more than 300 letters, full of love and devotion to the Virgin Mary, asking: Why don't you consecrate our nation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, especially all who are suffering because of this epidemic, [...] Saint Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons and martyr (d. ca. 202) Italy consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary against Covid-19 By decision of the Italian Bishops' Conference, Italy was consecrated to the Blessed
Hearts of Jesus and Mary Already in June 2016, Pope Francis exhorted young people, the sick and newlyweds "to pray with particular intensity to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary." His appeal was made [...] published on May 15, 1956.) The following day, on June 4th, the Church celebrated the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Adapted from: Zenit
her veil on the threshold of the Cathedral on the day of the Annunciation to Mary. Adapted from: Le voile de la Vierge Marie [...] July 2 – Our Lady of Piat (Philippines) Chartres Cathedral displayed the relic of Mary’s veil during the pandemic On March 25, 2020, the feast day of the Annunciation, many parishes in France and throughout
and in hearing it preached. Mary's greatness lies in her faith. Mary is the model of faith, yet she did not understand everything. Saint Luke comments on Jesus’ words after Mary and Joseph found Him in the [...] that neither Mary nor Joseph "understood this word." Faith illuminates the path of mankind, but it also has an obscure side, the "night of the soul" evoked by St John of the Cross. Father Marie-Joseph Lagrange [...] June 24 – Nativity of Saint John the Baptist Mary didn't understand everything, but she trusted God Saint Ambrose of Milan (d. 397) spoke from experience and shared something that most faithful can relate
the Virgin Mary, Van Thuân lived a profound mystical experience centered around the Eucharist, in all its dimensions of sacrifice, real presence, communion, and adoration. With Jesus, Mary was always very [...] assembly of priests, explaining how Mary is at the heart of his Eucharistic and priestly spirituality, and always recalling his experience in prison: When I ask myself what Mary meant in my radical choice for [...] greater than his Mother. For me, Mary is the living Gospel, in pocket-size format, with the widest distribution, closer to me than the lives of all the other saints. Mary is my Mother: the one Jesus gave
Cotignac (France, 1660) Mary, Mother of God’s Word and Temple of the Trinity The Blessed Virgin, temple of the Holy Trinity, radiates God's light. Daughter of the Father, source of life, Mary is not a goddess [...] page upon which God wrote the history of salvation. The white page evokes Mary's availability and her absence of sin. Through Mary, God made Himself visible to our eyes. The Life of God was manifested in [...] possessive mother, Mary always leads to Jesus as she did at the wedding at Cana: "Do whatever He tells you" (Jn 2:5). Spouse of the Holy Spirit, God's gift to us that makes the Church grow, Mary contributes through
Saint Luke (Italy, 1857) Mary is the Universal Mother I have a Protestant friend who now begins her prayer by addressing the Blessed Virgin. She has come to understand that Mary is the Universal Mother [...] miracle. This sign has filled us with gratitude, and we continue to love and entrust many intentions to Mary, Mother of Mercy, for so many people around us. Madame L. A. (France) Published in Lettre aux Associés
Mariology and the theology of the Word. Mary, "Mother of the Word of God" and "Mother of Faith" appears as “model of docile acceptance of God’s word.” At the Annunciation, Mary listens with all her heart to the [...] are all connected. Mary, the Jewish woman, and the first Christian, brings the Old Testament to its fulfilment, into the New Testament, in Jesus, born of a woman (cf. Gal 4:4). "Mary is also the symbol [...] May 28 – Beatification of Catherine Labouré by Pius XI (1933) Mary knew how to "listen" to the Word Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, in his Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Verbum Domini on the Word of God
May 22 - St Rita of Cascia, Augustinian nun – Our Lady of Graces (Brescia, Italy, 1526) Mary’s joy in the Ascension of Christ Oh, if she had joy while her Son was still living with her in the flesh, if [...] that, as she knew well, had been taken from her? Who ever said, why, who ever even believed that Mary’s joy did not surpass all the joys that came before it? In this world, good mothers are wont to be
May 20 – Our Lady of Graces (Cuneo, Italy, 1537) Mary’s Meals feed millions of kids Mary’s Meals is a Scottish charity that sets up school food programs in some of the world’s poorest communities to ensure [...] Since its beginning in 2002, Mary’s Meals has grown from feeding 200 children in Malawi to a worldwide campaign that now feeds more than 1 million children daily. Mary’s Meals is named after Our Lady [...] Register about why he started Mary’s Meals and how his Catholic faith helped not just its founding but also how it guides its continuing mission: "I never set out to “start Mary’s Meals." I just tried to do
