The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
New Year’s Day coincides with the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. This noteworthy feast begins each new year with a celebration of Mary’s ... Read more
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Our Lady of Loreto… Patroness of Aviation?
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In 1920, aviation experts and pioneers asked Pope Benedict XV to bless their work and the skies. He obliged – after all, if Our Lady was the delight of ... Read more
Defining the Definition of the Immaculate Conception
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Today’s great Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary is a doctrine that is misunderstood by many. If you have ever correctly explained this teaching to someone else, congratulations! ... Read more
Our Lady of Kibeho
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Our Lady of Kibeho is the only Church-approved Marian apparition in the fifty-four nations of continental Africa. Spanning eight years and three visionaries at Kibeho College in Rwanda, it ... Read more
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
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Catherine Labouré was only with the Daughters of Charity in Paris three months before she was awoken in the night by a call. At the foot of her bed ... Read more
Lessons from The Presentation of Mary
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The Presentation of Mary, celebrated today, is traditionally found in the Protoevangelium of James – a non-canonical gospel account from around 200 AD. This text reveals to us the ... Read more
Our Lady of Good Help: Go and Fear Nothing
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When Adele Brise received her first communion in Belgium, she decided to devote herself to Our Lady and educate children in the Catholic faith. Her plan was thrown for ... Read more
Holy Mary, Ransom of Captives
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In 1960, the feast of Our Lady of Ransom was officially added to the liturgical calendar, celebrating the foundation of the Order of the Mercedarians (or the Order of ... Read more
Hope in Our Lady of Sorrows
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Today the Church reflects upon the sufferings of Mary, most notably remembered through the Seven Sorrows and the Seven Sorrows Rosary (popularized by the Servite and Dominican Orders). But ... Read more
Power in the Name of Mary
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As Pope Innocent XI watched the overwhelming Ottoman troops close in on Vienna, Austria, vulnerable and with little allied support, he did the one thing we should all do ... Read more
The Joyful Invitation of Our Lady’s Birth
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When celebrating the saints, the Church most often commemorates them with one feast day. Naturally, for the Blessed Mother, we celebrate many more. We recall her Immaculate Conception on ... Read more
The Resilience of Our Lady of Częstochowa
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In August 1384, Władysław Opolczyk, an advisor to the King of Poland and Hungary, passed by the town of Częstochowa with a Hodegetria Marian icon in his possession. His ... Read more
Queenship and the New Eve
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“Crowned in glory – as she appears in the last Glorious Mystery – Mary shines forth as Queen of the Angels and Saints, the anticipation and the supreme realization ... Read more