of Jesus in the souls of those who believe in Him as the messenger of the Father. This is why Saint Ambrose of Milan (d. 397) gave the faithful the name of Mary at their baptism. He knew that Jesus is
the narrative of the Lord’s Passion. "This child is here," said the saintly old man of the child Jesus, "as a sign of contradiction; and you"—he is now speaking to Mary—"a sword will pierce your own soul [...] Besides, it was only by piercing it that he was able to penetrate the flesh of your Son. After your Jesus had given up the spirit, the cruel spear that opened his side obviously could not reach his soul;
(Brazil) The Virgin Mary knew the hour of the Resurrection No doubt the encounter between Mary and Jesus, in the early morning of the Sunday following the burial, was too intimate to report to us, but we [...] attitude—an unwavering confidence in the words of her Son, and the understanding of the mystery of Jesus in the light of Scripture: The Virgin was absolutely certain of the Resurrection of her Son since
in her womb in your heart While Jesus was in her womb, Mary immaculate never forgot the precious load that she was carrying. She prayed and talked with the Child Jesus inside her, constantly. She listened
People are sometimes troubled by the silence of St. Mark's Gospel and the New Testament Epistles about Jesus' virginal conception. Some might wonder if we were merely dealing with legends or theological constructs [...] constructs not claiming to be history. To this we must respond: Faith in the virginal conception of Jesus met with the lively opposition, mockery or incomprehension of non-believers, Jews and pagans alike;
event is very moving: Jesus, the Son of God, becomes the smallest, the most humble, the least among all. He was poor so that we might be rich in the divine life. If we want Jesus to work the wonders of
complacency for evil: on the contrary, he is proud to belong to Jesus and Mary, and he knows that Mary urges him to do everything that Jesus commands or desires. Radio message of Pope Pius XII to the faithful
good guide: she led the Child Jesus to the temple, which proves that she and Joseph gave him a solid religious education from an early age. In the passage of the Child Jesus found in the temple, the Gospel
something extraordinary happened: Jesus appeared to him holding a sword that He offered to the prelate. According to Bishop Dashe, the moment he took the sword from Jesus' hands, it turned into a Rosary
Father (Heb 1,3), Jesus, the Lord. Let us therefore seek what we desire in the fruit of the Blessed Virgin, because it is God’s blessed fruit. The Virgin is blessed, but her fruit, Jesus, is even more blessed
