Peter and Paul, apostles Mary and the Church Christ has three brides, namely: a universal bride, who is the Church of all the elect, whom He began to wed at the beginning of the world by faith and charity;
who is the life and love and joy of Thy Heart. Blessed be the Most Loving Heart and Sweet Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the most glorious Virgin Mary, His Mother, in eternity and forever. Amen. [...] Hearts of Jesus and Mary O Jesus, only Son of God, only Son of Mary, I offer Thee the most loving Heart of Thy divine Mother which is more precious and pleasing to Thee than all hearts. O Mary, Mother of Jesus
who is the life and love and joy of Thy Heart. Blessed be the Most Loving Heart and Sweet Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the most glorious Virgin Mary, His Mother, in eternity and forever. Amen. [...] Hearts of Jesus and Mary O Jesus, only Son of God, only Son of Mary, I offer Thee the most loving Heart of Thy divine Mother which is more precious and pleasing to Thee than all hearts. O Mary, Mother of Jesus
Death of Mary of Jesus of Ágreda, Spanish nun and mystic (1665) Heaven and earth were created for Jesus and Mary Before all other creatures, She was conceived in the divine mind, in such manner and such state [...] to create a locality and an abode, where the incarnate Word and his Mother should converse and dwell. For them primarily did He create heaven and earth with its stars and elements and all that is contained [...] state as befitted and became the dignity, excellence and gifts of the humanity of her most holy Son. To her flowed over, at once and immediately, the river of the Divinity and its attributes with all its
of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Joseph Mary and Joseph are models of both spouses and virgins The New Testament provides very little, if any, information about the life of Mary and Joseph before the A [...] neither Mary's concubine nor Jesus' progenitor? Now regarding the last question: is it not troubling and even contradictory that Mary is given as an example to both consecrated and married persons? Mary has [...] e mystery of Mary (and therefore of Joseph) to the level of our human experience. And no one is expected to be exactly like Mary. Instead, we all have much to learn from her. As Queen and Mother, she has
Hermitage in a very visible way ... Mary, yes Mary alone is our prosperity; without Mary we are nothing and with Mary we have everything, because Mary always has her adorable Son either in her arms or [...] Brothers of Mary (Marists) Mary, co-founder and glory of the Marist Brothers Saint Marcellin Champagnat (1789-1840) is the founder of the teaching congregation of the Marist Brothers. It was Mary who made [...] This is the purpose of their vocation and the reason for the existence of the Institute. He told them: "Mary receives us only to give us to Jesus" and he gave Mary to them as the educator who would teach
Lourdes (France, 1858) Eve and Mary, Mary and the Eucharist Drawing from the parallel between Eve and Mary, St. Peter Damian describes the relationship between the Virgin Mary and the Eucharistic body of [...] old curse."[1] The body that Mary conceived, gave birth to, nourished and raised with maternal care and love, is the same body that we receive in the Eucharistic banquet and whose blood we drink as the [...] food on account of which she condemned us to the hunger of an eternity of fasting; on the contrary Mary made a food that opened the entrance to the banquet of Heaven to us."[2] L. Gambero [1] Saint Peter
suddenly I saw the Virgin Mary and Jesus smiling at me! They didn't say anything, I only saw their heads and their sweet smiles for a few moments and then they left. Thank you Mary, thank you Jesus for stopping [...] Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross "Suddenly, I saw the Virgin Mary and Jesus smiling at me!" "My name is Sylvie, I am 61 and disabled, but as long as I can, I will pray to Our Lady. One day, when [...] stopping by to visit me!" Sylvie Ch. Testimonial sent to Mary of Nazareth on June 9, 2022
Sisters of the Annunciation of Mary Saints and popes have defended the spiritual sword of Mary Saint John Paul II once made this remark: “It would be impossible to name all the many Saints who discovered [...] Rosary; and Venerable Fulton J. Sheen created a special kind of Rosary known as the World Mission Rosary. And this is only a sampling of those saints and popes who championed the spiritual sword of Mary! Adapted [...] called St Anthony Mary Claret a “ new St Dominic”; Pope Leo XIII wrote 11 encyclicals on the Rosary; the Servant of God Joseph Kentenich referred to the Rosary as a spiritual machine gun and a grace-filled
October 1 – Byzantine rite liturgy: Saint Mary Protectress (Pokrova) - Saint Romanos the Melodist (6th century) Sing for me and I will not abandon you Born in Bulgaria and raised in Constantinople, Saint John [...] the fifth Saturday of Lent—St John fell asleep in his stall. The Virgin appeared to him and said: “Sing for me and I will not abandon you,” then put a gold coin in his hand. When he woke up, he saw that [...] important. The monastery’s icon of the Mother of God before whom he sang and meditated, is called Panagia Koukouzelissa, after the name of her beloved singer. Her feast is celebrated on October 1st, the same
