February 21 -Birth of John Henry Newman (1801-1890) Mary’s Modesty Exerts a Gentle Sway When first He [Jesus] went out to preach, she kept apart from Him; she interfered not with His work; and, even when He

has stayed with me as well. As a child, I did not know or fully appreciate that Mary, the mother of Jesus, would be a steady and faithful companion to me on my spiritual journey. In retrospect, it makes all

brothers of the Order must always be gladly disposed to give up their lives, if it is necessary, as Jesus Christ gave up his for us.” St. Peter Nolasco never lost sight of the fact that he would join with [...] ministry. He knew that saving the captives could never be accomplished without help from the Mother of Jesus. Mary is linked to the program of liberation. She is the model for all redemptive work. He knew that

disciples of the early church. She never stopped receiving Christ’s body, even after being united to Jesus so closely. All of this deeply moved me, and I spent much time afterward contemplating this mystery [...] and attend Mass almost every day. I picked up St. Louis de Montfort’s book “Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary” and learned more about Mary devotion. All in all, my life — not just spiritually but

the Immaculate Conception and the other was of the Virgin holding the baby Jesus. First the box with the statue of Mary and Jesus was removed, but the oxen were still unable to move. However, when the box

also a painter, and on multiple occasions she has painted the Blessed Mother, always with the Child Jesus: “There was a period when I painted only Madonnas,” she told the Italian weekly, driven by “that sense [...] resignation to her destiny, the destiny of her son. I feel her as the Mother of all of us, not only of Jesus. And who loves her children and listens to them more than a mother does? Silvia Lucchetti - 12/28/21

why do you persecute me?” And to her response, “Who art thou, Lord?” The voice will reply, “I am Jesus, whom you persecute. It is hard for you to kick against the goad, because, in your obstinacy, you

the life of John Paul II” (1), writes that the Blessed Virgin Mary addressed to Mother Mariana de Jesus Torres, abbess of the Royal Monastery of the Immaculate Conception in Quito (Ecuador), from 1594 to

I pass away. They are on the brink of begging in the street. Remember how much you suffered when Jesus, your Son, was on the Cross.' I showed your letter to my Son. It's true, your parents need you." Estelle

found her Son. And it is she who is speaking then. Elsewhere, the gospel-writers merely say that Jesus wept, and this must be sufficient for us to guess as to what His Mother is doing. Saint Bernardino