Articles on the Blessed Virgin Mary
Our Lady of Hope
"At Cana, Mary appears once more as the Virgin in prayer: when She tactfully told Her Son of a temporal need She also obtained an effect of grace, namely, that Jesus, in working the first of His 'signs', confirmed His disciples' faith in Him.." - Pope Paul VI,...
Sorrowful and Immaculate
"..And a sword will pierce Your own soul, too.." - Luke 2:35The words of Simeon, prophesying the sword that will pierce the soul of Mary, give rise to the title of the 'Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary'. This motherly Heart truly merits both designations. But...
Model of the Church
"Mary's role in the Church is inseparable from Her union with Christ and flows directly from it.. After Her Son's Ascension, Mary 'aided the beginnings of the Church by Her prayers'. In Her association with the Apostles and several women, 'we also see Mary by Her...
Treasure of the Heart
"His Mother treasured all these things, pondering them in Her Heart." (Luke 2:19)In Saint Matthew's Gospel, the Lord tells us clearly - "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth.. but store up treasures in Heaven.." (cf.Mt.6:19-20). Our treasures, then,...
The Dowry of Mary
"the wonderful filial love which burnt within the heart of your forefathers towards the great Mother of God ... to whose service they consecrated themselves with such abundant proofs of devotion, that the kingdom itself acquired the singular and highly honourable...
Entrusting It All To Mary
"In times of darkness, holding the Rosary is like holding your Blessed Mother’s hand. Pray the Rosary every day. Abandon yourself in the hands of Mary. She will take care of you.. love Our Lady and make Her loved; always recite the Rosary and recite it as often as...
A Heavenly Garden
"Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.."The Blessed Virgin Mary has a great many titles, each one representing some honour or some facet of Her motherly intercession on our behalf. She is the Ark of the Covenent, the House of...
Address of the Holy Father
"Today we invoke the Mother of God, who gathers us together as a people of believers. O Mother, give birth to hope within us and bring us unity. Woman of salvation, to You we entrust this year. Keep it in Your Heart." - Pope Francis HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS...
The Heart and the Manger
"The time came for Her to have Her Child and She gave birth to Her firstborn Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn." - Luke 2: 6-7 There is someting very humble and pure about the thought of...
Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, be our refuge and the way that will lead us to God.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, triumph and reign.