The strength of a people who believe in what they pray for – Vatican News

by | Apr 24, 2021 | a current event, Accompaniment, Ad maiorem Dei gloriam and the salvation of souls!, Devotion to Mary, Faith, Mary Mother of God, Messages of the Holy Father, Pope Francis, Prayer Intentions

The strength of a people who believe in what they pray for The Marian marathon convened by Pope Francis for the month of May to pray for an end to the pandemic brings to the fore the power of prayer in times of danger, and in particular, the intercession of the Virgin, to whom Christians have had recourse since the dawn of the Gospel. By Alessandro De Carolis Defeating the invisible nemesis that slowly extinguishes your capacity to breathe in a hospital room – or perhaps in the street because there simply isn’t a hospital that will take you in – and believing you can do so by getting down on your knees. This might seem a solution more suited to times in which ancient collective superstitions competed with the fresh words of the Gospel, rather than to an era like ours in which individualism exhibited everywhere tends to debase the sense of community action, especially if it as intangible as the spiritual. A promise In reality, to dispel doubts and misgivings about the efficacy of shared prayer, it is enough to read Matthew 18: 19, which contains Jesus’ assurance that: “If two of you agree on earth about anything...

¡Feliz Solemnidad de María, Madre de Dios!

by | Jan 1, 2020 | Mary Mother of God

Un nuevo año comienza y la Iglesia, cada 1 de enero, lo inicia celebrando la Solemnidad de “María, Madre de Dios” para pedir la protección de aquella que tuvo la dicha de concebir, dar a luz y criar al Salvador. Conoce aquí cómo es que surge este título en honor a la Virgen y lo que hicieron los primeros cristianos para defenderlo. Source: ¡Feliz Solemnidad de María, Madre de...

SOLEMNITY OF MARY MOTHER OF GOD

by | Jan 1, 2020 | Mary Mother of God, Pope Francis

FRIENDS and SERVANTS of the WORD Wednesday January 1, 2020 Solemnity of Mary Most Holy, Mother of God WORD of the DAY When they saw this, they made known the message that had been told them about this child. All who heard it were amazed by what had been told them by the shepherds. And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart. (Luke 2: 17-19) How shall I live this Word? The shepherds ‘see’ what the angels had made known to them, what they had told them. They truly recognize what was announced and the enthusiasm is so great that they do not keep it for themselves, but they also make it known to others. The shepherds heard, they gave credit to the proclamation, they experienced that what they heard was true: they saw it; and now they proclaim it in turn. What the angels did in heaven, the shepherds do on earth: they become angels, mediators of the word, to bring others to see what God has promised. This is the missionary dynamic of the Church: the proclamation leads to listening and listening to vision! Mary, Mother of God and our Mother, bring us...