She had been with Jesus for twelve long years, important years for the formation of habits, though Mary lived them as if in a holy ecstasy, full of painful love. She had carried Jesus in her arms. She had
is an extraordinary place, where thousands of pilgrims come each day to ask for special gifts from Jesus and Mary. Every evening at Mass there is an immense crowd that joyfully praises the Lord in song. [...] intercession with God. Let us remember that, as in Cana, she knows how to obtain miracles from her Son Jesus quickly! Thierry Fourchaud On April 7, 2017, during his visit to the shrine of Campinas, Brazil Note:
in the life of Jesus Christ pass before the eyes of the soul. They are composed altogether of the joyful, sorrowful and glorious mysteries, and they put us in living communion with Jesus through - we could
cross and from the rocks below in the shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in Dantoling. The sacred image of Jesus on the cross was installed on April 23, 2019 and water began to flow on November 2, the feast of All [...] all over Orissa come every day, and even faithful from other religions have shown strong faith in Jesus. Respect, devotion and reverence for Mary have increased. Many patients have already been healed.” [...] intercedes for us in times of sickness, suffering, danger and hopeless situations through her Son Jesus Christ who comes to our aid.” Proful Kumar Digal, from Kampada, in the sub-division of Balliguda,
Rosary—looking at Jesus’ entire life—with Mary. He memorized those prayers, but he knew it was not enough to repeat them mechanically. The most important thing for him was his intimacy with Jesus. Since he was [...] and he died at the age of 15. From the time of his First Communion, he decided to stay united to Jesus always ("the goal of my life" he would say). Although he lived a quiet and ordinary life as a youngster [...] makes Carlo Acutis a model for today’s youth? He was able to grow spiritually and remain faithful to Jesus Christ in an adverse social environment facing the same daily challenges that are common to most of
Annunciation, the Virgin Mary became the Mother of the Son of God made man, who was to receive the name Jesus. The Annunciation represents not only the news of the Incarnation but also the beginning of the Church [...] the Son of God "through the faith of Mary" and her maternal tenderness towards the body of her Son Jesus (cf. Preface of the Mass), while the prayer over the offerings highlights the birth of the Church [...] does not forget that it began on the day when your Word became flesh.” Since Mary is the Mother of Jesus, she is also the Mother of the Church. Being the Mother of the Head of the Body, she also remains
embroidery running along his wrinkles and beading his long white beard, towards which Jesus stretches His little hands. He is Jesus, but still a child, and whatever moves in front of Him, draws His attention so [...] Gospel as Revealed to Me (1) vol.1, the author recalls the vision she received of the Presentation of Jesus in the temple: “There is a group of onlookers. Amongst them a little old man, bent with age and limping [...] is instead a simple believer, at least according to his garments, takes the Child and kisses Him. Jesus smiles at him with the typical smile of sucklings. He seems to watch him inquisitively, because the
meditation on the mysteries. Some have accused Catholics of violating the command of Jesus with the rosary, when Jesus said, “When you pray, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard [...] the prayers from memory that are intended to allow us to enter into the mysteries of the life of Jesus and Mary. Some find it helpful to combine Scripture reading and even some silence with the prayers [...] day. Bishop Andrew Cozzens (1), September 30, 2021 Adapted from https://thecatholicspirit.com/only-jesus/why-praying-the-rosary-matters/ (1) Bishop Andrew Harmon Cozzens (b. 1968) has been Auxiliary Bishop
HEART TO RECEIVE HER JESUS HERSELF; I beg my guardian angel and all the saints, our little angel whom I feel here very close, to pray for me and with me, and I say again to Jesus: My little soul is waiting [...] Friday Marthe Robin (1), his parishioner, bedridden because of an illness, relived the Passion of Jesus. In one of his notebooks, Father Faure wrote that, in the first days of November 1921, Marthe was
is Our Lord Jesus Christ, and the greatest way to look to Christ and learn about Christ is through the eyes and heart of his Blessed Mother Mary. She leads us to Christ. And the heart of Jesus is strength [...] growing in holiness together as a domestic church, in the hallowed footsteps of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, whose feast we celebrate the Sunday after Christmas. Foster the family Rosary. In
