the luminous mysteries 1st mystery : the Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan (Mt 3: 13-17): the state of grace; 2nd mystery : the Wedding at Cana (Jn 2: 1-12): trust in the will of God and in Mary; 3rd mystery [...] heaven, to convert the most hardened sinners and the most obstinate heretics. God has attached to it grace in this life and glory in the next. The saints have practiced it and the sovereign Pontiffs have approved

not granted just because we did not ask for them. This is how novenas of prayer elicit graces. And what is Grace? It is Jesus acting through the Holy Spirit who formed Him in the womb of Mary. Thus we

the Virgin Mary, and some of them are known for being places where countless special, miraculous graces have been granted to many throughout the centuries. The many ex-votos covering one of the walls of [...] helmet— confirm this is the case, and pilgrims travel in droves to either ask the Virgin for a special grace as much as to thank her for those already received. Adapted from “The Marian legacy of Saint Luke

e, their prayers and petitions, and the announcements from God concerning your birth, and by his grace your unexpected and wonderful birth. And may your thoughts not remain on this Jewish people and your [...] only shows the inner richness of her virtues but also the unutterable abundance and beauty of those graces from the Spirit, which are deeper than thought.

for me, I beg you to receive me as your servant forever. Help me in my actions and beg for me the grace never by thought, word, or deed to be displeasing in your sight and that of your most holy Son. Remember

close relation to the Virgin Mary, either because of the apparitions, or because of the miraculous graces obtained by her intercession. These facts defy any natural explanation. Until now, 1,200 of the cures

knows how ancient the desire is, To burn thyme at your feet, And to say to you: lead me, full of grace! But for me, like the stars, you are unreachable. This desire is only a dream and cannot not be fulfilled

nature, in the divine life, through the divine Power. Mary was the first to achieve this, through grace. Furthermore, considering the mystery of the Church as a communion of deification, Palamas explains

beloved daughter of the Father and the temple of the Holy Spirit. Because of this gift of sublime grace she far surpasses all creatures, both in heaven and on earth. Dogmatic Constitution on the Church

went immediately to confession, and through the intercession of his Advocate, recovered the divine grace. Saint Alphonsus Liguori, The Glories of Mary