have made the first painting of the Virgin Mary. The successors of the apostles, the early Apostolic Fathers of the Church tried to understand more deeply this mystery of Mary, the new Eve, as did the [...] the Canon. However, some of the apocryphal writings contained some elements of truth as they were drawing on a mixture of tradition and legend. Others unfortunately were vehicles of falsehood like the gnostic [...] Fathers, the seeds of these future dogmas were maintained and already reflected upon. The Church moves slowly, but this also allows for a maturing of understanding and a development of doctrine as St. John
majestic lady. During the night of July 25, 1624, she revealed it: "Yvon Nicolazic, do not be afraid: I am Anne, the Mother of Mary; tell your pastor that, in the plot of land called the Bocenno, even before [...] Yvon Nicolazic discovered the statue of Saint Anne, buried in the ground amid the rubble of the first chapel since the 6th century. Anne didn’t expressly speak of penance or conversion in her apparitions [...] and upright man, honest and hardworking. A man of peace, his wisdom was often solicited to appease conflicts in Keranna, his home town. ... At the time of the apparitions, he was about 30 years old, had
or the strength of their hypotheses - the fact remains that the predominance of the literary genre of the story is there to attest to the importance of history for the self-revelation of God. God is not [...] older story of the creation of the world (10th century BC). The chronological order of the composition of the Bible is not what is the most important: rather, the Bible unfolds around the history of an election [...] Christians the story of the first covenant of God with Israel, which is fulfilled in the second covenant, or New Testament, through the person of Christ, the Messiah. The Old Testament consists of 39 books (for
high office and dignity of the Mother of the Son of God, and therefore she is also the beloved daughter of the Father and the temple of the Holy Spirit. Because of this gift of sublime grace she far surpasses [...] role of the Blessed Virgin in the mystery of the Incarnate Word and the Mystical Body, and the duties of the redeemed towards the Mother of God, who is mother of Christ and mother of men, and most of all [...] FUNCTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN IN THE PLAN OF SALVATION 55. The sacred writings of the Old and New Testaments, as well as venerable tradition, show the role of the Mother of the Saviour in the plan of salvation
divinity of the Holy Spirit which he clearly affirmed, and approximately 30 "Festal" Letters addressed at the beginning of each year to the Churches and monasteries of Egypt to inform them of the date of the [...] n to the spread of monasticism in the East and in the West. It was not by chance that the interpretation of this text, in Trier, was at the centre of a moving tale of the conversion of two imperial officials [...] adversaries of the Nicene Creed, provoked the implacable hostility of the Arians and philo-Arians. Despite the unequivocal outcome of the Council, which clearly affirmed that the Son is of the same substance
Heart of the Most Holy Mother of God." He based this devotion on the Scriptures, especially Luke's gospel ("Mary meditated these things in her heart" Lk 2: 19 and 51), on Tradition, the Fathers of the Church [...] Jesus' and Mary’s Hearts, the Heart of our Heart Saint John Eudes always placed Mary in relation with Christ and mankind In 637, Jean Eudes published "The Life and Kingdom of Jesus in Christian Souls," a handbook [...] for the poor. John Eudes is called the "Apostle of Jesus' and Mary's hearts." Speaking up on their behalf wasn't easy in those days and he was the object of many attacks, mostly from the Jansenists. A little
John of the Cross The convent of Los Martires is situated near the Alhambra, separated from it by a small canyon. John of the Cross was named its prior in the years 1582-1585. An "apparition" of Saint [...] great as it should have been, but from now on it will be." Paternity of Joseph and paternity of Saint John of the Cross: [The presence of Saint Joseph was manifested through providential gifts at the right [...] mysterious man replied: "Your reverences are right to take care of them, for this order is greatly pleasing to Our Lord. His Majesty has a lot of esteem for them, and the order will continue to grow." Then
also traces the Face of Mary (Ark of the Covenant, Noah's Ark, Burning Bush, Tabernacle of the Most High, Temple of God, Daughter of Zion, Virgin of Isaiah, Beloved of the Song of Solomon, God’s Paradise [...] 8:31), the whole breadth of the Word of God. Jesus said, for example, that we must judge the tree by its fruit, and that the goodness of the fruit is a measure of the goodness of the tree (Mt 7:20; 12:33; [...] fruit (Lk 1:42) from the womb of this extraordinary tree that is Mary, it is only by looking at Him that we can form an idea of the greatness and goodness of the Mother of God ... Let us return to Scripture
the sons and daughters of the human race are adopted and raised to the dignity of children of God, brethren of the eternal Son of God. This is the essence of the Gospel message of today. Saint Matthew confirms [...] the teachings of Saint Paul, who wrote these words to the Galatians, the fullness of times happened with the earthly birth of the Son of God, Jesus, born of the Virgin Mary by the action of the Holy Spirit [...] encouraged the people to pray to Our Lady of Yagma: In this high place of prayer that is Yagma, dear sons and daughters of Burkina, we turn to the Mother of Jesus: Our Lady of Yagma, as you like to call her. It
June 26: Publication of the document of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on the apparitions and the "Secret". Act of entrustment and consecration of the world to Our Lady of Fatima October 8th: [...] made an act of entrustment and consecration of the world to Our Lady of Fatima for the 3rd millennium, on the occasion of their jubilee, on Saint Peter's Square, facing the statue of the Virgin of Fatima. [...] Peter's Square in Rome, in front of the statue of Our Lady of Fatima. 1997: May 13th to October 13th: celebration of the 80th anniversary of the apparitions. Fatima receives over 4 million visitors each
