through Mary." He advised us to adopt three attitudes as Christians: following a path of abandonment to Mary, the woman of faith; taking the path of the cross - since trials always catch up with us; and [...] begin WYD with the Virgin Mary, and what better way to do so than to go directly to this world-famous Marian apparition site? Our group did one spiritual action after another: the Rosary, a special co [...] consecration to Mary, the act of contrition as a group, confession, praying at the tombs of St. Jacinta and St. Francisco (the young shepherds who saw the Virgin in 1917 with their cousin Sister Lucia),
(Bosnia-Herzegovina) with a group of young people. When he returned, he gave a presentation about his pilgrimage to his parishioners. He said: "I had heard about the apparitions of the Virgin Mary in this small [...] small town with a population of 2300, a Croatian enclave in Bosnia-Herzegovina. I was a bit skeptical at first, and I wanted to see for myself. I was very surprised by the deep effect it had on people, by [...] 42 years ago, when a group of seven to eight young teenagers from this Croatian village reported encounters with the Virgin Mary. Two of them continue to have daily apparitions of Mary." Adapted from an
in the Temple. So, I knew she (Mary) knew my pain. I turned to Mary and asked her to hold me as she held her son (remembering my small Pieta statue I had as a child). A few weeks after John’s death, I still [...] morning while at the cabin from a heart attack. I crumbled … it was as if a “sword had pierced my heart.” Sound familiar? That was Simeon’s prophecy to our Virgin Mother Mary during Jesus’ presentation in [...] still wasn’t sleeping at night. A friend loaned me her iPod and said “here Mary, borrow this, listen to the rosary recording. It will help you sleep.” Okay, so while I was a “good Catholic” and said evening
November 10 - Our Lady of Loreto (1552) She is a Sign of Sure Hope and Comfort (II) You, Mary, who at Pentecost, together with the Apostles in prayer, called upon the gift of the Holy Spirit for the newborn [...] following of Christ. To you, a "sign of sure hope and comfort," we trustfully turn our gaze "until the day of the Lord shall come" (Lumen Gentium, #68). You, Mary, are invoked with the insistent prayer of the [...] saints, will intercede before your Son for us, "until all families of peoples, whether they are honored with the title of Christian or whether they still do not know the Savior, may be happily gathered together
again a sign of total newness on what God is doing. Lastly, John the Baptist is the answer to his aged parents’ yearning for a child. Mary does not yearn for a child, for she has not yet lived with her betrothed [...] Born of a virgin mother, Jesus is the surprise of Creation! In contrast to her cousin Elizabeth, Mary is not barren. Her child does not come into existence because God removes sterility. Rather, Mary is a [...] totally God’s work, a new creation. The angel’s appearance to Zechariah happens in the Jerusalem Temple, signifying continuity with the Old Testament institutions. But the annunciation to Mary takes place in
the Porziuncola From the Vatican to Our Lady of Africa, a common Rosary against Covid-19 “Devoted with one accord to prayer, together with Mary,” was the theme of the Rosary event led by Pope Francis on [...] it to my (Marianists) brothers in our community and it was a great joy for us. We all blessed the Lord and even recited the Magnificat with Mary to say that we bless the Lord for having chosen us!" Due to [...] asked the Blessed Virgin to intercede for an end to “this terrible pandemic” as he recited the Rosary with Marian shrines worldwide via videolink. The pope was joined by 50 shrines in Europe, the Americas
conceiving without having known a man? From that great miracle Isaiah reveals a still greater mystery: a shoot will come out from the stump of Jesse and from its root a flower will emerge (Is 11:1). The [...] Happy Deliverance (Spain, 1565) A Shoot Will Come out from the Stump of Jesse What did the bush seen by Moses announce, with its flame that didn't consume the wood, if not Mary giving birth without pain? (Ex [...] ground, was alternately covered with dew on the dry ground and dry on the soaking ground: What else does it signify if not the flesh of Christ borrowed from the flesh of Mary without harming her virginity
Brothers How can you be a communist? Brother Louis Claudius, a Marist, spent 46 years in China where he was a middle school director and Legion of Mary chapter sponsor. He professed a great love for the Blessed [...] distressed mother, "Go and get me some water, I want to heal your child." She came back with a cup of water with a heedful look. I poured some water on the dying boy's head, saying, "I baptize you in the [...] children to Jesus through Mary. Here is a story he shared: In 1950, I spent several months in solitary confinement in a communist prison, without ever being accused of anything. One day the chief of police
needed to find a perfect and immaculate virgin (Homily 52,6) (1). Mary was the end point of a purification process throughout history and all generations. Everything had been prepared with Mary in mind: All [...] inspired Scriptures were written with the Virgin Mother of God as a goal (homily 53,8). Mary herself had her own path of ultimate preparation, which St Gregory Palamas, a monk on Mount Athos and later Archbishop [...] the intuition of a new path to Heaven that we could call the silence of the spirit. By uniting her spirit with this silence, she rose above all creatures and saw the glory of God in a more perfect way
2013, I cried with joy to see that he was recovering. He is still undergoing treatment but we continue to pray until he is completely healed. Thank you Mary and Jesus for hearing our prayers. A. Translated [...] friend is recovering from lung cancer after I gave him a Miraculous Medal My friend Francois was actively dying of lung cancer. Two days after I gave him a miraculous medal, he was able to eat and drink normally [...] hair has now grown back with an amazing luster. His prognosis is very good; he is smiling again and he is ready to fight to the finish. He continues to pray, and thanks the Virgin Mary every day for having
