the moral virtues (i.e. natural) and the theological virtues (i.e. supernatural) (1), in order to faithfully progress along the path that God set before her, and to hold on firmly, no matter what, in spite [...] end. In this sense the Blessed Virgin is a model for all Christians who want to answer God's call faithfully. We know that God has a divine loving plan for each of His children and Mary is the most apt to [...] and justice and the theological (supernatural virtues) because infused in us through God's grace: faith, hope, and charity. MDN Team
Mary calls us to have a strong faith In her apparitions, Our Lady is asking us to believe in the teachings of the Church. Some apparitions invite us to have a stronger faith: In 1916, at Fatima (Portugal) [...] 1989), one of the recurrent messages was: “Faith and unbelief will come without anybody noticing it.” All apparitions came with a call to a stronger faith. Praying the Rosary in itself includes the Creed [...] prayer according to the indications of the little visionaries. Through these episodes, it is the faith in the mystery of the Church which is at stake. - To believe in eternal life: At Guadalupe (Mexico)
Mary, model of courageous faith, and tenderness 1. Mary has gone before us on the way of faith: believing the angel's message, she was the first to welcome the mystery of the Incarnation and did so perfectly [...] their faith as a demanding and engaging journey which, in every age and situation of life, requires courage and constant perseverance. 2. Mary's docility to the divine will was linked to her faith. Believing [...] divine motherhood and developed more deeply throughout her earthly experience. Hers was a daring faith. At the Annunciation she believed in what was humanly impossible, and at Cana she urged Jesus to work
lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself." (Jn 12:31-32). In all our questions about faith, life and society, we must seek Truth, even if, as the Fathers of the Church have warned us, the task
always brings us to Jesus. She is a woman of faith, a true believer. But we can ask: What was Mary’s faith like? 1. The first aspect of her faith is this: Mary’s faith unties the knot of sin (cf. Lumen Gentium [...] during the year of faith, Pope Francis gave a speech in which he evoked the faith of Mary. He gave three elements. Here is one: Dear Brothers and Sisters, This event of the Year of Faith is devoted to Mary [...] the obedience of Mary; what the virgin Eve bound by her unbelief, the Virgin Mary loosened by her faith” ( Adversus Haereses , III, 22, 4). The “knot” of disobedience, the “knot” of unbelief. When children
Virgin. What does this faithfulness of Mary's mean? What are the dimension of this faithfulness? The first dimension is called search. Mary was faithful first of all when she began, lovingly, to seek the deep [...] the Faithful Virgin Among the many titles bestowed on the Virgin throughout the centuries by the filial love of Christians, there is one that has a very deep meaning: Virgo Fidelis, the faithful Virgin [...] dimension of faithfulness is called reception, acceptance. The "quomodo fiet?" is changed, on Mary's lips, to a "fiat". Let it be done, I am ready, I accept: this is the crucial moment of faithfulness, the moment
that unique moment in human history, faith plays a decisive role. St Augustine rightly states: “Christ is believed and conceived through faith. First, the coming of faith takes place in the Virgin's heart [...] Mary's Steadfast Faith Throughout Her Life The first beatitude cited in the Gospel is that of faith, and it refers to Mary: “Blessed is she who believed” (Lk 1:45). These words, spoken by Elizabeth, highlight [...] highlight the contrast between Zechariah’s disbelief and Mary’s faith. On receiving the message about the future birth of his son, Zechariah had found it hard to believe, judging it impossible since both
Mary's Faith (Luther) Luther spoke of the believer's faith and the faith of Mary: this faith come before works. « Lo! my God, without merit on my part, of His pure and free mercy, has given to me, an unworthy [...] salvation in Christ, so that I no longer am in want of anything, except of faith to believe that this is so. [...] [...] by faith I abound in all good things in Christ. Voilà donc que la foi est source d'amour [...] dévoué du prochain. [...] The Blessed Virgin beyond all others, affords us an example of the same faith, in that she was purified according to the law of Moses, and like all other women, though she was
is truth itself. By faith "man freely commits his entire self to God." For this reason the believer seeks to know and do God's will. "The righteous shall live by faith." Living faith "work[s] through charity [...] (1) CCC 1998 §1814 (2) Vatican II, Lumen Gentium 63 Menu: Mary's Faith Mary's faith unties the knot of sin (Pope Francis) Mary's Faith is like a Pillar Blessed is She who Believed (John-Paul II) [...] The Catechism of the Catholic Church defined Faith as follows: "Faith is the theological virtue by which we believe in God and believe all that he has said and revealed to us, and that Holy Church proposes