of looking there to find the one whose prayer was in the process of obtaining the awakening of the faith and missionary zeal in France? Although Sister Catherine spent her life in absolute discretion-milking [...] half-century she spent hidden in the convent, Christian France that had been petrified by lukewarm faith, ignorance and successive resignations was warmed up by the sheer profusion of God's tenderness: "Where

disciple" - Mary is the mother of "beginnings": that of the incarnate Word (Jn 1:14), that of the faith (Jn 2: 1-12), and that of the family of the sons of God (Jn 19: 25-27). As mother, she tells those

period, which marks the beginning of an unbroken line of Christianity till today. With the Christian faith, the Virgin Mary entered family and social life. Peasants had their seed blessed on September 8th

with Mary the great hymn of praise which she raises after Elizabeth calls her blessed because of her faith. It is a prayer of thanksgiving, of joy in God, of blessing for his mighty works. The tenor of this [...] let ourselves be guided by Mary, by the Mother of Graces of Altötting, by the Mother of all the faithful, towards the "hour" of Jesus. Let us ask him for the gift of a deeper knowledge and understanding

Scripture communicates by words. Image and word illuminate each other." (cf the Catechism of the Catholic Faith, Part 2: The Celebration of the Christian Mystery, section 1160) The first images It took a long time

redeeming consecration of your Son! Mother of the Church! Enlighten the People of God along the paths of faith, hope and love! Enlighten especially the peoples whose consecration and entrustment by us you are

between you and me?" [1 ] Behind Mary's words, on a symbolical level, one can hear the words of the faithful remnant of Israel, of those who are waiting for the Messiah. Wine in the Bible is a symbol of the

constraint of my will, in affliction and anguish with respect to memory, remaining in the dark in pure faith, which is dark night for the said natural faculties, the will alone being touched by grief and afflictions

the Law, the prophets, a series of divinely ordained events during which human beings remained faithful to their promise, but later failed and suffered chastisement, including captivity and the destruction

A pillar gives strength to a building: the column is a symbol of the strength of Mary's steadfast faith and love and the symbol of the people's trust in Mary. The column is the fundamental architectural