and Jesus in the elect, he has never disowned her, for she has always been faithful and fruitful. St. Louis de Montfort, Treatise on True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, #34-35

first miracle earlier? In his commentary on the dialogue between Mary and Jesus at the Wedding at Cana, St. John Chrysostom offers this explanation: "Now there was a shortage of wine; Jesus' mother said to

member of the Block Rosary Crusade (BRC) group. He had signed up to participate in a BRC retreat at St Joseph's Parish Umuogbo-Agu on October 14th to 16th, 2022. On the first day, the retreatants assembled

respond to the call of our Mother, the Virgin Mary, who never ceases to encourage us to pray the rosary. St. Louis de Montfort wrote: "The Hail Mary well said, with devotion and modesty, is, according to the

This feast, particularly solemnized in the Slavic Churches, was instituted following a vision that St. Andrew, "the Bishop of Christ", had in the 9th century, on a day when a vigil was being celebrated

prayer of his Mother. Her desires are his, as their hearts beat in perfect harmony. Father John Abbey of St Marie of Lagrasse (Aude, France)

Francis said during the Mass for Latin America, on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mexico), in St Peter's Basilica Rome, on December 12, 2016. The Holy Father invited us to "learn from that strong

expectation that only the coming of God can fulfil. Benedict XVI Angelus for the First Sunday of Advent, in St Peter’s Square, November 28, 2010 vatican.va

the Holy Family, to contemplate the walls where Our Lord set His divine eyes, to trod the earth that St Joseph had sprinkled with his perspiration, where Mary had carried Jesus in her arms, after having

could overcome us, if we entrust ourselves to the patronage of the Mother of God and our mother?" St Robert Bellarmine exclaimed. What harm could come to us if we take refuge in her Immaculate Heart?