perfect time to pray the Novena to the Holy Spirit with Mary, as we plea for a new Pentecost to renew our troubled world. Please join us in praying the Novena to the Holy Spirit from May 22nd to May 30th [...] Ergot (1105) It’s time to start the Novena to the Holy Spirit! In this year 2020, the solemnity of Pentecost (a moveable feast), celebrating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles gathered in the [...] Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, was inspired with the spirit of prophecy and recognized in Mary the Mother of her Lord. As for Mary, exulting under the action of the Holy Spirit, she spontaneously sang
1878) Jesus acts through the Holy Spirit who formed Him in Mary’s womb Maximilian Kolbe was struck by the title of "Immacule Conception" given to Mary. For it is the Holy Spirit who makes the Immaculate [...] granted just because we did not ask for them. This is how novenas of prayer elicit graces. And what is Grace? It is Jesus acting through the Holy Spirit who formed Him in the womb of Mary. Thus we see how all [...] woman takes the name of her husband. The great mystery of the Incarnation was made possible by the Holy Spirit who, within the Trinity, represents the Love between the Father and the Son, the Love of the Father
Assumption of Our Lady - Saint Maximilian Kolbe (d. 1941) The Holy Spirit’s Spouse The Virgin Mary can justifiably be called “the Holy Spirit’s Spouse”. This well-known name in patristic and theological tradition [...] the Spirit and Mary. The Spirit established His own residence in Mary at the time of her conception: He took absolute possession of her and was so deep within her that the name of the Holy Spirit’s Spouse
only this singular and wondrous virgin can produce in union with the Holy Spirit singular and wondrous things. When the Holy Spirit, her spouse, finds Mary in a soul, he hastens there and enters fully [...] May 27 - Pentecost Spouse of the Holy Spirit When Mary has taken root in a soul she produces in it wonders of grace which only she can produce; for she alone is the fruitful virgin who never had and never [...] never will have her equal in purity and fruitfulness. Together with the Holy Spirit Mary produced the greatest thing that ever was or ever will be: a God-man. She will consequently produce the marvels which
Victory of Lepanto (Hungary, 1716) Mary and the Holy Spirit At the Annunciation, Mary who was already full of grace, became the residence of the Holy Spirit in a very special way: indeed, He covered her [...] exemplary experience of hearing God’s Word in the Spirit at the time of the Annunciation reminds us of the Pentecost, such as Luke tells us in Acts. Just as the Spirit was at the origin of the formation of the [...] the body and the heart of the Son of God in Mary, in the same way the Spirit formed Christ in the new Church. Again, in the same way still He gave Mary the momentum to set off and visit her cousin Elizabeth
18-25 The dwelling place of the Son and the Holy Spirit Mary, the all-holy ever-virgin Mother of God, is the masterwork of the mission of the Son and the Spirit in the fullness of time. For the first time [...] time in the plan of salvation and because his Spirit had prepared her, the Father found the dwelling place where his Son and his Spirit could dwell among men. In this sense the Church's Tradition has often
only this singular and wondrous virgin can produce in union with the Holy Spirit singular and wondrous things. When the Holy Spirit, her spouse, finds Mary in a soul, he hastens there and enters fully [...] Madonna del Popolo (Italy, 1645); Saint Augustine, Bishop of Canterbury (d. 604 or 605) When the Holy Spirit finds Mary in a soul, he hastens there! When Mary has taken root in a soul she produces in it wonders [...] virgin who never had and never will have her equal in purity and fruitfulness. Together with the Holy Spirit Mary produced the greatest thing that ever was or ever will be: a God-man. She will consequently
the Holy Spirit into our souls. The Easter season ends with the feast of Pentecost, celebrating the mystery of the descent of the Holy Spirit on Mary and the Apostles. This gift of the Holy Spirit was [...] let us ask the Holy Spirit to enlighten us Today is Wednesday, the day in which we pray the glorious mysteries. Let us meditate on the 3rd glorious mystery, the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles [...] prayed for this mission of the Holy Spirit: " I will pray to the Father and he will give you a Helper " (Jn 14: 16-17). He promised his Apostles to send the Holy Spirit to them. By his sacrifice, Jesus
the Abandoned (Manila, Philippines) Mary, Spouse of the Holy Spirit In the painting of Mary Undoer of Knots, a dove, symbolizing the Holy Spirit, hovers above the head of the Virgin Mary, and illuminates [...] humanity, by filling it with all his holiness, by giving it this kiss of infinite love that he made the God-Man the Holy One of God (Jn 6:29). Jesus himself said: "The Holy Spirit is upon me because he has anointed [...] the top of the painting with a heavenly light. According to Father Zannini (1), "With Mary, the Holy Spirit formed the Incarnate Word. He acted on the soul, the heart and the flesh of the Virgin by filling
our relationship with the Holy Spirit on the one hand, and what place is given to the Virgin Mary in our life in the Holy Spirit on the other. Whoever prays to the Holy Spirit and asks that he act in him [...] people who say that they have the Holy Spirit, and who create new communities here and there. How do we know that these claims are authentic? The breath of the Holy Spirit continues to blow and it acts in [...] This breath of the Holy Spirit is the source of a permanent renewal in the Church through its gifts and charisms. Many Christian communities are especially focused on the Holy Spirit. Many even create new
