for a few moments in order to remember what had actually happened. I wondered how my distraction had ended, and then I suddenly remembered the words that I had heard and this thought froze me with terror [...] - Notre Dame of Victories (Paris, 1836) Consecrate Your Parish to the Holy and Immaculate Heart of Mary (II) After giving thanks, I examined the way in which I had offered the Holy Sacrifice. Only then [...] I heard these words distinctly again, "Consecrate your parish to the Holy and Immaculate Heart of Mary." I fell down on my knees again, and my first reaction was of utter amazement. I had heard the same
extreme fragility, animated only by a divine strength. Her heart was a shroud, in a truer sense than Veronica’s veil. Jesus Christ—God—must be for us what He is for Mary. It is through her that we must seek [...] see the mysteries of the life of Jesus, and through them to see the mystery of the Triune God, with Mary’s own eyes; so that our contemplation can take its source within her memory of those events. Our [...] order to see clearly, we need to look through Mary’s spectacles. The words "He suffered for us" can only take on their full meaning if we imagine what Mary felt in her mind and heart during the Passion
Nativity It is through Mary that the Treasure came Jesus came into the world through the Blessed Virgin Mary, and it is also through her that he must reign in the world. Because Mary remained hidden during [...] he did reveal anything to them, it was nothing compared with what he withheld. … God the Father gave his only Son to the world only through Mary. Whatever desires the patriarchs may have cherished, whatever [...] the prophets and saints of the Old Law may have had for 4,000 years to obtain that treasure, it was Mary alone who merited it and found grace before God by the power of her prayers and the perfection of
revealed that he spoke about the statue “with the Holy Father, when some months ago, I visited him with a small delegation of Buddhist monks from Mongolia. I showed him a picture and he was very happy”. The [...] Mongolia to Mary. The event took place in the Cathedral of Ulaanbaatar, in front of the statue from the landfill, which for the occasion had been enthroned in the cathedral and covered with a special mantle [...] missionaries”, the Cardinal explained. “Each small piece of fabric represents a key moment in their life”. The Virgin now watches over a boundless nation where there are only 1,400 Catholics (all gathered in
earthquake credits the Virgin Mary for saving him Only a few hours after Bassel Habkouk, a young Lebanese Catholic and father of two, arrived for a visit in Turkey on Feb. 6, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck [...] the rubble of fallen buildings for 52 hours as a result of the devastating earthquake, which killed more than 50,000 people and injured many more with tens of thousands still missing and hundreds of thousands [...] and he recently shared details of his ordeal and the role the Virgin Mary played in it. [...] Habkouk described his first moments under the rubble and his immediate prayer: “When the rubble fell on me
Canada) Saint Bernadette's prayer to Mary How happy my soul was, good mother, when I had the good fortune to gaze upon you! How I love to recall the pleasant moments spent under your gaze, so full of kindness [...] tender Mother, you stooped down to earth to appear to a mere child. You, the Queen of Heaven and Earth chose to use what is weakest in the eyes of men. O Mary, give the precious virtue of humility to she who [...] child. O loving Mother, help your child to resemble you in everything and every way. In a word, grant that I may be a child according to your heart and the heart of your dear Son. Amen. Saint Bernadette of
Town Squares (Crozant, France, 1664) Mary is "the figure of the Church, who is immaculate yet espoused" Where do we find the first mention of the expression "Mary, Mother of the Church"? Two Church Fathers [...] first glimpses of it. The first affirms that Mary is "the mother of the members of Christ"; the second says: "The whole community of the faithful was begotten with Christ at the Nativity." Bishop Dominique [...] Tourneau, author of the Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mary, explains: "This community of the faithful is none other than the Church, who was born from Mary's womb when her head, the Christ, was born." He also
Jesus through Mary, mediatrix of all graces. My life is all in union with Our Lord through union with his Holy Mother.” Father Finet, her spiritual father, was by her side during her last moments. He remembers: [...] Marthe Robin (d. 1981) Marthe Robin’s motto was: "All to Jesus through Mary" Marthe Robin (March 13, 1902 - February 6, 1981) was a French Catholic mystic, who lived in Châteauneuf-de-Galaure (Drôme, France) [...] whole body. She never left her room in her parents' farm where she had grown up. There, she founded, with Father Georges Finet, the Foyers de Charité , which have since spread to all continents. Marthe, who
glory, some power, some majesty of her own that placed her on a level with Christ Himself. They regard the Assumption of Mary into heaven as a kind of apotheosis placed in the Redemption would seem to be [...] (Italy, 1226) Mary received more from God than any other saint This is often forgotten by Catholics themselves, and therefore it is not surprising that those who are not Catholic often have a completely wrong [...] in me." The glory of Mary is purely and simply the glory of God in her. and she, like anyone else, can say that she has nothing that she has not received from Him through Christ. As a matter of fact, this
and learn how to make them. Greg made his first rosary after going to confession and seeing a priest with a knotted rosary. Intrigued, he went in search of how to make his own. His pursuit for detailed [...] feel like you’re a part of the universal Church.” Jennifer believes strongly that they have had a guiding hand all along. “Unbeknownst to Greg and me, we were becoming guardians of Mary’s army that we were [...] (Bologna, Italy) Guardians of Mary’s Army Seventeen years ago, Greg and Jennifer Willits founded Rosary Army, not long after Greg made his first all-twine, knotted rosary. A modest ministry at first, the
