. Clément (18): Mary is for me the one we pray to every day. Each Hail Mary said in the evening with the family or alone is an opportunity to pray [...] – Pentecost – La Linda (Peru, 1664) Mary, take us under your mantle! Anne (wife): Mary is the Mother of us all. Through her "fiat," she teaches us to live each moment of our life under her gentle maternal
take her. All the children of God should take Mary into themselves and all that she has taught you through her life. You have a great support which is Mary, use it more. Pray to her, pray to her more, make [...] the words Jesus on the cross addressed to Mary, "Woman, behold your Son," and to John, "Behold your Mother," the devil spoke and said: "In that single moment, She loved all her sons for all generations [...] the Angel, she said 'yes' to her Son on the cross so that you would become her sons." The exorcist, with a mixture of amazement and joy for he understood that the devil was obviously forced to say, against
cut off his tirades and said, "And now let's talk a little about the Virgin Mary!" This long hour of conversation about Mary brought back for a moment the peace he felt at his first communion, but his [...] Louis Francis Budenz, a prominent Communist activist in the United States, was born into a devout Christian home in the state of Indiana. At the age of 20, he left home for the love of a divorced woman. He [...] One day in 1936, Budenz found himself face to face with Bishop Fulton Sheen (1) in a New York bar. Thinking that friendliness was the surest way to make a convert, Budenz confidently began using his great
the Virgin is greatly honored. He said the Hail Mary at least 1000 times a day, using a knotted rope as a rosary. He was a great promoter of the rosary as a popular devotion. The mystery of the Incarnation [...] found a more observant, mortified, modest, gentle and humble religious," his biographer said of him. The secret of this great holiness was his devotion to the Virgin Mary. It was because of Mary that he [...] November 21 – Presentation of the Virgin Mary in the Temple – Blessed Romeo de Llivia (d. November 21, 1261) A little-known promoter of the Rosary Romeo de Llivia was born in the last third of the 12th
November 19 - Feast of Mary Seyom (Ethiopian Church) "I saw the souls fall in tight groups" In this month of November, a month dedicated to praying for the deceased, let us meditate on this message from [...] Menéndez (1890-1923) was a Spanish nun who lived in the convent of Les Feuillants in Poitiers, France. She had mystical visions that she recorded in the book Un Llamamiento al Amor (A Call to Love), one of [...] from the Virgin Mary to Sister Josefa Menendez. "My daughter, I come to tell you, in the name of Jesus, the glory that you have given today to his Heart.... Understand that whatever he allows you to see
owned a rosary but seldom prayed it. Mary was a distant heroine to me, a woman whose mystery baffled me. How could a woman quietly keep so much in her heart? And why? I couldn’t relate to that with my own [...] Immaculate Conception and beg her, “Mary, please help me be more like you.” A relationship with her seemed impossible, because she was perfect, and I knew I was not. After I became a mom in my early thirties, I [...] I revisited my concept of dialoguing with Mary. That first Advent, I never followed a daily devotional or lit a candle on the wreath. It seemed like utter failure to neglect such rituals. But my mom said
following a path back to his Mother in the sky, a path set out from his childhood. I understood the presence of Mary in the life of the pope, a witness he never ceased to give. From that moment, I recite [...] more, with children, training them from their earliest years to experience this daily ‘pause for prayer’ with the family … is a spiritual aid which should not be underestimated.” The Rosary stops a busy [...] wonders for a family psychologically and emotionally. But it does far more. [...] Pope Francis tells the story from when he was a bishop of joining a group that was praying the Rosary with St. John Paul
can, towards Mary. Also Mary, who always moves very quietly, now runs, as swift as a little deer, and reaches the foot of the staircase at the same time as Elizabeth. And She embraces with great affection [...] May 31 - Feast of the Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth The Virgin Mary presses her cousin Elizabeth to her Heart In the visions of Maria Valtorta: “A fairly old woman appears at the top of the staircase [...] pregnant condition is a strange contradiction to her evident old age, notwithstanding her wide and loose dress. She looks down, shading her eyes with her hand. As soon as she recognizes Mary she raises her arms
the car is a great place to pray the Rosary.” It’s one of the ways their family is growing in holiness together as a domestic church, in the hallowed footsteps of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph [...] saying grace at the table. “Take a moment and invite members of the family to offer prayers of intercession. Pray for someone or offer a prayer of gratitude for something they’re grateful for in their life [...] (Corsica, France) The car is a great place to pray the Rosary Every time Chris and Jennifer Sariego and their four children leave their home in Los Angeles and get into their car for a drive longer than 15 minutes
