we can honor Mary We honor Mary by actively participating in today’s Mass and in all the Marian feasts of the Church throughout the year. In these Masses and at other times, we give Mary hyperdulia (an [...] These are prayers we should pray so often we have them memorized. We can honor Mary by cultivating an interior life like hers. Mary meditated on, that is, thought about, the events of her life in relation to [...] discover and appreciate it. Mary’s words at the wedding feast of Cana reveal her basic orientation, which we can apply to ourselves: “Do whatever He tells you.” We can honor Mary by praying for her intercession
God who has called and the freedom of those who have answered reside—Jesus’ Amen and Mary’s fiat . Both Jesus and Mary found a safe refuge in Joseph's modesty. Joseph not only practiced modesty, but he teaches [...] March 20 – Our Lady of Abundance (Italy, 1603) Jesus and Mary found a safe refuge in Joseph’s modesty Joseph is a model of modesty. His modesty was made of silence, natural reserve and meditation. He preserved [...] preserved the privacy of his adopted son, Jesus, and respected his wife Mary's unique vocation in the mystery of her virginal conception and divine motherhood. Joseph's modesty enveloped and protected
March 23 – Mater Domini (Italy, 1650) Mary patiently awaited the time when her own glory should be necessary for His When first Jesus went out to preach, Mary kept apart from Him; she interfered not with [...] John Henry Newman (1801-1890) Discourses to Mixed Congregations, Discourse 17, 1850 The Glories of Mary for the Sake of Her Son Newman Reader
2nd Second Sunday of Lent – Our Lady of Graces (Italy, 1487) - Saint John of God In drawing close to Mary, the Church discovers herself The rebirth of humanity began from a woman. Women are sources of life [...] things, care for all things. So it is with the Mother of God in today’s Gospel. The text tells us, “But Mary kept all these things, pondering them in her heart” (v. 19). She kept all these things: joy at the [...] from her failings, hope amid difficulty. They see God in all persons and things. In drawing close to Mary, the Church discovers herself, she finds her centre and her unity. The enemy of our human nature,
with the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Word of God reminds us that more than any other figure aside from Jesus, Mary is untouchable and unbearable to Satan. At the Holy Name of Mary the devil, and all his tricks [...] February 29 - Saint Hilarius, pope (Rome, d. 468) Because Mary is unbearable to Satan While not necessary for salvation, the Rosary is a needed and, if I may say, quick and easy way to salvation. Why? [...] the gift and goodness of God. For the devil, and all evil things, and all evildoers, the company of Mary is a blinding pain–a light they have rejected and are revolted by. The Rosary tells us we can have
Lent – Our Lady of Under-the-Earth (Chartres, France) – Our Lady of Fossolovara (Italy) In Chartres, Mary was venerated before the birth of Jesus! In Notre Dame of Chartres Cathedral, 55 miles southwest of [...] Chartres, they found the ancient shrine. They converted the shrine into one dedicated to the Virgin Mary, Mother of God. Throughout the centuries, through fires, the building and rebuilding of different [...] Cathedral of Chartres. The crypt is a beautiful shrine to Our Lady venerated in a small statue of Mary with her eyes closed. The statue is a copy of a 12th-century Romanesque one that was burnt during
Apparition of the Madonna di Monte Berico (Italy, 1426) How Mary stopped the plague on Monte Berico (II) (Continued from A Moment with Mary, March 6th) Two years later, on 1August 1428, the Virgin appeared
March 12 – Our Lady of the Elm (Italy, 1610) How could Mary have been anything but silent? Tradition says that the three inhabitants of the holy house of Nazareth hardly ever spoke. The gentle celestial [...] windows, while everything else is as silent as the tomb. Jesus' words were very rare. This is why Mary kept them in her heart, because, like treasures, they were as rare as they were precious. If we reflect [...] reflect, we will see that it could hardly have been otherwise. God is very silent. How could Mary have been anything but silent? A creature who lived so long with the Creator couldn't speak much; her heart
is impressive is this analysis of what Mali is today, because Mary is what is Christ, so the teachings of Christ become the teachings of Mary. The meaning of this evening is that the rebirth of Mali is possible [...] March 11 – Madonna Miracolosa (Italy, 1855) – Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem (Palestine) With Mary, Mali’s rebirth is possible! On the weekend of November 23-24, 2019, Catholics in Mali celebrated
March 10 – Our Lady of Miracles (Bari, Italy, 1576) I overcame great trials thanks to Mary I am Catholic, and the quest for the spiritual is essential to me. On May 30, 1976, five miners assaulted me with [...] decided not to sue my attackers but instead forgive them. I overcame these trials thanks to the Virgin Mary. I know she saved me. She protected me. I pray to her every day and this song is constantly on my
