Tag: Mary
The Holy Spirit and Mary
26. It seems to us useful to add to this mention of the Christological orientation of devotion to the Blessed Virgin a reminder of the fittingness of giving prominence in this devotion to one of the essential facts of the Faith: the Person and work of the Holy Spirit. Theological reflection and the liturgy have… Read More ›
Fatima, Mary and the Muslims
. . .The Koran, which is the Bible of the Muslims, has many passages concerning the Blessed Virgin. First of all, the Koran believes in her Immaculate Conception and, also, in her Virgin Birth. The third chapter of the Koran places the history of Mary’s family in a genealogy which goes back through Abraham, Noah,… Read More ›
Statue of Mary untouched by Ecuador earthquake
Guayaquil, Ecuador, Apr 23, 2016 / 04:08 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Everything collapsed around it, but the glass case with the statue of our Lady of Light remained intact after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Ecuador on April 16. The statue was housed at the Leonie Aviat school in the Tarqui administrative district in Manta… Read More ›
I have come to tell you that God exist
Dear children! Sympathize with me! Pray, pray, pray Medjugorje Message, April 19, 1984 In all alleged apparitions of Our Lady, the main focus is on prayer. Prayer is an actual opening of the heart to God, allowing God’s love in and in praying for others we become one with the Will of God who desires… Read More ›
I Can Be Very Cranky
“Advance, advance… Let nothing hinder your trustful stepsforward; Trustful—of course—since I am there”. (He and I Pauline Press) I find that my responses towards events in my life can be very cranky. When things slip out of my control, and I am already in a ‘mood’, then my lack of trust in others as well as with… Read More ›
Feast of the Holy Family 2015
In good families, as well as those that are less so, have chaos as an important component. Children from the moment they are born begin growing apart from their parents, becoming individuals in their own right. There is a saying, the love of parents move towards allowing their children to becoming more and more independent,… Read More ›
Mary’s Friendship in Monastic Life
The friendship of Mary is probably most often experienced in monastic life as the presence and action of a unique companion. A friend is one who sticks with you in joy and sorrow, in success and failure. When all others depart, your friend remains. Just so with Mary. She is present at a moment’s notice,… Read More ›
25 Things You Should Know About the Rosary
In honor of Our Lady of Fatima, Our Lady of the most Holy Rosary, we have composed a very simple list of 25 things that we should know about the most Holy Rosary. Hopefully upon reading this short list you will be motivated to get to know the Rosary better. Better yet we hope that… Read More ›
St Padre Pio and the Rosary
St Padre Pio is one of the greatest saints of all times. He is well known in the world for the spiritual gifts he had: Stigmata, healing, prophecy, reading of hearts, levitation, bilocation, apparition, and “odour of sanctity”. He is a great miracle-worker and a powerful intercessor. Often he has been referred to as “the… Read More ›
A sword has pierced your heart
The martyrdom of the Virgin is set forth both in the prophecy of Simeon and in the actual story of our Lord’s passion. The holy old man said of the infant Jesus: He has been established as a sign which will be contradicted. He went on to say to Mary: And your own heart will… Read More ›