Jesus in the Temple and the Purification of Mary), as he prayed before a statue of Our Lady, Le Royer felt called to found a nursing religious congregation to serve the poor and the sick and to establish a [...] Cathedral of Paris, the members chose the name of the future colony, which would be called "Ville-Marie," in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. They entrusted the civilian and military government of the future [...] "Ville-Marie" Jerome Le Royer, lord of La Dauversière (1597-1659), is the founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of La Flèche (in 1636), and one of the founders of Ville-Marie, the future
of man, and he came even to the ancient of days, and they brought him near before him" (Dan 7:9-14), or a very particular presence of God himself through other promises: we "shall call his name Immanuel [...] December 15 - Our Lady of the Armed Forces Mary in the Midst of Israel's Waiting (VI) "I shall be a father to him and he a son to me" (2 Sam 7:14) The Blessed Virgin, just as all Israel, questioned the [...] shall be a father to him and he a son to me" (2 Sam 7:14). "You are my son, today have I fathered you" (Ps 2:7). A man raised to the level of God: "I saw in the night visions, and, behold, there came with
of man, and he came even to the ancient of days, and they brought him near before him" (Dan 7:9-14), or a very particular presence of God himself through other promises: we "shall call his name Immanuel [...] December 15 - Our Lady of the Armed Forces Mary in the Midst of Israel's Waiting (VI) "I shall be a father to him and he a son to me" (2 Sam 7:14) The Blessed Virgin, just as all Israel, questioned the [...] shall be a father to him and he a son to me" (2 Sam 7:14). "You are my son, today have I fathered you" (Ps 2:7). A man raised to the level of God: "I saw in the night visions, and, behold, there came with
board about 30 cm long, and depicts the Immaculate Virgin crushing the head of a snake. This painting was part of an estate sale held in Turin in the house of a Waldensian* named Albert Pizio, on December [...] to look at the furniture. One of them saw the religious art piece and mocked Pizio for having kept it. He seized an ax lying nearby, and swung it at the painting to destroy it. Two strikes failed to make [...] October 23 – Our Lady of Frassino (Lake Garda, Italy) The indestructible image of Mary The small town of Ivrea in Piedmont, Italy, is home to a women’s religious community. Inside their convent is a painting
Mosaic law, a “just and devout” (Lk 2:25) man named Simeon, enlightened by the Holy Spirit, foretold both our Lord’s greatness, saying He would be “a light of revelation to the Gentiles and a glory for thy [...] His death and resurrection, paved the road for our salvation and “life everlasting” with Him in Heaven. When we offer up our sorrows to Jesus on the Cross, bearing our own cross with patience, and truly seek [...] physical and emotional agony. Now add to that the thought that you can’t do anything to help that person, who’s suffering all the more to see your anguish! Is it any wonder that we have devotions and prayers
victory is reserved for Mary in our day All the ages of the Church have been marked by the battles and glorious triumphs of the august Mary. Since the Lord set an enmity between her and the serpent, she has [...] virtue is fleeing, becoming rarer and rarer, and the vices are unleashed with frightful fury. It seems that we are approaching the predicted moment of a general defection and an almost universal apostasy. [...] crush the head of the serpent; and Jesus Christ, by never calling her anything but this great name, teaches us that she is the hope, the joy, the life of the Church, and the terror of hell. A great victory
Annunciation at Nazareth. "Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High" - "How shall this be, since [...] Through her response of faith Mary exercises her free will and thus fully shares with her personal and feminine "I" in the event of the Incarnation. With her "fiat", Mary becomes the authentic subject [...] to Mary at the Annunciation. This revelation allowed Mary to attain an unparalleled union with God through the power of the Holy Spirit. At the same time, it manifested the dignity of the woman and the
humanity, disturbed by sin and tormented by so many tensions and conflicts - I now in a special way entrust this intention: that through her intercession humanity may discover and travel the path of penance [...] Jesus through Mary works miracles Is it possible to consecrate a whole country? It is obviously difficult to do so, since not everyone in the population is Christian or practicing their faith. And we cannot [...] cannot act in someone else’s name. A consecration is usually personal, and there is such a thing as group consecration, but since a consecration requires free will, strictly speaking, in the case of a country
who satisfies him, namely Mary. The Bible also says that God rested in his tabernacle (Ps 18:6). Humbert says, "Saturday and the Virgin are thus associated: Saturday is the day and Mary is the place where [...] other days. God blessed the seventh day (cf Gn 2:3), and Mary is "blessed among women" (Lk 1:42). 2 - Saturday is the day sanctified by God, and Mary is "full of grace" (Lk 1:28); it is therefore right [...] (1883) Saturday is Mary's day (I) The dedication of Saturday to Mary in the liturgy began in Carolingian times, with the English monk Alcuin of York (735-804), a leading scholar and teacher at the court
the hilltop. It is also the site where holy tradition says Mary waited for her Jesus while he was preaching in Sidon and Tyre, thus the name, “Our Lady of Mantara,” or “waiting.” After his preaching, Jesus [...] of the hill beyond the grotto offers a view of Sidon and the Mediterranean coast. Pilgrims can gaze up and feel they are under the protection of Mary holding Jesus. A bronze statue, 26 feet high, sits atop [...] offers a peaceful oasis to pray. At its entrance, a statue of Mary, seated, welcomes visitors. A plaque behind her proclaims in French, Arabic and English: “I’m waiting for my children.” The grotto — or cave
