invitation as He gives us Mary as our mother. Let us take the Virgin Mary into our homes, let us consecrate ourselves to her Immaculate Heart, and may the reign of the Heart of Jesus and Mary finally come to pass [...] Habib of Edessa, martyr (4th century) Turn to Mary with confidence On the wood of the Cross, at the hour of his death, Jesus entrusted His disciple John to Mary: "Woman, behold your son," then He said to [...] Jesus and Mary! I offer, give and consecrate my heart to you. Take it, purify it, sanctify it. May you live and reign in it now and always, forever and ever. Amen. Father John Abbey Sainte-Marie de Lagrasse

March 31 – Wednesday of Holy Week Our Merciful Mother Mary There are "seven swords that pierce the Heart of Our Lady in Myanmar," Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, Archbishop of Yangon (formerly Rangoon, the [...] our merciful Mother. We, as human beings, live with limitations and disabilities. The Blessed Virgin Mary is the one we can trust because she is our loving mother who looks after her children with compassion [...] cannot be selfish… In this time of Lent, we are called to look after each other. Just as our Mother Mary takes care of humanity." Adapted and translated from Fides Agency

(Italy, 1776) - Sinaxis of the Archangel Gabriel (Orthodox Church) Mary, the most perfect of Christ's disciples First, the Virgin Mary has always been proposed to the faithful by the Church as an example

Tears (Italy, 1546) Mary always said “yes” to God Mary is demanding: she leads us by mysterious paths, along the arduous path of the cross. One must say “yes” personally to Mary’s calls, on a personal [...] ourselves like Mary gave herself, without delay, without reservation, without turning back, and without ceasing. Mary gave herself entirely, with all she had—her being, her life, and her will. Mary never took [...] Marthe says, how Mary is immaculate in her Conception and in her divine maternity. Father Manteau-Bonamy Excerpts from Marthe Robin sous la conduite de Marie ( Marthe Robin: Under Mary’s Guidance ) - Editions

Moment with Mary prophetically foreseen in the 16th century? In Quito, Ecuador, Our Lady is venerated under the title of "Maria Santisima del Buen Suceso" which translates as "Most Holy Mary of the Good [...] Marian devotion of the future. The Virgin Mary also predicted the promulgation of the dogmas of the Immaculate Conception and pontifical infallibility. The Mary of Nazareth Team [...] rebellious nuns! However, between 1588 and 1634, she was favored by several apparitions of the Virgin Mary. The nun offered her life to atone for the future heresies and impiety of the 20th century, which

January 18 – Second apparition in Banneux (Belgium, 1933) How is Mary “anticipated mercy”? Mary’s gaze is “integral,” all-embracing. It brings everything together: our past, our present and our future [...] mercy,” a “mercy shown from generation to generation” to the poor and the downtrodden. For Mary, history is mercy… Mary is the Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope. Pope Francis Spiritual retreat [...] fragmented or partial: mercy can see things as a whole and grasp what is most necessary . At Cana, Mary “empathetically” foresaw what the lack of wine in the wedding feast would mean and she asked Jesus

Thanks to both Mary and Joseph The mystery of Mary's motherhood is so great that it somehow leaves the mystery of Joseph's fatherhood in the shadows. We should strongly affirm this: Mary's motherhood with [...] genealogical descent was transmitted through the male channel (see Mt 1:1 and 16-20). Joseph received Mary as his wife and the mystery of the child conceived in her (Mt 1:24) with all his heart. So it was

23 mars – Italy: Mater Domini (1650) Was Mary born in Sepphoris of Galilee? When I think of Mary the mother of Jesus I think of the forgotten city of Sepphoris. According to tradition she was the firstborn [...] as we seek to historically recapture hidden or forgotten aspects of the early life of Jesus. When Mary was born, around the year 18 BC, the Romans occupied the northern area of Palestine called Galilee [...] Jewish city, but the Romans had made it the administrative center for the entire region. In 4 BC, when Mary would have been about 14, Herod the Great died. Shortly after the death of this “king” a man known

the force of the living Spirit, the Spirit of the Father and of the Son. Marie Benoite Angot In Adorer avec Marie (Adoring With Mary), le Sarment-Fayard, Paris 2002 [...] January 7 – Our Lady of Charity (Rumilly, France) Mary attracts the love of her God It was in the silence of her home that Mary withdrew to be alone with her God. "But you, when you pray, go into your [...] in secret. And your Father, who sees everything, will reward you"(Mt 6:6). There was already, in Mary’s soul, a mysterious knowledge of these words of the Gospel, which her Son would later say to the Apostles

1635) Joseph and Mary: A couple united through trials Saint Joseph was seeking to do God's will—thence his name of “just” in Mt 1:19. Here we find an essential element that united Mary and Joseph: both [...] brings no solution—instead, it creates new problems. Joseph and Mary searched for their son together and suffered together: "My son," Mary said to Jesus, "why have you done this to us? Behold, your father [...] righteous before God unites people. Years later, when the Child Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, Mary and Joseph did not fall for the easy temptation that trips so many couple, that of blaming the other