by fra Gabriel M. Mesina, FI | Jan 15, 2017 | 2014, Mary and the Saints
What can compare to the limpid innocence of a child? It is no wonder that Jesus insists that no one prevent them from coming to Him, especially those who, already at an early age, approach Him in faith! Teresa Quevedo was such a child, so precious to the Heart of...
by Fr. Christiaan Kappes | Jan 15, 2017 | 2014, Mary in the Writings of the Saints, The Virgin Mary in the Eastern Catholic Tradition
Missio Immaculatae International is pleased to present a first-of-its-kind study by Fr. Christiaan Kappes on the Mariology of St. Maximus Confessor. As this study demonstrates, this 7th-century Church Father played a decisive role in winning universal recognition of...
by Mrs. Gracieta Santos Small, M.I.M. | Jan 15, 2017 | 2013, Mary and Pope Francis, Special
Our Lady can halt world conflict just as easily as she can command the universe to spin in reverse, if she so desires! God has given her all power, and as the Woman prefigured in Genesis who undid the sin of Adam, she continues her mission to restore the human heart...
by Clara and Jonathan Fleischmann | Jan 15, 2017 | 2013, Mary and the Saints
The Marian spirituality of the beloved St. Birgitta (Bridget), one of the Patron Saints of Europe, is at once enchanting and instructive. Beckoned by the very Mother of God, she did not hesitate to place herself at the feet of this same Virgin Mother and her Divine...
by Fr. Joseph Mary Hartwell | Jan 14, 2017 | 2013, The Immaculate: Mystery and Revelation
St. Bonaventure tells us that Mary is spoken of “everywhere in Scripture” (Collationes in Hexaemeron, c. 13, n. 20). A wonderful example is found in the well-known scriptural account of David and Goliath. The five smooth stones chosen by David signify what we might...
by Fr. Dwight P. Campbell, S.T.D. | Jan 14, 2017 | 2013, Mary Our Mother
At the very outset of our prayer, we should invite Our Lady to accompany us, so that she may impart to us her treasured memories of Jesus’ life and salvific work, allowing us to see Him through the eyes of her immaculate, compassionate Heart. Blessed Pope John Paul...
