Some of the texts can be read with profit today too, such as: - The Eternal Maxims , - the Glories of Mary , - The Practice of Loving Jesus Christ , which latter work is the synthesis of his thought and his [...] precisely because it is Christological, Alphonsian piety is also exquisitely Marian. Deeply devoted to Mary he illustrates her role in the history of salvation: an associate in the Redemption and Mediatrix [...] Mediatrix of grace, Mother, Advocate and Queen. In addition, St Alphonsus states that devotion to Mary will be of great comfort to us at the moment of our death. He was convinced that meditation on our eternal

We could liken them to the holy women who stayed on Calvary, close to the Crucified Jesus and to Mary his Mother, while the Apostles had fled and Peter himself had denied him three times. The Church in [...] Name of Jesus , taught by St Bernardine of Siena and spread in Europe by the Franciscans. The Name of Mary was always associated with the Name of Jesus and thus, against the background of popular piety, Joan’s [...] true proposal of peace in justice between the two Christian peoples in light of the Name of Jesus and Mary, but it was rejected and Joan had to gird herself to fight for the city’s liberation which took place

went down the centuries. Churches dedicated to Mary in Iraq Mosul : The very ancient church of "Mary the Immaculate." This title evokes the holiness of Mary. It is in the walls of this church (now lying [...] on January 15th. The liturgy of the feast compares Mary to a "blessed field where grows the wheat of blessings that satisfy the hungry world." In Mary "sprouted the tree of life whose fruit gave life to [...] to men." (3) Kirkuk : Church dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, consecrated on October 9, 1965. This church is a meeting place for people of good will, Christians and non-Christians, in the spirit

Antongil Bay, that a regular evangelization began, under the auspices of Mary. A small island south of the bay was dedicated to the Virgin Mary in 1642, around then a church on the Malagasy mainland, in 1650. [...] the Immaculate Conception, patron saint of Madagascar. [1] The "tsangam-bato" dedicated to Mary Images of Mary are found in private houses and out in the countryside, on "tsangam-bato," stone monuments [...] "tsangam-batos" dedicated to Mary recall the event of the Incarnation, and of the Redemption. Shrines and pilgrimages There are no national shrines, but cathedrals dedicated to Mary and regional shrines, among

Acts 1:6-14: The Ascension and Prayer with Mary Now having met together, they asked him, 'Lord, has the time come for you to restore the kingdom to Israel?' He replied, 'It is not for you to know times [...] witnesses not only in Jerusalem but throughout Judaea and Samaria, and indeed to earth's remotest end.' Mary prayed with the Apostles in the Upper Room As he said this he was lifted up while they looked on, [...] of James. With one heart all these joined constantly in prayer, together with some women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers. _____________ (Acts 1:6-14)

century: "My Mother’s monastery" The Revelations of Saint Bridget (1303-1373) constitute a true story of Mary. In 1370, Bridget founded a male and female order in Vadstena. According to the Revelations she received [...] privilege, because I had at heart all that concerned humility." 2] Bridget's favorite hymn was the “Ave Maris Stella” The abbey church of Vadstena soon became the most important shrine in Sweden, and the "Re

and for our salvation' God, at the Annunciation, took flesh of the Virgin Mary and was made man as we profess in the Creed." Mary's house was built in a grotto hollowed out of the rock, and near its opening

Apparecida in 2004 (1). It was Pope Pius X who solemnly crowned the Virgin Mary as “Queen of Brazil” in 1904. But the story of devotion to Mary in Brazil began in the 16th century, when the fleet of the Portuguese [...] “ember- wood” from the fiery colors of the tree-trunks). Brazil was born in the arms of Mary After placing itself under Mary’s maternal protection, and attending Mass at a chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Bethlehem [...] that “Brazil was born in the arms of Mary”. And indeed, all the villages and ports of this new country began with a tiny church that was usually dedicated to Mary. In fact, the whole Brazilian coast is

benediction, along with blessings for her fertility. Joseph and Mary’s betrothal can be explained according to these institutions. Mary had been promised in marriage to Joseph. He hadn’t taken her to his [...] marriage” was exempt from military service. They had not yet lived together, when Joseph realized that Mary was expecting a baby Betrothal ended, either by the breach of contract between the two families (the

II visited Caacupé on May 18, 1988, and entrusted the Church of Paraguay to Mary The statue of Mary This statue represents Mary wearing a white tunic and a blue cloak with gold embroidery. She crushes the [...] religious center of Paraguay, the meeting place of the nation and the Church, and the blessed image of Mary has accompanied the formation process of Paraguayan as a nation. Legend says that in the 16 th century