3: 27-29) Jesus is the way: Saint John the Evangelist transmited to us this radical statement: "I am the way, the truth and the life." (Jn 14: 6) Saint John of the Cross insisted that Jesus is our way [...] the writings of Saint John of the Cross. And Our Lady of Mount Carmel is indeed the same mother of Jesus mentioned in the Gospel of John. That Saint John of the Cross had his roots in the Gospel of John [...] Saint John of the Cross, The Ascent of Mount Carmel I, 4 There is a "nothing" and an "everything": [Jesus told the disciples:] "I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will

integrity" (LG 57). Mary's virginity is bound up with her union to Christ. She remains a virgin after Jesus is born , as is expressed through the idea of Mary's consecration to God. The act of giving birth [...] said" (Lk 1:38). Thus Mary, the daughter of Adam, by accepting the word of God, becomes the mother of Jesus, and by espousing the divine will of God for salvation with her whole heart, not hindered by the slightest

say little about Jesus' childhood and youth, this must have been a time of special closeness between Mother and Son as they sought each day to do God's will. St Luke wrote that: "And Jesus increased in wisdom [...] wisdom, in stature, and in favor with God and with people." (Lk 2: 52) As Jesus grew in wisdom, age and grace, Mary understood better the meaning of her own motherhood. Her quiet life during the "hidden [...] ordinary in the eyes of the world can advance God's plan of salvation by radiating the love and peace of Jesus Christ. _______________________________________________ (GENERAL AUDIENCE, Wednesday 29 January 1997)

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" [...] Annunciation, the Council declares that the Virgin of Nazareth, " espousing (...) the divine will of Jesus, gave herself up wholly, as the handmaid of the Lord, to the person and work of her Son, to serve

by the text to be a virgin and the mother of Jesus, she is not considered to be the Mother of God. She is simply the mother of a prophet. In the Qur'an, Jesus is not considered to be the Son of God incarnate [...] What does the Holy Qur'an say about Mary and Jesus? (1) And mention Marium in the Book when she drew aside from her family to an eastern place; So she took a veil (to screen herself) from them; then We

conditions, such as the way it is in the mines. It is a public display of Christian unity around Jesus and Mary. Note: Associating the Virgin Mary to the fight and the victory against the devil and all [...] Son threatened by Satan. The Son is caught up by the right hand of God (this is the Ascension of Jesus after the Passion and Resurrection), while Satan fights against the other children of that Woman who

Spirit, I adore Thee profoundly. I offer Thee the most precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges and [...] and indifference by which He is offended. By the infinite merits of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary , I beg the conversion of poor sinners. And she asked the children to "constantly [...] for peace in the world and for the end of war!" At the end of the Rosary, say: DECADE PRAYER O My Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to Heaven, especially those most

her conception, by a singular grace and privilege granted by Almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the human race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin, is a doctrine

same parental function with respect to Jesus. Jesus was conceived inside a marriage to be born inside a marriage: It was actually through Joseph's paternity that Jesus is connected with his Davidic ancestry [...] maternity called for Joseph’s paternity: We should strongly affirm this: Mary's motherhood with regard to Jesus called for Joseph's fatherhood. This fatherhood is inseparable from that motherhood and draws its [...] all his heart. So it was in a common act that they dedicated themselves to their task of receiving Jesus and preparing him for his mission, she as a mother, he as a father. _____________________________

which, since 1628, contains the statue now famous and known universally under the name of The Infant Jesus of Prague . Catholics then developed the conviction that their land was the garden of Mary, protected