anymore" Ethopian Christians believe that Christ once gave the Negus's empire of Abyssinia (former name of the country) to his Mother as the tithe of the universe. In a special sense every Abyssinian feels [...] O great Emperor, have pity on an unfortunate woman and return her child to her! I ask you in the name of the Madonna!" After reading this letter, Menelick immediately sent for the soldier in question
Eleventh Apparition at Lourdes (France, 1858) Our Lady’s Messenger (I) Why does the evangelist specify names in such detail at the Annunciation? Undoubtedly, it is because he wants us to pay the same amount [...] the Virgin to whom it is sent and the Virgin's fiancé, using precise details by stating the family name, the city and the country of origin. Why does he say all this? Does he speak without reason? Heaven
himself will give you a sign: behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel" (Is 7:14). The Hebrew text speaks of a "girl" and the Greek translation of the Septuagint [...] God lives and protects. Within her, "generation after generation will proclaim their joy, and the name of her who is Elect will endure through the generations to come" (Tb 13:11).
with Christ and for Christ. For Him and with Him they went from Nazareth (whose name means Garden) to Bethlehem (whose name means City of Bread), from Bethlehem to Egypt, and from Egypt to Nazareth. They
nothing is taken for granted, but where everything on the journey is an occasion to give thanks. The name of this journey is littleness and no one finds it unless he or she leaves the tortuous paths of s [...] truly little! To live Advent with Mary means to convert to what the world despises and judges weak—namely, littleness . In the Gospel, Jesus says it plainly: " Verily I say unto you, if ye be not converted
you are in danger, distress or desperate situations, call for Mary, cry out to Mary! Oh, that her name may never leave your lips, may never leave your heart; never cease to imitate her life so that you [...] her prayers. (...) And your own experience will show you the rightness of calling out that word: the name of the virgin was Mary!
himself will give you a sign: behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel" (Is 7:14). The Hebrew text speaks of a "girl" and the Greek translation of the Septuagint [...] God lives and protects. Within her, "generation after generation will proclaim their joy, and the name of her who is Elect will endure through the generations to come" (Tb 13:11).
November 10 – Our Lady of Almudena (Madrid, Spain) Oru Lady of Almudena, patron saint of Madrid The name Almudena has an Arabic etymology (Spaniards and Arabs cohabitated in Spain for several centuries) [...] from almudith , wheat storage, or almud , measure (of wheat). It should be noted that the ancient name was also "Mary the Great" ( Santa Maria la Mayor ). Several traditions tell about the origin of the [...] a simpler explanation: After the Reconquest, Catholic Spain built many churches, many bearing the name of "Church of Mary." To distinguish the central church, located inside the old city within the walls
Holy Spirit who makes the Immaculate Conception possible, and Mary took his Name, in the same way that a woman takes the name of her husband. The great mystery of the Incarnation was made possible by the [...] Son, and the Love of the Son for the Father. Thus, the Immaculate Conception is feminine, like the name Spirit which in Hebrew is feminine: Ruah. Mary, the new Eve, is a woman and, as Saint Irenaeus penned
through the intercession of Mary. In thanksgiving, on the day of her confirmation, she added the name of "Mary" to "Margaret. "I went to Her with so much confidence that I felt I had nothing to fear under [...] attracted with a tender love. I came to the Visitation Convent because I was attracted to the lovely name of Mary. I found what I was looking for." After becoming a nun, she fell ill, and it was the Virgin
