but also promoted a certain spirituality, as well as popular prayers and devotions of other saints. Each chapter ends with an edifying example: usually the story of an apparition or a miracle. In total [...] Ethiopian Church: Feast of the Densata (Conception of Mary) At the Hour of Our Death Saint Alphonsus of Liguori is the author of The Glories of Mary, an absolute best-seller which was published in 1750 [...] demonstrate the role of the Blessed Virgin in the Church and among the faithful, using facts void of a negative historical slant. On July 31, 1787, at about 6:00 pm, while he endured his final agony, Alphonsus
Father Marie-Eugene of the Child Jesus, Carmelite (d. 1967) The Virgin causes grace to spring forth from God's bosom The motherhood of the Blessed Virgin resides in the transmission of grace. She is a Mother [...] most beautiful of all creatures, and a prodigy in heaven. The Virgin does not produce grace, but she makes it spring forth from the bosom of God. Blessed Father Marie-Eugene of the Child Jesus Notes, March [...] Mother, the Mother of Christ, of the whole Christ. She is co-redemptrix. Consequently, with Christ, she is linked to the production of grace. She is immaculate, therefore all holy and all beautiful: God does
August 15 – The Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Solemnity for the universal Church) The dogma of the Assumption of Mary and All Saints' Day On November 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII issued the Apostolic Constitution [...] the Virgin Mary. This happened on All Saints' Day (November 1), which gave great significance to the destiny of all the elect. The year was 1950, shortly after the end of World War II, with the horrible [...] Assumption of Mary proclaims the supernatural destiny and dignity of the human body, called by the Lord to become an instrument of holiness and to participate in his glory."[2] [1] H. Denzinger - A. Schönmetzger
Secretariat of the Mexican presidency, placed a flower wreath laced with dynamite at the foot of the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The image of the Virgin Mary miraculously inscribed on Saint Juan Diego’s [...] the frame nor the protective glass were damaged. In 365 méditations sur la Vierge Marie (365 Meditations on the Virgin Mary), Presses de la Renaissance [...] November 14 – Our Lady of Olmetti (Turin, Italy, 1738) – Our Lady of Pasenika or Mary’s Victory (Constantinople) - Saint Gregory Palamas (d. 1360) The brass crucifix was twisted by the blast, but the image
date, as a reminder to Catholics to always invoke Mary when faced with dangers of historical proportion. https://fr.zenit.org/2016/09/11/invoquez-avec-intensite-les-noms-de-jesus-et-de-marie-demande-l [...] September 12 - The Holy Name of Mary Let us invoke Mary, especially during dangers of historical proportion The Church celebrates the Holy Name of Mary on September 12. The feast was placed in the octave [...] saints have, traditionally, always invoked the name of Mary. For example, Saint Bernard famously said: "Look at the Star!", pointing to Mary as a refuge in times of trial. The historical reason is directly
of Purity - Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (d. 1690) O Our Sweet Hope O our sweet hope let us feel your power over the loveable Heart of Jesus, and use your credit so as to make a place for us there forever [...] and our everything; destroying and annihilating in us all that there is of ourselves to fill us only with all that is of Him, so that we may be pleasing to Him! May He be the support of our impotence, the
of Purity - Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (d. 1690) O Our Sweet Hope O our sweet hope let us feel your power over the loveable Heart of Jesus, and use your credit so as to make a place for us there forever [...] and our everything; destroying and annihilating in us all that there is of ourselves to fill us only with all that is of Him, so that we may be pleasing to Him! May He be the support of our impotence, the
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God In the blessed fruit of her womb, Mary found what Eve was looking for Eight days ago we celebrated the birth in Bethlehem of the Son of God who "became a child to make [...] the image and likeness to God. In the blessed fruit of her womb, Mary, and with her all Christians, found what Eve was seeking: union with God through Christ and likeness to Him. Eve sought pleasure and [...] salvation: whoever eats this fruit will have eternal life. Eve sought transitory beauty and picked a deadly fruit; Mary gave humanity the most beautiful fruit that the angels will ever see: he is the most beautiful
Saint Joachim, parents of the Virgin Mary The parents of the Virgin Mary The author of the Protoevangelium of James (apocryphal gospel) portrays the parents of Mary, Anne and Joachim, as living in the [...] according to the Syriac Fathers, Mary is the "Daughter of the poor," a "humble daughter of poor people," "one who was among people of humble condition," and, in continuity with such origins, she became "the [...] makes one poor in spirit." In a spiritual perspective, the two traditions actually match each other: the parents of the Virgin Mary paved the way for the "Beatitude of the poor." A. Gila In Il pensiero dei
pm in a Czestochowa hospital. "I am convinced that this day is an immense gift of God," the happy mother said later. "He knew that I was struggling with sadness lately. But I did not expect such a gift [...] the Gospel, in his homily the Pope spoke of the coming of God, who sent his Son born of a woman to earth. Beata made a grimace of pain. Suddenly, the two friends realized what was happening. The medical team [...] December 26 – Mary mourns the death of St Stephen (Jerusalem) – Synaxis of the Mother of God (Byzantine Church) Labor pains start during papal Mass Beata was nine months pregnant, but she still had some
