to Nazareth, where we meet Mary, the truest daughter of Abraham. It is Mary above all others who can teach us what it means to live the faith of "our father". In many ways, Mary is clearly different from [...] and Mary, the promise seems impossible. Abraham's wife Sarah was barren, and Mary is not yet married: "How can this come about", she asks, "since I am a virgin?" ( Lk 1:34). 4. Like Abraham, Mary is asked [...] Gabriel speaks of Elizabeth to reassure Mary: "Know this too: your kinswoman Elizabeth has, in her old age, herself conceived a son" ( Lk 1:36). Like Abraham, Mary must walk through darkness, in which she

These are plaques engraved with messages of gratitude to Mary for answered prayers. Many visitors are deeply moved by them. These “victories” of Mary are primarily spiritual—through her intercession, many [...] victories over themselves, and over sin. In this church dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Refuge of Sinners, Mary is victorious over despair; she helps us overcome everything that turns us away from her [...] This basilica is dedicated to the "Immaculate Heart of Mary, Refuge of Sinners." A place of worship and parish life, it welcomes everyone: visitors, people in need of healing, those you come to confide

of the Church. Mary is the mediatrix, the queen, the mother, and can say the same one as the Church." [1] No chapel was dedicated to the Virgin: the cathedral itself was the Virgin Mary. "From their majestic [...] dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary present a Marian catechesis of a Christocentric nature: the faithful pass from the outside world into the intimacy of the Church of Our Lady Mary, to be trained, educated [...] spiritual insight the relationship between the ambitious effort of building cathedrals, and the Virgin Mary herself: "Cathedrals are the manifestation of a religious education program that guides the Church

selfishness, laziness, cowardice… but Mary’s love is unlike ours precisely because she is immaculate. May she welcome us as our mother at the hour of our passing Mary’s holiness does not make of her someone [...] problem or tormented by doubt, I quickly hand it over to the Virgin Mary. I ask her to take care of it and she does!” As a good teacher, Mary does not act in our place but rather she teaches us when and how [...] Mary, Refuge of Sinners Our Lady is the refuge of sinners, a place where even the worst sinners, even those trapped in the mire of their sins and those who feel absolutely rotten deep down inside, can

and grace, You are our refuge and our hope, Protect us, O Mary, and have mercy on our deceased. Although you are far away from us, O Virgin Mary, May your intercession accompany and save us. From Him who [...] creation of this nation that penetrates into an intimacy with Mary, filled with an affection and simplicity only to be found with regard to Our Lady. Mary is the veritable educator of this nation. Our Lady's shrines [...] witnessed these Christians praying to Mary with such intimate love and unanimity, it is no longer surprising to see all the shrines built in her honor. In Lebanon, Mary is invoked by many names: Our Lady

1945 (feast of the Assumption of Mary), along with the Japanese domination that had lasted for 35 years. On December 8, 1948 (feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary), Korea was admitted to the United [...] are not coincidental for Korean Catholics, who see in them a sign of Mary’s special protection. There are 200 churches dedicated to Mary in South Korea, the most prominent being Seoul Cathedral, dedicated [...] reunification," said Bishop Alfred Xuereb, the new nuncio in South Korea and Mongolia, "and I am sure that Mary looks down lovingly from Heaven at her children in Korea." The first missionaries arrived in Korea

Mediation and Spiritual Motherhood Mary's mediation Saint Aelred of Rievaulx († 1167) clearly explains Mary's mediation. He compares the Virgin to a boat that helps us cross the stormy ocean of this world [...] world to reach Jesus. She is the way that takes us to him. Mary's spiritual motherhood Aelred went very far in the understanding of the mystery of Mary's spiritual motherhood, going even further than his p [...] predecessor Saint Bernard in his reasoning: « Through Mary, we have a much better birth than the one we received from Eve, by the fact that Christ was born of her... She is our mother, the mother of our

title "Woman" presents Mary as the New Eve, the mother in faith of all believers. In the text cited, the Council uses the expression "moved with pity", letting it be understood that Mary was prompted by her [...] mission. By emphasizing Mary's initiative in the first miracle and then recalling her presence on Calvary at the foot of the Cross, the Evangelist helps us understand how Mary's co-operation is extended [...] The miracle in Cana (Saint John Paul II) Describing Mary's presence in Jesus' public life, the Second Vatican Council recalls her involvement at Cana on the occasion of the first miracle: "At the marriage

look at Mary, as if we were turning to look towards the center and the summit of all times..." (In festo Pentecostes, sermo 2, #4). God created His masterpiece in Mary Blessed among women, Mary was chosen [...] assembled all kinds of His graces, and called her Mary" (Treatise on True Devotion – St Louis de Montfort). St Bernardine of Siena also wrote: "O Mary, well before the creation, you were predestined in [...] universe". The entire story of humanity converges towards Christ, who was born of the immaculate Virgin Mary. For this reason, St Bernard wrote: "Everyone - those who came before us, those of us who are living

country in the world where there is not at least one shrine dedicated to the Holy Virgin Mary? There isn't one. Mary is really present throughout the entire world, on every continent. It is true that certain [...] honor and to pray Mary, the Virgin of the Holy Rosary and advocate of all causes... Of course, this story began 2000 years ago in Nazareth of Galilee, a small town in the Holy Land where Mary received a visit [...] Gabriel at the time of the Annunciation. Today a large basilica rests on the exact site where the Virgin Mary pronounced the "yes" that made her become the Mother of the Messiah announced to the nations, Jesus