visible world, and to suspend and counteract its laws; that is, the world of Angels and Saints, of Holy Church and her children; and the weapon by which they master its laws is the power of prayer. By prayer [...] herein lies her power. While she defends the Church, neither height nor depth, neither men nor evil spirits, neither great monarchs, nor craft of man, nor popular violence, can avail to harm us; for human

years in the Central African Republic (1978-1988) and Superior General of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (from 2004 to 2012): "When comes the time of answering God’s call, Mary of the Annunciation, help

word!” Because of Mary’s single-hearted openness to God’s plan, she conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and brought forth the world’s Savior, Jesus the Christ. In the rough and tumble of daily life,

month of May - following the Paschal joy of the Resurrection and preceding the outpouring of the Holy Spirit – should invite Catholics especially to rediscover the treasure of Marian devotion. Let us meditate

Blessed Virgin. Mary is represented with a childlike face "because she is constantly renewed by the Holy Spirit," explains Brother Jean-Baptiste. Three rays, symbolizing the Trinity, descend upon them. The scene

, many of whom lost their lives in the August 4, 2020, disaster in Beirut and are now considered "holy souls," the nun explains that the resilience and healing of the Lebanese people is rooted in their [...] to what extent the land of the Cedars, beyond its dramas and crises, remains a land in which the spirit of God has taken root in the hearts of the faithful. Finding in Mary a common Mother helps the Lebanese

the most intensely. This is what Elizabeth expressed, crying out, through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, on the day of the Visitation: "Blessed is she who believed what was said to her from the Lord

unique and extraordinary in the sense that no other woman has ever conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, without the normal biological process. The redemptive story of the entire human race cannot be

"Listen, Lord, your servant is speaking!" My prayers are addressed to God, who is Father, Son and Holy Spirit. To which of the three persons of the Trinity should I address my prayer in particular? For me

of the scene are also mysterious and out of the ordinary: an angel who speaks to Mary, and the Holy Spirit who comes to take her under His shadow. The impression we have is that the whole of Heaven visited