September 16 - Our Lady of La Lajas (Latin America) She is More a Mother than a Queen (I) If I could have given just one sermon about her as a priest, that would have been enough for me to get across my ideas [...] that the Blessed Virgin had Christ's passion constantly present before her eyes from that moment on? ... "And a sword shall pierce will pierce your soul too..." (Lk 2:35). It is clear to see, my dear Mother [...] ideas about her. In the first place, I would have shown how little is actually known about Mary's life. Of course, I believe that we must not say incredible or made-up ideas about her; for example, I would

September 28 - Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Issoudun, France, 1854) A papal visit of a few hours to Fatima to pray for peace in Ukraine Francis is the fourth pope to visit Fátima, after Paul VI, John [...] canonize two of the three children to whom Mary had appeared, Jacinta and Francisco. Earlier this year, he declared the third witness, their cousin Lucia, who was a cloistered nun and died in 2005, “venerable [...] in silence for peace, with pain [in my heart], before the Madonna,” Pope Francis told Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni on the helicopter as he returned to Lisbon. Francis also gave a brief and off-the-cuff

Bridget of Sweden (d. 1373) The demon shouted: “I have a complaint about a woman!” (I) After the death of her son, Saint Bridget was transported to a vast and magnificent palace. There she saw Jesus Christ [...] the moment of her exit from the body and to bring it, with my companions, to your court. Now, O Judge, as soon as the soul left the body, this woman, your Mother, snatched her up, covered her with her [...] neither of them touched the soul. Then the demon shouted: “Listen, Almighty Judge! I have a complaint about a woman who is my Sovereign and your Mother, to whom your love gave all power in heaven and earth

us to carry whatever crosses will lead ourselves and others to a life with him. 5. And to conclude, leave it all in the hands of Mary with the Coronation. Imagine your mother was given the power to direct [...] you disagree. This is, of course, exactly the position we are in with Mary. She is the Queen of Heaven and Earth, a powerful intercessor with God himself, and she is our mother. If we invite her intercession [...] and soul, in what the Catechism calls “a sign of certain hope” for us. Then it dawned on me: We pray to improve our lives with others here and now. What God wants is a better life for all involved hereafter

well with the club members, who were angry with me ... All this caused a lot of stress in my life and triggered a sort of depression. One day in August 2013, I went out in my backyard and prayed a Hail [...] point, I came across a prayer recited by Michael Lonsdale (a French actor) called " Stay with me Lord. " .... I was so moved that I couldn't stop crying. Then I read these lines on a website dedicated to [...] run a sports club, but I had to travel so much that I soon got tired of it. In March 2013, I went to a vacation club in Morocco. There, some friends mentioned the house of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Ephesus

and kept only simple clothes for myself and a little to live by. From the Revelations of the Virgin Mary to Saint Bridget of Sweden’s visions of the Virgin Mary, in "Celestial Revelations" Vol. I, ch. 10 [...] the dogma of the Immaculate Conception (d. 1878) Learning that God was born of a Virgin, I was touched and hurt by such a great love Since my early childhood, when I understood that God existed, I have [...] bitter to me. After that, knowing that God also redeemed the world and was born of a Virgin, I was touched and hurt by such a great love for him, that I only thought of him and wanted only him. I stayed away

aid from above To be re-birthed in spirituality. - Damien Gilmartin 2020, written by a reader of A Moment with Mary ( originally composed in German) [...] challenge to be won. Ave Maria in rhythm of repetition, Like a heartbeat of vivification. Circulates my soul and Aspirates my being with revelation. A mother’s embrace of love Moulds our mortality, Sustained [...] The Rosary is My Life The Rosary is my life, A bond twixt heaven and earth. An Almighty Father so remote, Yet a mother’s hand held out for me to grasp. Our Father, creation’s link to deity, Words given

here we are not dealing with the irrational or contradictory, but precisely with the positive - with God’s creative power, embracing the whole of being. In that sense these two moments - the virgin birth and [...] he has ushered in a new creation. So as the Creator he is also our Redeemer. Hence the conception and birth of Jesus from the Virgin Mary is a fundamental element of our faith and a radiant sign of hope [...] …[who] by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary”? The answer is an unequivocal yes. Karl Barth pointed out that there are two moments in the story of Jesus when God intervenes directly in the

praying the Rosary, and through events lived in truth: an unexpected reconciliation with a friend who converted, a meeting with believers touched by Our Lady, and many more...". M-X., personal testimony Translated [...] to think of the Rosary as a rather boring repetition of prayers, was pleasantly surprised by its effects. There were two key moments in my pilgrimage: first, the testimony of a sister whose faith was contagious [...] strewn with shadows. The second highlight was the Way of the Cross, so rich in lessons that I saw the important moments of my life flash by at every step. This is how the mini tidal wave of Mary swept me

Helfta "The Brothers of St Joseph taught us to love Our Lady" "My experience with Mary began when I was a child. I was born in a deeply Catholic family. Every night after dinner, the whole family—grandparents [...] Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Belém (Brazil) Exclusive interview by Thácio Siqueira for A Moment with Mary [...] of my love for Mary. But my Marian devotion also grew greatly in the community of my parish, St Joseph’s Church (São José), where I was baptized, ordained a priest, and later ordained a bishop. I was 13