their journey of faith and of Christian life. St Alphonsus never tired of repeating that priests are a visible sign of the infinite mercy of God who forgives and enlightens the mind and heart of the sinner [...] the word of God, under the guidance of several catechists trained by Alphonsus and by other priests, who regularly visited these groups of the faithful. When at the wish of the Archbishop of Naples, these [...] he came into contact with the peasants and shepherds of the hinterland of the Kingdom of Naples. Struck by their ignorance of religion and the state of neglect in which they were living, he decided to leave
family name of Francis of Assisi is Bernardone. His Christian name was to be Giovanni (John), but his father Pietro (Peter), back from one of his travels, preferred to give him the name of Francesco (Francis) [...] praise of Mary Some magnificent prayers to the Virgin Mary were written by Francis. Here is one of the most beautiful songs of praise to Mary that are ascribed to him: Hail Mary, very holy Mother of God, [...] Francis of Assisi. Born in 1182, he enjoyed a fulfilled childhood with every material comfort. The son of a rich merchant, he naturally groomed himself to take over from him. And as he had plenty of money
this new "Bethlehem" in a perfect spirit of sacrifice. On Advent Sunday, 1568, St John took his new religious name of John of the Cross. The fame of the sanctity of this obscure house spread. However, St [...] Butler's LIVES OF THE SAINTS, HarperOne, 1956, pp. 416-419 (originally published in 1756-9) Saint John of the Cross From John the Evangelist to John of the Cross The Night of the Senses (Saint John of the Cross) [...] The Night of the Soul (St John of the Cross) One Should Not Seek to Have Visions (St John of the Cross and Montfort) Saint John of the Cross and the Virgin Mary The Incarnation (by Saint John of the Cross)
highlight. The Council of Nicaea II recognized and adopted his thought for the defense of the cult of sacred icons, because it combined the theology of the incarnation and the theology of beauty, creating a [...] Doctor of the Church John was born in Damascus to a noble Christian family of Arab origin, around 650. The city was then under Muslim rule. He received an education and a good knowledge of Greek and Arab [...] to earth." The Marian doctrine of John Damascene can be considered as an exhaustive and powerful synthesis of all the teaching of the Christian authors who preceded him. Of particular importance are four
December 26: Synaxis of the Mother of God (Byzantine Liturgy) The Byzantine Church celebrates the Mother of God in the day after Christmas . [1] After worshiping the God made man born a little child for [...] him for generations for the accomplishment of the great mystery of his incarnation, and also as the "New Eve," the first and most prominent representative of the renewed human race. Excerpts from some [...] without being blurred, the properties of divine nature and those of human nature trade off within him in an inexpressible way. Just as, when one throws a piece of iron in the fire, the fire receives from
venerated there under the name of Our Lady of Consolation. Near the banks of the River Lujan, on the property of Don Rosendo, a very rudimentary chapel was built for the little statue of the Immaculate Conception [...] the presence of 40,000 people. Eight days later, the archbishop of Buenos Aires laid the first stone of the future basilica. Patroness of Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina During the period of the independence [...] the Holy Mother of God on his domain to re-awaken the faith of the surrounding population. He asked one of his countrymen who lived in Sao Paolo, Brazil, to send him a little statue of Our Lady. His friend
world. At the same time the Cathedral of Saint Etchmiadzin was founded (near Yerevan, capital of Armenia); it was and still is the See of the Armenian Apostolic Church, of which Gregory was the first Patriarch [...] the council of Ephesus. A Time of wars and persecution Because of the continual wars which opposed the Byzantines and the Persians, the Armenian Church couldn't take part in the Councils of Ephesus (431) [...] (431) or Chalcedon (451). It had knowledge of it in only about 485, but the translations of the acts of the councils were not very accurate. The Armenians found the contradictions and convened a synod in
and he was Governor of an important district of the Kingdom of Sweden. The marriage lasted for 28 years, until Ulf's death. Eight children were born, the second of whom, Karin (Catherine), is venerated [...] follow a path of faith. I am thinking with gratitude of the many women who, day after day, illuminate their families with their witness of Christian life, in our time too. [...] The second period of Bridget's [...] sorrowful motherhood of Mary, which made her Mediatrix and Mother of Mercy, is also a subject that recurs frequently in the Revelations .[...] Many of her revelations were addressed in the form of admonishments
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 [...] 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 ethereal, sort of unreal, like an inaccessible, ideal mother. On the contrary! In [...] nurse and mother of three children, says: “Whenever I am concerned or grieved, faced with a 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
continued her prayer in front of the statue of the Lady of All Nations The voice was silent, the angel disappeared. Agnes' contemplation lasted until 5 o'clock (on the First Friday of the month). Then the other [...] facts, established after 11 years of investigations, are undeniable [...]. Consequently, I authorize the veneration of Our Lady of Akita." Sister Agnes, the seer, was cured of her deafness in 2 stages (October [...] her heart teaching catechism at the church of Myoko-Kogen. But then she went deaf and had to stop this ministry. She entered the small convent of the Handmaids of the Eucharist in Yuzawada - a contemplative