Clearly, Mary holds a unique place in Salvation History. God’s way of revealing Mary’s vocation to her and the way Mary responded can apply to each and everyone of us. God’s Word came to Mary—and comes [...] “yes,” He would have chosen a more spectacular apparition. He could even have appeared in person, on the top of a mountain, in a clap of thunder. But in that case would Mary have been truly free to decide [...] the privacy of her own home. Mary was able to say "yes" without any outside pressure whatsoever. God tends to communicate in simple ways: a fruitful encounter with someone or a providential Bible reading
Our Lady of Mercy (Haiti) All Graces From Heaven Pass through Mary’s Hands It would be impossible not to love Mary, if we reflected for a moment upon her affection for us, and the benefits which she never [...] ” exclaims Saint Bernard, that great servant of Mary, “how blind and miserable are we that do not love so kind and good a Mother! The world without Mary’s prayers would long ago have ceased to be, and on [...] into chaos.” The same saint tells us that all the graces which we obtain from heaven pass through Mary’s hands.
Our Lady of Mercy (Haiti) All Graces From Heaven Pass through Mary’s Hands It would be impossible not to love Mary, if we reflected for a moment upon her affection for us, and the benefits which she never [...] " exclaims Saint Bernard, that great servant of Mary, "how blind and miserable are we that do not love so kind and good a Mother! The world without Mary's prayers would long ago have ceased to be, and [...] into chaos." The same saint tells us that all the graces which we obtain from heaven pass through Mary's hands.
of the Cathedral of Chartres. The crypt is a beautiful shrine to Our Lady venerated in a small statue of Mary with her eyes closed. The statue is a copy of a 12th-century Romanesque one that was burnt [...] d), has a very old tradition. On the spot where the Cathedral of Chartres now stands, the Druids apparently had an altar in a grotto dedicated to the “virgin who would bear a son” and placed a prophetic [...] Druids heard of Isaiah’s prophecy: Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign. Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son… (Isaiah 7:14). They instinctively knew that this would be the one true
March 31 - Our Lady of the Holy Cross, Jerusalem Mary’s Tears (III) When Mary weeps over us, her Tears are indeed a universal out flowing of heavenly Blood, of which she is the sovereign Dispenser, and [...] account of the way in which this simple soul, filled with the Holy Spirit, was so greatly illumined with the Holy Spirit for whom the future had a present and significant reality, this affirmation must [...] must be heard down the ages, not just on Good Friday, but at every moment of her life from the Annunciation of the Archangel unto her death.
March 31 - Our Lady of the Holy Cross, Jerusalem Mary’s Tears (III) When Mary weeps over us, her Tears are indeed a universal out flowing of heavenly Blood, of which she is the sovereign Dispenser, and [...] account of the way in which this simple soul, filled with the Holy Spirit, was so greatly illumined with the Holy Spirit for whom the future had a present and significant reality, this affirmation must [...] must be heard down the ages, not just on Good Friday, but at every moment of her life from the Annunciation of the Archangel unto her death.
the servant of Mary, relieved of so a great weight, drove away his terrors and died happily, in peace. So we too, with a great sentiment of peace, trust that at the hour of death, Mary will assist us. [...] (Germany, 1672) - Saint Justin Martyr Mary will assist us Having left the world to become a Franciscan monk, Rodolphe, count of Alsace (France, 13 th century), had a great devotion to the Mother of God. [...] doubt the salvation of his soul and to fear. Then Mary, who does not forget her servants in their anxieties, presented herself to the dying man. Surrounded by a procession of saints, she addressed these tender
proclaim the fact that God and the Blessed Virgin Mary make us a people of brothers and sisters," says Rona. We are not brothers and sisters without a father and a mother." Source: Aleteia [...] her "true happiness." At age 17, a very strong spiritual experience disrupted her life. Assisted by Saint Rita, the singer now strives to really live as a Christian, with of course times of struggle and [...] spiritual moments. Rona Hartner has tons of projects: she wants to create "christotheques," organize events with Christian artists, produce new music albums, etc. Behind all these ideas is a single vision:
(1918) Mary is the Mediatrix of all Graces I would wish you each day, each moment, to draw ever closer to the Immaculate, to know her better and better, and to love her more and more. (...) Mary is the [...] Mediatrix of all graces. It is to her that we go, as children to their mother... The soul needs a very deep faith, a very strong love, and often needs to have recourse to the Mother of God, because she is the
1755) Why we should reflect on Mary's childhood (I) The humility of the Virgin Mary before the moment of the Annunciation is often overlooked. We usually stress Mary’s humble response to the Angel announcing [...] her understanding, it wasn't the case before that, a fact that is revealed by the surprise she expressed. Before this announcement we have a person, a child and young adult, who does not sin but who apparently [...] But we do not think about the years of her life leading up to that moment, from the time she was born. As the Immaculate Conception, Mary’s whole life had been sinless, and remained sinless after the Annunciation
