right and duty with regard to Jesus. The principle which holds that all the rites of the Old Testament are a shadow of the reality (cf. Heb 9:9f; 10:1) serves to explain why Jesus would accept them. As with [...] circumcision too is "fulfilled" in Jesus. God's covenant with Abraham, of which circumcision was the sign (cf. Gn 17:13), reaches its full effect and perfect realization in Jesus, who is the "yes" of all the [...] child "Jesus." This is the only name in which there is salvation (cf. Acts 4:12). Its significance had been revealed to Joseph at the moment of his "annunciation": "You shall call the child Jesus, for he
For 30 years Jesus lived a family life with Mary and Joseph in Nazareth: we must meditate on this astonishing reality and on its mere duration, for it represents the nine tenths of the life of the Son [...] done all these things. What immeasurable glory then do we give to God when, following the example of Jesus, we submit to Mary! With such a convincing and well-known example before us, can we be so foolish [...] that there is a better and shorter way of giving God glory than by submitting ourselves to Mary, as Jesus did?" (Treatise on True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin by St Louis De Montfort)
Did Jesus Have Brothers? In the Gospels, the phrase “Jesus’ brothers” often occurs. Some see this as a contradiction to the Church’s teaching. This gives rise to the following questions: Did Jesus have [...] have been a cousin of Jesus (and not his brother in the strict sense of the word). 3. Jesus’ “brothers and sisters” are never referred to as “Mary’s sons or daughters”. Only Jesus is called Mary’s son or [...] commitment she made at the Incarnation: Mary dedicated herself totally to Jesus and His mission in the history of salvation. Jesus was conceived in her body, but before that, Mary had already conceived Him
Even though the birth of Jesus took place in Bethlehem (which was not the capital of Palestine but the city where King David was born), Jesus was acknowledged by his contemporaries as being from Nazareth [...] condemnation sign that Pontius Pilate ordered to be placed on the Jesus’ cross: "This inscription was read by many Jews, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew [...] example in Mark 7:24-30, Jesus goes to the region of Tyre and speaks with a Syrophenician woman. Mark observes that this woman spoke Greek, therefore the conversation she had with Jesus was conducted in Greek
Who Crucified Jesus Christ? Conscious that our sins strike Christ Himself, the Church does not hesitate to impute to the Christians the gravest responsibility in the torture of Jesus, a responsibility
Judea: Jesus is born, died, and rose again to life in Judea Jesus began and ended his earthly existence in Judea While the greater part of the life of Jesus Christ, called "the Nazarene," took place in [...] incredible miracle of the Resurrection took place. But it so happens that by his ancestor King David, Jesus belonged to the historical Tribe of Judah who gave his name to the province of Judea, formerly called
no one has ever loved Jesus as his she did. Mary's heart is one with Jesus' Mary's heart is that human heart whose feelings are all animated by the Holy Spirit, a fire of Love. Jesus and Mary's hearts are [...] Jesus' and Mary’s Hearts, the Heart of our Heart Saint John Eudes always placed Mary in relation with Christ and mankind In 637, Jean Eudes published "The Life and Kingdom of Jesus in Christian Souls," [...] baptized. To be a Christian is to continue Christ's life, 'to form Jesus in ourselves,' to participate in his life, to feel like Jesus felt. The real way to honor Mary is to "see and adore her Son in her
conversions, for no stone, indeed no metal, is as tough as a hardened heart. Jesus, the Divine Doctor of our Souls, Employs Mary Jesus is the doctor of our souls who knows how to find an entrance point, if any [...] (wrongly) despair of finding mercy in Him, often feel more comfortable turning to the blessed Virgin. Jesus told us the parable of the Prodigal Son to show the immense love of God. When the profligate son finally
is also said that "everyone naturally loves their native land, and since Jesus' native land is the Virgin of virgins and Jesus wished to be born from a Lily, he loves to dwell in virgin hearts." (Letter [...] feeling fascinated by the "Adorable Face of Jesus, unique ravishing beauty" (Prayer 6); feeling loved and possessed by Him, who is both her God and her Man (Jesus is true God and true Man). Her nuptial journey [...] d Matthew 12:50. She wrote: Jesus, for sinners, I want to pray without ceasing: Remember That I came to Carmel To populate your beautiful Heaven ... I am a virgin, O Jesus! Yet what a mystery! By uniting
Through Jesus". [2] Readings First reading Micah 5:1-4a (the Messiah King will be born in Bethlehem) or Romans 8:28-30 (God calls, justifies, glorifies). Gospel Matthew 1, 1-16.18-23 (genealogy of Jesus, Mary [...] Virgin Mary Mary, whom you chose from the beginning to be the mother of our Redeemer and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Christ . Through him, Almighty God, we beseech you to consecrate the offerings we bring". [...] nativity of the Virgin Mary Mary, who brought to the world hope and the dawn of Salvation . Through Jesus Christ our Lord . " Source : -Pope Paul VI, Missel Romain. Desclée Mame, 1969. [ 1 ] The expressions