love for Mary was readily passed on to me and my brother and sister (who was named for Mary) as our mother taught us the Hail Mary—the simplest of prayers, made up of two salutations to Mary: the first [...] devotion to Mary survived into our adult lives, and my sister Mary and I prayed the Rosary each night at the presbytery we shared at St Cecilia’s Parish for over 13 years. During the last months of Mary’s life [...] ten Hail Mary’s we endeavored to think about our Savior and his plan for us. As kids, seeing our mother and dad on their knees as we prayed helped to nourish in us a real appreciation of Jesus, and encouraged
with local nuns and Catholic organizations through her personal physician – also a Catholic – who was treating her for knee injuries. At her baptism, Kim took the name “Stella” after Mary, Star of the Sea [...] May 4 – Pius XII establishes the feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (1944) Catholic skater Yuna Kim and the Rosary Catholic Olympic gold-medalist Yuna Kim lit the torch at the Opening Ceremony for the [...] role to share the light of Christ by witnessing to her Catholic faith in international competitions and performances. Kim was honored as the final torch bearer to light the Olympic cauldron for this year’s
of the rosary in families and in homes. This prayer is of aid in building peace, and it is important to propose it to the young so that they do not hear it as repetitive and monotonous but as an act of [...] Virgin Mary of the Holy Rosary, emphasized that the rosary is “a prayer rooted in the Gospel [and] in the word of God.” Approximately 3 million pilgrims travel to the Shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the [...] spread devotion to Our Lady and the rosary is known worldwide, “as there are many churches dedicated to Our Lady of Pompeii across the Americas, Asia, Europe, and even Africa and in the Middle East.” Kristina
of her soul and spirit was reflected in her every move, so that in her the reign of God progressed on earth more rapidly than any battle David won. Mary was certainly a discreet person, and her royal demeanor [...] the earth! Her stride was regal. Her natural and supernatural distinction was already enough to beautify humanity. Of course, Jesus increased this radiance and took our justification far beyond the level [...] King of kings got many of his virtues from his mother. It was from a true, albeit obscure and unknown, queen and from a despised village, that he drew the essential traits of his person. The Virgin did
on the way to and from church. During the third and final apparition (the only time Mary spoke), Adele became a student of Our Lady, learning heavenly lessons and then being asked to become a teacher, a [...] woman again, she asked, “In God’s name who are you and what do you want of me?” Mary’s response: “I am the Queen of Heaven who prays for the conversion of sinners.” Mary teaches a very important lesson here [...] (1982) Mary reveals herself as Queen and Mother In October 1859, the Blessed Mother appeared to Adele Brise in the United States as the 28-year-old Belgian immigrant walked to a grist mill and then on
Saint Mary of Saint Celse (Milan, Italy, 1485) Families and the example of the Christian home in Nazareth The Holy Family refers to the family formed by Jesus of Nazareth and his parents, Mary and Joseph [...] holier than Mary and Joseph, and though all honor is due to him, he was subjected to them, and he remained so until the time of his public life. For such is the human condition that he assumed, and such is [...] the Christian home. There, Joseph exerted calm and serene authority, because he knew that by doing so he was doing the will of God and speaking in his name ... Like a good superior, he made use of his authority
November 21 - The Presentation of Mary in the Temple The link between the old stone Temple and the Ark of the New Covenant The feast of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary in the Temple, celebrated in the [...] reserved with regard to the tradition according to which Mary, at the age of three, was presented to the Temple of Jerusalem to pray and serve God, and thus prepare for her great vocation. This hypothesis [...] by Pope Sixtus V only in 1585, because of the symbolic interpretation one can read into it, namely that Mary is the model of the Church who, like her, serves God by a total gift of herself. The Virgin
their nation and walked with foreign missionaries to their place as she set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to visit Elizabeth. Mary said God had done great things for herself and her nation [...] Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a sign of charity and image of one missionary so that we should know to perform charitable work in our daily life and to proclaim the name of Jesus Christ to all people [...] we appeal to Mary Queen of Peace to shelter the city and its residents…We believe that Mother Mary loves all people, especially those who wholeheartedly open their minds to God’s teaching and frankly perform
on by Jesus and Mary Hello, I would like to testify to the graces that my family received by praying to Mary. My mother, whose name was Therese, had a great devotion to Mary under the name of Our Lady [...] often shared this beautiful story with others and I still thank the Lord and the Virgin Mary for having healed me of such a handicap! Glory be to Mary and Jesus for all the graces that they still grant [...] X-ray showed, unfortunately, the same dislocation as in my mother and my aunt. My mother made a vow to the Virgin Mary to dress me in white and blue until I was one year old, asking for the grace that my dislocated
July 22 - Saint Mary Magdalene - Our Lady of Kaloja (Russia Russia's great thirst for a return to Jesus and Mary In Russia, a country evangelized since the 10th century, the 20th century was marked by [...] Polish pope Karol Wojtyla, who had lived under Communism and took on the name of John Paul II, led to the fall of Communism in the Soviet Union. And it happened without a war of liberation! Victory came not [...] Vologda, Novgorod and Pochaiov. Pilgrimages range from a few days to several months. There is a great hunger for religion among Russians, both Catholic (a minority) and Orthodox. Adapted and translated from:
