Dear Knights of the Immaculata, With all my heart I wish you the abundance of graces for the New Year 2022 and the special protection, of our heavenly Mother, “WHO LOVES US SO INCREDIBLY MUCH!” If we want to begin the New Year well, we need to reflect on theRead More →

Tradition distinguishes in Our Lady virginity before birth, during birth, and after the birth of Christ (ante partum, in partu, et post partum). The present question concerns the second aspect: virginity in partu. Did the birth of Jesus leave the Virgin’s flesh intact? That is, did the Mother of God giveRead More →

What are the great O antiphons? The O antiphons are short songs that all begin with the Celtic exclamation “O”. How many O antiphons are there? The number of these antiphons is seven in the Roman Church, one for each of the seven major Days or “feries”, and they areRead More →

Tradition distinguishes the virginity of Our Lady before the birth, during the birth, and after the birth of Christ (ante partum, in partu et post partum). The present question concern the first aspect: did the Virgin conceive the Incarnate Word in a virginal manner? Let us recall that continence is the fact of abstaining fromRead More →

December 12 is the liturgical feast of the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Every year, over 10 million pilgrims come to Mary’s city in Mexico.   On December 9, 1531, on the little hill of Tepeyac, near Mexico City, a resplendent lady appeared to Juan Diego, an illiterate IndianRead More →

De Maria nunquam satis, “one can never say enough about the Virgin Mary.” Many Fathers and theologians attribute unique perfections to Mary, including perfections not mentioned in Scripture. Some object that there is a risk of ending in excesses that will expose Marian theology to ridicule, even heresy. They addRead More →