a bar at its base; below this monogram, the Sacred Heart of Jesus crowned with thorns, and the Immaculate Heart of Mary pierced with a sword. With approval of the Catholic Church, the first medals were
most holy Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary for several reasons. First of all, it originated in her Immaculate Heart and its melody vibrated her heart-strings before it found voice on her lips. Secondly, the
serves as Vicar Provincial and Vocation Director for the Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception. He is an author and a speaker and has written many books such as 10 Wonders of the
carving sculpted abroad and given to the cathedral in 1920. It was inspired by the painting of the Immaculate Conception by Spanish painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. The bomb that destroyed Nagasaki was dropped
The other, marked with the words "Our Lady Help of Christians," was surmounted by a statue of the Immaculate Virgin holding a rosary. The assault turned to the advantage of the aggressors but the Pope, also
Father's will, just like Mary. In this, Mary is perfectly imitable. While Adam and Eve, who were immaculate creatures, sinned, the Holy Virgin did not fail, and she kept intact the original purity with which
have entrusted themselves to Mary by the imposition of the scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel or Immaculate Conception. Many schools and towns are named after the different titles accorded the Virgin Mary
accommodate much larger assemblies. Fifty years after Pope Pius IX proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception (1854), the Maronite Church wished to mark this anniversary with solemnity, and thus
deputies placed themselves under the protection of Mary and promised to defend the mystery of her Immaculate Conception, the soldiers fought with a rosary in their hands and proclaimed Mary their captain
raised this chaste womb to the height of the Father's womb and that he prepared for the Word this immaculate body that the incarnate Word made his own. He acquired over the Son of the Father, as a man, a
