Queen of Martyrs, our dear Coredemptrix (Padre Pio) St. Pio of Pietrelcina bore the living and bleeding stigmata for fifty entire years, from 1918 to 1968. He became an "imprinted reproduction of the wounds [...] wounds of the Lord," according to the happy expression of Pope Paul VI [1] . In this exceptional mystical experience he were also assimilated to Mary. He wrote himself : « Now I seem to be penetrating what [...] martyrdom of our most beloved Mother (...). Oh, if all people would but penetrate this martyrdom! Who could succeed in suffering with this, yes, our dear Coredemptrix? Who would refuse her the good title of
Queen of Martyrs, our dear Coredemptrix (Padre Pio) St. Pio of Pietrelcina bore the living and bleeding stigmata for fifty entire years, from 1918 to 1968. He became an "imprinted reproduction of the wounds [...] wounds of the Lord," according to the happy expression of Pope Paul VI [1] . In this exceptional mystical experience he were also assimilated to Mary. He wrote himself : « Now I seem to be penetrating what [...] martyrdom of our most beloved Mother (...). Oh, if all people would but penetrate this martyrdom! Who could succeed in suffering with this, yes, our dear Coredemptrix? Who would refuse her the good title of
Queen of Martyrs, our dear Coredemptrix (Padre Pio) St. Pio of Pietrelcina bore the living and bleeding stigmata for fifty entire years, from 1918 to 1968. He became an "imprinted reproduction of the wounds [...] wounds of the Lord," according to the happy expression of Pope Paul VI [1] . In this exceptional mystical experience he were also assimilated to Mary. He wrote himself : « Now I seem to be penetrating what [...] martyrdom of our most beloved Mother (...). Oh, if all people would but penetrate this martyrdom! Who could succeed in suffering with this, yes, our dear Coredemptrix? Who would refuse her the good title of
who, in the history of the Church, have had the great merit of disseminating the prayer of the Holy Rosary, so dear to the Christian people and so rich in Gospel values: a true school of faith and piety. [...] believed unquestioningly in the value of prayers of intercession for the success of the apostolic work. Only in Heaven will we understand how much the prayer of cloistered religious effectively accompanies [...] He distinguished himself straight away for his interest in the study of Sacred Scripture and for his love of the poor, to the point of selling books, that in his time were a very valuable asset, in order
parish had good structures of pastoral life: a community of Sisters were in charge of primary school education and also of a secondary school for girls, among whom 3 were the beneficiaries of these apparitions [...] Kibeho Before the Apparitions KIBEHO was one of the parishes of the diocese of Butare until 1990. When the diocese of Gikongoro was established, the parish was detached from Butare and attached to the [...] apparitions. a team of priests in charge of all the pastoral work and the sanctification of souls. ____________________ Mgr Jean Baptiste GAHAMANYI, Bishop emeritus of Butare, Rome, September 14, 1997 www
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 this day and all the days of my life, I entrust to your [...] ordered to the good according to the will of your beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ So that you may be, my most holy Sovereign lady, My ally and comforter Against the pitfalls and traps Of the age-old adversary [...] and weak Powerless not only to do the least act of kinds But also unable to resist continual assaults Without the grace and help of my Creator and of your holy prayers. O btain for me as well, O most
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
Archeological (places of worship, epigraphs, etc.); Literature (writings of the Church Fathers). Marian Hymns and Homilies of the 2nd century The "Odes of Solomon" belong to this tradition of liturgical hymns [...] a keen awareness of the eminent dignity of the Mother of Jesus, a deep sense of reverence, and faithful love manifested by frequent praise. The Virgin Mary is constantly the object of blessings and love [...] nuance, i.e. a sense of veneration and stupor before the prodigy of the Blessed Virgin's divine and virginal motherhood. The expression "this is he who was born of Mary, the good ewe" has a very important
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
believing in God, but following the inclination of natural morality, especially deep-felt charity and compassion." (...) "In the middle of the night of January 19, (1842, in Rome) I woke up with a start--I [...] one o’clock in the afternoon I had to go and make some arrangements for the funeral ceremony of a good friend of mine. Seeing Ratisbonne coming down the Via Condotti, I invited him to accompany me but I told [...] the nave of the church. I went off to the sacristy to make some arrangements. When I returned, I found him on his knees in the Chapel of the Archangels St Michael and St Raphael, in an attitude of deep meditation
