Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord to Our Lady The Annunciation The Angel Gabriel descended, bathed in heavenly light. The light enveloped the Virgin, and the Angel was clothed in raiment of unimaginable [...] urged her to seek an explanation. When she was given the news, her heart opened, full of desire to serve the Lord; then she knelt and said: You see before you the Lord’s servant, let it happen to me as you [...] mirrored in his face. She stood there modestly, ready to listen attentively and alert in every fibre of her being. Then the Angel greeted her and told her of God’s will; his words warmed the Virgin’s heart,
October 20 - Consecration of Portugal to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (1646) Immaculate Conception: What does it mean? (I) The Immaculate Conception is one of the main reasons why some Protestants [...] been able to do for Mary what He had done for Eve? For before original sin, Eve too was without original sin! Do we have the right to tell God what to do or not to do? God’s exceptional gift to the Virgin [...] Bible where an angel of God greets a human being in this way. So did the Angel just mean to say that Mary was very lucky? Of course not! The Angel's words carry the full meaning of "filled with grace."
April 12 – Apparition of Our Lady of the Revelation to Bruno Cornacchiola and his 3 children (Tre Fontane, Rome, Italy, 1947, approved in 1956) Every Friday at 5:30 pm While Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu [...] s program of bringing Israeli civilians in Palestinian territories, worsening the climate of tension between Israelis and Palestinians, some have chosen to react by brandishing the weapon of prayer. This [...] the wall. Not to mention the groups of pilgrims whose number sometimes approaches up to 200 people. "For me, this wall is an insult to peace," said Donatella, echoing what the Latin Patriarchate thinks. And
and marriage constitute. Let us listen to the voice of Mary in our hearts, for she has the keys to lead us to Jesus. She was sensitive to the happiness and worries of some people who were celebrating a wedding [...] s that dim our lives; if we surrender our whole being to her, she will help us to discern the will of Jesus for us. This first miracle took place during a wedding feast, the sign of the immense richness [...] wedding. We should make her Queen of our family. Lord, you granted your Mother's wish at Cana: give us to understand how important it is to entrust our lives to Mary, so that, under her guidance and st
August 4 – Saint John Mary Vianney, Curé of Ars (d. 1859) – Apparition of Our Lady to Natalino Scarpa, 14, in Pellestrina (Italy, 1716) “I was raised with the daily family Rosary” Mary saved my life at [...] mother and I were in danger of dying. I was blessed to have parents who had a strong faith and were devoted to Mary. From a young age, we would be called every night to drop our activities and come pray the [...] as a family, even though we sometimes came reluctantly. This seed that my parents planted helped me to continue praying the Rosary. I really felt Mary's protection in my faith journey and often recognized
August 4 - St John Vianney, Curé of Ars (d. 1859) - Apparition of Our Lady to 14-year-old Natalino Scarpa (Pellestrina, Italy, 1716) Where did Mary live after the Resurrection? After Jesus' Resurrection [...] the site of Meryem Ana Evi, literally the "House of our Mother Mary" in Turkish, 9 kilometers from the present-day city of Selçuk and about 80 kilometers from Izmir, Turkey, in the vicinity of the former [...] where did Mary go to live? Although the Scriptures do not give an exact location, they do provide some clues. After Jesus said to his mother on the Cross, "Woman, behold your son," and to St. John, "Behold
at Tre Fontane of Our Lady of the Revelation to Bruno Cornacchiola & his 3 children (Rome, 1947, approved in 1956) The Myrrh-Streaming Icon (I) In the 11th and 12th centuries, according to the legend, an [...] first icon to be painted there was a copy of the "Portaitissa." Near the same date, a Chilean convert to Orthodoxy, Jose Munoz, an art teacher in Montreal, embarked on a pilgrimage to Mount Athos to come into [...] left on the shore of Athos close to the Iveron monastery. The icon represents the Mother of God carrying the Christ Child in majesty with one arm and with the other hand making a gesture to show that He is
Theotokos, Jose fell to his knees and prayed to the Mother of God. Peace came back to his soul. At dawn, as Jose and his friend were about to depart, the abbot came to them holding the icon. During the [...] April 13 - Apparition of Our Lady to Bl. Jane of Mantua (1640) The Myrrh-Streaming Icon (II) Jose Munoz asked whether he could buy this icon, which had so much impressed him, but was told repeatedly that [...] felt the urge to go back into the Iveron monastery and ask to touch his icon to the original wonder-working Iveron icon. In this religion of the people, in a carnal world where the magic of love reigns,
Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord to Our Lady The Annunciation The Angel Gabriel descended, bathed in heavenly light. The light enveloped the Virgin, and the Angel was clothed in raiment of unimaginable [...] urged her to seek an explanation. When she was given the news, her heart opened, full of desire to serve the Lord; then she knelt and said: You see before you the Lord's servant, let it happen to me as you [...] mirrored in his face. She stood there modestly, ready to listen attentively and alert in every fibre of her being. Then the Angel greeted her and told her of God's will; his words warmed the Virgin's heart,
January 25 - OUR LADY OF GOOD TRAVEL (India, 1599) - Translation of the Virgin's Burial Shroud to Constantinople (452) Herself a Rose Who Bore the Rose (II) She gracious, He essential Grace, He was the [...] Fountain, she the rill: Her goodness to fulfil And gladness, with proportioned pace He led her steps thro' good and ill. Christ's mirror she of grace and love, Of beauty and of life and death: By hope and love [...] love and faith Transfigured to His likeness, 'Dove, Spouse, Sister, Mother,' Jesus saith.
