angel, pointing to the earth with his right hand, said in a loud voice, 'Penance! Penance! Penance!'" ____________________ The Mary of Nazareth team

Joseph, the head of the Holy Family was a craftsman, and he worked hard to provide for his family. Like many fathers, he taught his son, Jesus, the skills of his trade as a carpenter. "And the child grew to [...] considered different from the other families of Nazareth. St Therese of Lisieux wrote on this subject, in her magnificent poem to Mary (1): "I know, indeed, at Nazareth, O Virgin rich in graces! As the lowly live [...] joy in my tribulations..." Just remember the birth of the Son of God: in a stable, in the middle of winter, there was no place for a mother to give birth in the inns of Bethlehem... What parents would not

sanctification of the clergy, he gathered a few priests around him, and in 1611, founded the Oratory of Jesus, a society of priests not taking religious vows, living in a community, placing themselves at the [...] of Serilly near Troyes (France). Ordained a priest in 1599, he brought the Carmelite Order to France and founded the Oratory of Jesus. Shortly after becoming a cardinal in 1627, he died at the altar on [...] Impressed by the reform led by Teresa of Avila, Berulle dreamed of bringing the Carmel to France. After a trip to Spain in 1604, he returned with six Carmelites, among whom were two former companions of the

Portugal brought the statue to the current location and constructed a chapel. Then it was rebuilt in 1761 and the statue was substituted with a statue of Our Lady of Navigators in St Andrew's Church nearby. [...] February 9, 1986, here are the words of the latter: Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, (...) Mary of Nazareth is indeed worthy of our veneration and filial love. "In an utterly singular way she co-operated

with the salvific work of Jesus happened through her motherly love, a love animated by grace, which gave her a superior strength. As a person she was the most free of human passions and at the same time [...] this life, she has, in a certain way, regenerated all those who were to receive it. She gave birth to One but regenerated all of us."(3) A 13 th -century text, the "Marian," using a bold image, attributes [...] Mother of God, in: Antoine Wenger, a.a., L' Assomption de la très sainte Vierge dans la tradition byzantine , 407 (2) cf. St Anselm, Oratorio 52, 8: PL 158, 957 A (3) On the Assumption , I, 2: PL 185

to give Abraham a descent according to the normal law of nature, from generation to generation. St Matthew, the Evangelist, has given us the list of these generations (Mt 1: 1-16). As a virginal marriage [...] opens up a new understanding of the position of Mary and Joseph. Their virginity is not explained by mistakenly construing that sexual relations would have had something unpure about them like a vile co [...] Mary, having accepted to nurture the Son of God in her virginal womb, could not desire a "more", an "again" or a "next" in other children. When she became the living abode of the Word incarnate, she attained

The "Salve Regina," sung each night after complines in Cistercian monasteries, is a reminder of her role as a Mother and a Queen who intercedes and protects. This is why each Cistercian convent is placed [...] nothing else but to be a servant and live in a perpetual act of thanksgiving. So she was overjoyed when she received the name of Maria Gabriella at her clothing ceremony, seeing it as a call to cling to Mary's [...] life for Christian unity. A personal and community devotion to Mary The worn pages of John's Gospel chapter 17 (the priestly prayer) in Maria Gabriella's New Testament, witness to a special meditation of the

been brought with Queiros' crew in 1606: he had erected a cross and built a chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Loreto (therefore associated to Nazareth). In 1800 the penal colony was founded: prisoners from [...] cultivate the land, and to start new colonies. A tombstone dating from that period was discovered (bearing the name of Bridget Egan) with a Rosary wrapped around a cross. Australia being largely made up of [...] Australia Australia was discovered in 1606 by a Spaniard named Queiros. English colonization began in 1788. The veneration of the Virgin Mary predates this time though: a stone statue of the Virgin is conserved

of its preservation As we know, only a small percentage of books have a life-span of over one hundred years, and only a very small fraction are still around after a thousand years. As such, the Bible is [...] savagely suppressed. The Christians kept a low profile for a certain period of time and Diocletian believed that he had effectively put an end to the Scriptures. He struck a medal with the inscription: "The Christian [...] survived, it becomes truly extraordinary. Theologians agree that the indestructibility of the Bible is a strong indication of its divine origin. The exceptional preservation of the Bible is observed in several

with special charisma - have also participated in giving us a broader vision of the Church, by offering useful revelations that allow us to a better understanding of the Revelation (ex. St. Catherine of [...] g the possibility open to everyone of having a personal relationship with the Holy Spirit in prayer, and shows us that although the Sacred Scriptures are a particularly essential locus for the rectitude [...] Mesopotamia - Edessa, Niniveh, Babylon, Ur, etc. - Egypt, Asia Minor, Greece, Italy - the house of Nazareth in Loretto - France and Spain). The Church liturgy is also an important place for finding truth