Feast of the Mother of God in the East and in the West "Special churches within the universal Church make manifest the dynamism of their earthly pilgrimage and offer to all members of the community of believers [...] Saturday, May 9, 2009. [2] Benedict XVI, prayer of the Regina Caeli, Cenacle of Jerusalem, Tuesday, May 12, 2009. The Liturgical Feast of the Mother of God in the East and in the West [...] believers a treasure of spiritual, liturgical and ecclesial traditions that highlight God's universal goodness and his desire, verified throughout history, to make them all enter into his divine life." (Benedict

entrust the efforts of Christians and of all people of good will to defend life and to promote respect for the dignity of every human being. To Mary, the Theotókos , the great Mother of God, I consecrate [...] meaning of the very simple, very humble and very beautiful appearing of the Son of God" ( Address in Nazareth, 5 January 1964), I pray, first, for a great renewal of faith in all the children of the Church [...] year 2000, the Solemnity of the Annunciation in the Year of the Great Jubilee: on this day the eyes of the whole Church turn to Nazareth. I have longed to come back to the town of Jesus, to feel once again

for the sake of spreading the Good News. The Mother of Christ and his disciples are granted new strength and new apostolic energy for the Church’s growth. In particular, the outpouring of the Spirit leads [...] prayer in the Upper Room, in an attitude of deep communion with the Apostles, with some women and with Jesus’ “brethren”, the Mother of the Lord prays for the gift of the Spirit for herself and for the community [...] therefore wanted it for the fruitfulness of her spiritual motherhood. It was appropriate that the first outpouring of the Spirit upon her, which had happened in view of her divine motherhood, should be repeated

invites us to entrust the fate of Iraqi Christians to Mary, Queen of Martyrs. The tragedy of persecuted Christians of Iraq: After the attack on the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Baghdad, many [...] (near Mosul): The monastery of Our Lady of the Seeds. (1) This title of the Virgin comes from the Chaldean liturgy, which celebrates Our Lady of Seeds on January 15th. The liturgy of the feast compares Mary [...] people of good will, Christians and non-Christians, in the spirit of Vatican II. (1) Baghdad : Our Lady of Perpetual Help cathedral. On October 31, 2010, an al-Qaida commando stormed the Cathedral of Our

perfect image of the hopes of mankind. 3. "The Lord is with you" You are the Virgin of the Annunciation, the Yes of mankind to the mystery of salvation. You are the daughter of Zion and the ark of the new covenant [...] him to Nazareth. Virgin of Jesus' paths, of his hidden life and of the miracle at Cana. Mother of Sorrow on Calvary, and glorious Virgin of the resurrection. You are the Mother of Jesus' disciples, during [...] that she carries within her the expectations of the poor, because the song of the Virgin is the prophetic announcement of the mystery of integral salvation of mankind... its liberating dimensions on the

paintings of great importance today to understand the history of early Christianity. Symbols and frescos on the walls of the catacombs offer a pictorial Gospel. For example, the fish is the symbol of Christ [...] “Jesus, the Christ , Son of God, Savior”). The Good Shepherd holding a lamb is another symbol of Christ carrying his faithful disciples. After the great Roman persecutions of Christians under the Emperors [...] devotion to the Virgin: The catacombs of Priscilla, for example, show the Madonna and Child with Balaam who points to a star with his hand, symbol of the famous prophecy of Balaam (cf. Nb 22-31). These rep

fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, despite being forbidden to do so by God. This original sin had consequences for the whole of humanity, and is linked to a theology of salvation. Thus [...] and his wife hid themselves from the face of the Lord God in the midst of the trees of Paradise. [3]" The historical roots of this story The historical roots of this story lie in the Canaanite culture with [...] and rose again. The first day of the week is the first day of creation; it is also the day of the Resurrection: "We celebrate the definitive victory of the Creator and of his creation. We celebrate this

Prayer of St Thomas Aquinas (13th c.) O most blessed and sweet Virgin Mary, Mother of God, filled with all tenderness, Daughter of the most high King, Lady of the Angels, Mother of all the faithful, On [...] suffragia, all may be ordered to the good according to the will of your beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Prayer of St Thomas Aquinas to the Blessed Virgin , Compiled by Robert Anderson and Johann Moser [...] On this day and all the days of my life, I entrust to your merciful heart my body and my soul, all my acts, thoughts, choices, desires, words, deeds, my entire life and death, So that, per tua suffragia

to a corner of Galilee, to an unknown little town of which Nathaniel once said: « Can anything good come out of Nazareth? » But in this Nazareth is a little house that contains the treasure of heaven and [...] among angels. There is a virgin named Mary, who according to her name is an abyss of grace, a ocean of greatness and a world of wonders. She is the Virgin that God is looking at, and she also is looking at [...] counsel remains in heaven, and who, through the action of sending a messenger is in the angel that he sent, walks before his angel, and is in the heart of the Virgin by his grace and power. He is all; he is

Sagheddu entered the convent of the Trappistine sisters of the Grottaferrata, near Rome, to become the spouse of Christ, on Saturday, October 5, 1935, the eve of the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. The spiritual [...] Gabriella's final way to remain in the joy of the humble servant, like the Handmaid of Nazareth. _____________ Books and articles of reference: - Summarium of her cause of beatification, Roma 1976. Dionigi Spanu [...] devotion was very alive in all of Sardinia), young Maria Sagheddu seemed to prefer secular readings to the Rosary. Yet from the moment of her birth the hand of Mary and the figure of Christ seemed to rest on