which contains the oldest example of the Apostolic Creed, the catechumen is asked: “Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who was born of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary?” Hence at the heart of

mean? The answer is to be found in God's special intention towards the Mother of the Redeemer, whom Jesus calls, in two solemn occasions, Cana and the foot of the Cross, with this special title of "Woman"

standing in an upright position, with her arms at right angles to her body. She is holding the Child Jesus on her left hand and in her right she holds an apple. The Chapel of the Blessed Virgin, known as Our

again: "Fathers, why does your order have such a strong devotion to Saint Joseph?" "Our holy Mother of Jesus," Father Peter replied, "is very devoted to him because she has obtained many things from the Lord

History of Armenia Two of Jesus' apostles, Saint Thaddeus and Saint Bartholomew introduced Christianity in Armenia in the first century. Despite persecutions, the Church took solid root in that region

certain way. [...] With Mary, let us open our hearts to the Holy Spirit. Let us pray in the name of Jesus. Maybe, until now, we haven't asked enough in the name of Christ? (Cf. Jn 16: 24) Are you convinced

have been venerated for millenia. We know that the tombs were held in great respect at the time of Jesus, for he himself mentioned that the Jews "build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of

ascended into Heaven, she had to remain on earth as presence and witness to the early Church. Despite Jesus’ presence in the Eucharist, the fact that He was absent to her senses must have been excruciatingly

that we know very little about Mary or Joseph's life since the Bible tells us next to nothing about Jesus' s parents. Certainly the Faith of the Church and its ensuing piety are enlighten by the Sacred Scriptures

ever. Indeed, the Bible is at once the most opposed and the most popular book in the world. Did not Jesus warn: "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away" (Luke 21:33)? But along