fruit blessed by God. The Virgin is therefore blessed but her fruit, Jesus, is even more blessed" (St. Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on the Hail Mary). Mons. Francesco Follo Permanent Observer of the Holy
many churches dedicated to the Mother of God were built. Outstanding among these is the Basilica of St Mary Major here in Rome. The teaching on Mary, Mother of God, received further confirmation at the
On this occasion, it was suggested to the caliph to test the Christians on a verse of the Gospel of St Matthew (17:20): Amen, I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this
he granted him the right to stay in Egypt and permission to rebuild many churches, including that of St Markorios Abu Sifein in Old Cairo. (1) See yesterday’s A Moment with Mary - November 18, 2018 According
The next morning, the mysterious traveler was gone. Nina met her father on his way home on January 21st. The basilica shrine stands at the place where father and daughter met, in Higuey. The feast and devotion
the mission parish. Bassols and his vicar, Fr. Albert Salvans, belong to the Missionary Community of St Paul de the Apostle (MCSPA) made up of men and women, priests and lay people, who have decided to leave
be a priest, on the contrary! Marriage is also a vocation. As Father Francesco, our companion in the St. John community, so well put it: "My goal is to make saints of you, and God will do the rest!" For
synthesis of the Marian doctrine. In two original paragraphs (LG 63-64), Vatican II declared, following St. Ambrose, that Mary is a figure ("typos") of the Church in her virginal motherhood. The Council wished
communist era. The largest number of feasts of icons of the Virgin Mary takes place in Moscow (23), St. Petersburg (5, including the feast of Jasna Gora on March 6) and Kiev (5). Marian Encyclopedia R.
importance and that is when our lady is most present to every soul, literally at the hour of their death.” St. Faustina talked about the miracles of Divine Mercy that happen even when it seems like there’s no
