conceived within herself her Creator, rests in the Lord's temple not made by man. (...) Today, the immaculate Virgin, who was undefiled by any earthly passion, but who, according to the divine plan did not

conception of Jesus (Lk 1: 35) and Mary's perpetual virginity (Lk 1: 34). First, we must not confuse Immaculate Conception and virginal conception. The former refers to the fact that Mary was conceived without

the following prelude: "We do well to call thee blest, the Theotokos, the ever-blessed and all-immaculate and Mother of our God." Marvelling at the hymn's beauty, the monk asked his guest to record this

And He especially revealed himself to the Blessed Virgin because her heart was totally free and immaculate, making heaven even more transparent: "Blessed are the pure in heart: they shall see God" (Mt 5:8)

when one is weary, when one needs rest and shelter. In these moments we can turn to Mary, to her Immaculate Heart, to her image that is a place of sweet refuge... Yes indeed! See how she went through fatigue

came to Lourdes, in 1858, to speak to Saint Bernadette Soubirous and to confirm the dogma of the Immaculate Conception; in 1871, she was in Pontmain visiting some children again; then in 1876, she appeared

August 1st - Saint Alphonsus de Liguori (d. 1787) Prayer to My Mother Mary Most Holy Virgin Immaculate, my Mother Mary, to you who are the Mother of my Lord, the Queen of the universe, the advocate, the

encyclical was published on May 15, 1956.) The following day, on June 4th, the Church celebrated the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Adapted from: Zenit

national holiday in the Philippines, following his 2017 declaration of the December 8th feast of the Immaculate Conception as a special working holiday. There has always been a special link between the Philippines

misery. After her conversion, she spent seventeen months in Lourdes, a proof of her love for the Immaculate, refuge of sinners. She fell ill: one day she had to have her left eyelid stitched without anesthesia