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Missio ImmaculataeA Marian Respect for the Clergy
By her practice of perfect obedience, piety, prudence and charity even in the face of the unjust exercise of authority, the Virgin Mary, united with her Son in the work of the Redemption, has not only given us an example to imitate, but also reserved for us the grace...
The Marian Devotion of Solanus Casey
All saints are distinguished by their profound devotion to the Mother of God, and the newly-beatified Solanus Casey, a Capuchin Franciscan friar who passed from this life only sixty years ago, is no exception. This humble soul was drawn to the Blessed Mother in his...
Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament – Part 2: Saint Peter Julian Eymard
Prominent in the Church’s reflection on the relationship between the Virgin Mary and the Most Holy Eucharist is the figure of St. Peter Julian Eymard, the “Apostle of the Eucharist.” While his exact role in the genesis of the title, “Our Lady of the Blessed...
Mary, Mediatrix of All Graces: A Theological Basis
The doctrine of Mary’s mediation of all graces is firmly rooted both in theological tradition and Sacred Scripture. As the Second Vatican Council states, the maternal mediation of Our Lady, subordinate to the one mediation of Christ, “in no wise obscures or diminishes...
Christ and Mary Revealed In Genesis 3:15
“In the light of the New Testament and the Church’s tradition,” Pope St. John Paul II affirmed, “we know that the woman announced by [Genesis 3:15] is Mary, and in ‘her seed’ we recognize her Son, Jesus, who triumphed over Satan’s power in the Paschal mystery”...
Mary, Coredemptrix — Really?!
While Christ is the sole Redeemer of mankind, we are called to be his “co-workers” by uniting our sacrifices to His supreme Sacrifice on Calvary for the life of the world. The Virgin Mary, Mother of Our Savior, was co-worker with Christ in an altogether unique way,...
The Little Way — A Marian Way: Part 2
The vocation of St. Thérèse of Lisieux is but the epitome of the “reaction” man is called to give to God’s loving initiative. Her ecstatic exclamation, “I shall be love!” is but the reverberation of, “God is love.” It is only natural, then, that the Little Flower was...
Blessed Francisco Marto: Contemplative Consoler of God
If Blessed Jacinta Marto shows us the apostolic dimension of Fatima by pointing us to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Blessed Francisco shows us its contemplative dimension, namely, the goal of devotion to the Immaculate Heart, which is union with God. The message of...
The Little Way — A Marian Way: Part 1
St. Thérèse of Lisieux has sometimes been cited by Marian minimalists who imagine that she is to be numbered among a “chorus” of voices which caution us against “exaggerations” (according to these minimalists) in the practice of Marian devotion. A careful study of her...
Blessed Jacinta of Fatima: Apostle of Love of the Immaculate Heart
Our Lady loves to use little children to lead the way because their hearts are pure and unaffected, totally unaware of the possible widespread impact of their innocent lives. Blessed Jacinta was one such holy child whose words and example unfurled in a most rare and...