the iconostasis (2), wept at the funeral of Saint Peter-Paul Aron, a bishop devoted to the Virgin Mary and a staunch defender of unity with Rome. After this miracle, the cathedral became a Marian shrine

cross, Mary alone remained unshaken in her faith, before her crucified Son. The Son of God could call Mary “Mother”: By virtue of which, Jesus chose to obey Mary and to be brought up by her. Mary is all [...] divine graces: Jesus chose Mary to inaugurate his public life ["Do whatever He tells you" (Jn 2: 5), is the advice Mary gives the servants in Cana] and He wants us to go through Mary ["Behold your Mother" (Jn [...] Who is Mary for Jesus? The Divine Word became man through Mary: The Son of God took flesh in the womb of the young immaculate Virgin of Galilee; He received that human body and blood from her which, once

died to themselves by renouncing their own will to live in Mary. The true children of Mary are victorious in the fight because God gave Mary the strength to overcome the devil: “It is chiefly about these [...] while fashionable preachers are left in peace, the "children of the Company of Mary" (the missionaries of the Company of Mary, founded by Montfort) called to be preachers filled with the spirit of God, provoke [...] In the Treatise on True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary (abbreviation TD), Saint Louis de Montfort speaks of the fight against Satan, thus of the salvation of the world. He speaks from experience,

Mary, Star of Hope (Benedict XVI) With a hymn composed in the eighth or ninth century, thus for over a thousand years, the Church has greeted Mary, the Mother of God, as "Star of the Sea": Ave maris stella [...] need lights close by-people who shine with his light and so guide us along our way. Who more than Mary could be a star of hope for us? With her "yes" she opened the door of our world to God himself; she [...] took flesh, became one of us, and pitched his tent among us (cf. Jn 1:14). So we cry to her: Holy Mary, you belonged to the humble and great souls of Israel who, like Simeon, were "looking for the consolation

Mary's Virginity Virginity is hardly in fashion these days. It is undervalued and some go as far as to challenge Mary's virginity. Before Mary's time—although the Jewish people considered a woman's sterility [...] points to the 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 [...] see it also in the context of God's promises and the Covenant. However, with Mary virginity takes on a new importance. Mary is the only woman of the New Testament to receive the title of virgin (Lk 1:

Vatican II and the Virgin Mary The Vatican II Council spoke at length about Mary, more than any other previous council, and it chose to speak about her in a “Dogmatic Constitution,” the most authoritative [...] Holiness in the Church Religious The Eschatological Nature of the Pilgrim Church The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, in the Mystery of Christ and the Church Chapter 8 of Lumen Gentium Chapter 8 appears

maternity of Mary, Mother of God. Important facts A Latin inscription dating from the 5th century invokes the Virgin Mary and recalls that the martyrs were witnesses "of her womb," i.e the fact that Mary is the [...] the virgin mother of the Son of God. The basilica is also called “ Mary at the Manger, ” because of a few small wooden boards believed to be a relic of the manger of Bethlehem. The basilica is also known [...] location for the first basilica. The icon "Salus populi Romani" (6th or 8th century) is housed at St Mary Major in the Paoline Chapel (or Borghese Chapel) to the left of the central nave. The apse, with the

The Secret of Mary (St Louis de Montfort) The "Secret of Mary" is a secret of holiness Mary is my greatest fortune And my all at Jesus’ throne. She is my tenderness and my honor, The treasure house of [...] Keeping me ever faithful To always do God’s holy will. St Louis de Montfort, Hymn 77 Saint Louis-Marie de Montfort relies on the great tradition: he is familiar with the principal Fathers of the Church [...] of the French school, with the same insistence on the mystery of the Incarnation. "The Secret of Mary" (which is like a summary of the "Treatise" and a fruit of Montfort’s experience) is a true spiritual

The maternal and sympathizing figure of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, is so close to the human heart—of any human heart—whatever its culture, its time, its religion that the Blessed Virgin is loved and venerated [...] horizon. Thus for example, in Buddhism or Hinduism, religions so remote from the Christian Revelation, Mary is perceived as a Mother full of love whose tenderness is matched only by her courage to defend her

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