shared by all believers; yet this cost Mary the death of her first-born Son. She had but to join the eternal Father, with whom she gave her consent for their Son to be nailed to the cross. This is why Providence

visit to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament causes him such joy that it will be repeated throughout eternity, hastening the day when Jesus will establish his promised peace on earth. Our privilege to come [...] dignity and identity through his boundless love for us, in the Holy Eucharist. Christ makes our soul eternally more beautiful with each communion and each visit we make to him in the Blessed Sacrament. Mary's

in front of me, I could now see these events and changes upon the earth through the eyes of the Eternal God in His glory as He watched the Blessed Virgin lowering herself to speak with two shepherds (

... In the astonishment and the rapture of your light I could admire your unutterable work for eternity, O my Three Loved Ones! ... I cry out “thank you” and I unite myself to all the angels and all the

could have said ‘no’, and the course of history would have been different. But God had known for all eternity that she would say ‘yes’, and would give her unconditional assent. God gives this same deep respect

vain world, she offers the testimony of her fertile virginity. To an aged world, she brings her eternal youth.

accessible. Through this woman, the Incarnation of God, the Cross, the forgiveness of sins, the hope of eternal life for you and me, everything becomes credible and desirable. Without her, Christianity becomes

and tigers. She realized that these were abandoned sinners who went to Mary and were saved from eternal death by her. Let us enter the ark. She will not reject us. … Because it saved all kinds of beasts

January 4 - Our Lady of Roses (Italy, 1418) Mary and God's plan It was by contemplating in his eternal mind the Virgin, Christ and the Church, that God gave his absolute approval to the whole creation

day! Mary, make me understand that our earthly life is only a fleeting moment on the scale of the eternity that awaits us! Therefore, let us choose Jesus today. " Your deed of hope will never be forgotten