The invisible Father is made visible through Jesus Christ, in the Spirit. If you have seen the Son, you have seen the Father.Â
We are living in the time of the Spirit. We are led to God by Christ, through the Spirit. The Spirit and the Bride (the Church) invite us.
“In Her Face We Can Truly Perceive the Divine Light”
This is the homily Benedict XVI delivered on Aug. 15, during the Mass on the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, celebrated in the parish church of St. Thomas of Villanova in Castel Gandolfo.
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Venerable Brothers in the Episcopate and in the Priesthood,
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
In the Magnificat, the great hymn of Our Lady that we have just heard in the Gospel, we find some surprising words. Mary says: “Henceforth all generations will call me blessed.”
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The Legion of Mary Handbook is now posted as an HTML document off of this website.Â
What a wonderful day to be able to celebrate the Queenship of Mary. This reminds us of our consecration we make as a Legionary of Mary at every Acies, “I am all yours, my queen, my mother, and all that I have is yours.” We heard in the Gospel reading today that Mary replied Fiat (Let it be done to me according to your word) to the Angel Gabriel. As we imitate her, we hand our will to her, so that she may perfect it, as our Mediatrix, to be for Christ.
… WHAT STRIKES ME MOST in the Legion of Mary, I should say is its courage. Legionaries do show courage when every week they simply offer themselves to be instruments of grace and so making it possible for our Lord to do His wonders. As Legionaries you do not just talk but you hope and have enough faith to go out and walk on the water. That is the wonder of the Legion of Mary, its spirit of faith and of courage, of apostolate and of perseverance.
Mary Brings Us Closer to Jesus
By Bishop Paul S. Loverde
Herald Columnist
(From the issue of 7/27/06)
The following homily was given by Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde on March 26 on the Fourth Sunday of Lent at St. Thomas More Cathedral, for the 44th Annual Acies Ceremony of the Arlington Regia Legion of Mary.
At the heart of today’s Annual Acies Ceremony — the 44th for the Arlington Regia — is the consecration which the members of the Legion of Mary make to Our Blessed Lady. We shall come forward in pairs to the Legion vexillum and place our right hand upon the staff and pray: “I am all yours, my Queen, my Mother, and all that I have is yours.†Then, collectively, we shall echo this consecration.
The Compendium of the Catechism was published in 2005 and is the second best selling book only to the Encyclical “Deus Caritas Est.” It includes 589 questions and answers about the Catholic Faith and is meant to accompany the Catechism of the Catholic Church. It is now online in English at
http://www.vatican.va/archive/compendium_ccc/documents/archive_2005_compendium-ccc_en.html
-Pope John Paul II suggests to sing the “Glory Be” when praying the Rosary, and to state a scripture quote after anouncing the mystery. [note: chanting the 'Glory be' and stating a short scripture quote are allowed in praesidium Rosary].
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