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 them to love Jesus. He looked upon her as the First Superior of the Congregation [...] reminds him of his divine Mother," he told them. The Founder trained his Brothers to know and love Jesus so that they could make him known and loved by their students. This is the purpose of their vocation

1:3); Jesus, the Lord. Therefore, "let us look for what we desire in the fruit of the Blessed Virgin, because this is the fruit blessed by God. The Virgin is therefore blessed but her fruit, Jesus, is even [...] God who "became a child to make us become men" (Saint Ambrose). Today, one week after the birth of Jesus, the liturgy invites us to celebrate the Virgin Mary as the Mother of God: she "who brought to the

flowers. "Since that day, I have understood Marian devotion better. When we turn to Mary, we can make Jesus very happy; it is a way to love him even more." The future primate of Belgium had this other story [...] that it makes the king happy!" Keeping the metaphor of flowers, we could say that when we come to Jesus and we want to offer him the bouquet of our life, we are like little children who have picked flowers [...] will be much more fruitful. https://fr.aleteia.org/2021/04/23/pourquoi-sadresser-a-marie-plutot-qua-jesus-seul

ensure that the feast was a success and that there was no lack of wine, when she asked Jesus for His first miracle. Jesus can refuse nothing to His mother’s intercession. Last year, we heard Mary’s invitation [...] Mary has a special place of gratitude in her heart for Simon of Cyrene. This man was forced to help Jesus because he was there when He collapsed under the weight of the Cross. While the disciples were absent

had no talent to speak in public. But eight days later, she found herself “cornered” so to speak by Jesus Christ. After her conversion, she spent seventeen months in Lourdes, at the foot of Mary Immaculate [...] speak to the man who would take her out of her misery. That voluptuous woman loved from now on only Jesus Christ and gave Him something she never gave to any other man: she gave Him herself. And although [...] even necessary to stitch her eyelid closed without anaesthesia… “I thirst to go to Heaven, to see Jesus,” she said one day. She had been accustomed to luxury hotels and castles, yet she readily accepted

Very often, solutions to our problems are simpler and more available than we realize. In Saint Luke, Jesus teaches his disciples “about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary” (Lk 18:1) [...] prayed together and helped their children to develop daily, personal prayer as a life-long habit. Jesus urged us to pray always because our faith depends upon it. If we don’t pray, we will stop believing [...] Hail Mary are from the Gospels. The Rosary also puts us into contact with the saving mysteries of Jesus. Like many adults, I came to realize that my mind and heart were formed over the years by the mysteries

had no talent to speak in public. But eight days later, she found herself "cornered" so to speak by Jesus Christ. After her conversion, she spent seventeen months in Lourdes, at the foot of Mary Immaculate [...] speak to the man who would take her out of her misery. That voluptuous woman loved from now on only Jesus Christ and gave Him something she never gave to any other man: she gave Him herself. And although [...] even necessary to stitch her eyelid closed without anaesthesia... "I thirst to go to Heaven, to see Jesus," she said one day. She had been accustomed to luxury hotels and castles, yet she readily accepted

sanctity. So many of the saints speak about conforming our will to God’s. Mary did that perfectly. Jesus did that perfectly. Many of the saints did that perfectly. And yet, it’s so difficult for us to do [...] had complete free will, but she chose to respond in love and sacrifice. She is our perfect model. Jesus is God and man, and of course he is the most perfect, but Mary is the closest to him. And in a way [...] I know I did when I was going through my conversion. I felt her motherly care and her closeness. Jesus can be a little intimidating because he is God and man, but Mary is just human. She is a blessed human

January 11 – OUR LADY OF BESSIERE (Limousin, France) An Epiphany Prayer Lord Jesus may your light shine our way, as once it guided the steps of the Magi: that we too may be led into your presence and worship

from sorrow to glory. Mary is therefore placed between us creatures living in this land of exile and Jesus Christ already in His heavenly glory. We can discover Mary’s role as Mediatrix in this awareness. [...] memory of the Virgin Mary who believes and who awaits the resurrection of her Son. 7. The Mother of Jesus herself showed a preference for this day, in the church of Blacherne in Constantinople. Each Friday