of the old covenant, was also made to enter the beginning of the new and everlasting covenant in Jesus Christ."(3) Thanks to the "yes" of a woman (Mary) and the "yes" of a man (Joseph) God accomplished
Catechism of the Catholic Church 67 Anna Katharina Emmerick , Life and Passion of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, chapter 14
work. The epithet "Woman", with which Jesus addresses Mary (cf. Jn 2:4), is not in contrast with His intention. Indeed it has no negative connotations, and Jesus will use it again when He addresses His [...] to Jesus that He intervene with His messianic power. To some, Mary's request may appear excessive, since it subordinates the beginning of the Messiah's miracles to an act of filial devotion. Jesus himself [...] 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
of the Eucharist Moving on from the infancy and the hidden life in Nazareth to the public life of Jesus, our contemplation brings us to those mysteries which may be called in a special way “mysteries of [...] Mystery. Each of these mysteries is a revelation of the Kingdom now present in the very person of Jesus The Baptism in the Jordan is first of all a mystery of light. Here, as Christ descends into the waters [...] intervention of Mary, the first among believers. Another mystery of light is the preaching by which Jesus proclaims the coming of the Kingdom of God, calls to conversion (cf. Mk 1:15) and forgives the sins
of thanksgiving, is ushered into glory by the Child Jesus, who bestows a crown on her. On September 19, 1935, the Virgin Mary and the little Jesus of Our Lady of Montligeon were crowned in a solemn ceremony [...] meters and weighs approximately 13 tons. The statue represents the Virgin Mary holding the Child Jesus in her arms, symbolizing Eternal Life, one of the recurring themes at the Our Lady of Montligeon Shrine [...] Montligeon will address a theme related to death and eternal life so that we become more aware of Jesus' promises concerning the next life. Each day, we will bring you a meditation written by a different
after the sudden death of her husband, Valentina began to receive visions and messages from our Lord Jesus and Mary our Blessed Mother. From this time on her life changed from being an average Catholic to [...] share her experiences and messages only to help people come closer to God and to grow in holiness as Jesus and Mary desire. Now a grandmother, she lives a quiet and simple family life, seeking to avoid publicity [...] encouraged to seek Gods grace through this witness. This is an example of the messages: Today, Lord Jesus said, “My child, learn about this present time, that you are living in. Learn from this present life
Mary and her Son Jesus! As one of our readers wrote: "It is a simple and powerful way to recognize Mary's presence in this world and to increase our love for her and for her Son Jesus." Another reader
fact that Jesus was Mary's only child (Jn 19: 25-27). Mary is alone with her Son at the foot of the Cross and Jesus entrusts her to the apostle John. If Mary had had other children, wouldn't Jesus normally [...] denying the virginal conception were also denying the Divinity of Jesus. Thus Christianity as a whole was undermined. Concerning Jesus' brothers: From the first centuries, the Church's tradition upheld [...] latter refers to the fact that Mary was conceived without original sin, the former that Mary conceived Jesus of the Holy Spirit while remaining a virgin. On a philosophical level, an atheist or an agnostic could
became sad, seeing that the Virgin Mary's face was marked by a look of deep distress. Mary shows Jesus A large crucifix appeared that Our Lady held in front of her with both hands, slightly tilted. Mary [...] showed the red cross to the children. At the top of the crucifix, on a white crosspiece, the name of Jesus Christ was written in red. A small star lit the four candles in the oval. Everyone prayed in silence
Pilate for permission to bury Jesus in his new tomb which he had had hewn out in the rock not far from Golgotha. Having obtained permission, he bought a linen cloth, and after Jesus was taken down from the Cross [...] round the body of a man who was crucified, corresponding in every way to what the Gospels tell us of Jesus who, crucified at about noon, died at about three o'clock in the afternoon. At nightfall, since it [...] the Gospel of St Mark says and the other Evangelists are in agreement with him. From that moment, Jesus remained in the tomb until dawn of the day after the Sabbath and the Turin Shroud presents to us an