It is written in the Gospel of St. Luke that Jesus “advanced in wisdom, and age, and grace with God and men,” (Lk 2:52). But the Fathers and theologians have pointed out that this growth, as regards wisdom and grace, was only apparent. Indeed, from the first instant of HisRead More →
Leo XIII, in his encyclical Magnæ Dei Matris, affirms about the Most Holy Virgin: “In Mary we see how a truly good and provident God has established for us a most suitable example of every virtue.” To understand to what degree the supernatural virtues have been given by God to theRead More →
Sacred Scripture has preciously preserved for us the Angel Gabriel’s salutation to the Virgin Mary at the Annunciation. In two short phrases it tells us all: “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.” (Lk. 1:28) Drawing upon this treasure, Pope Pius IX described this fullness of grace forRead More →
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Some heretics, like Luther and Calvin, have wanted to try to find some sin of the Virgin Mary in the Gospels. In that way, the Mother of Christ would have been negligent towards the Child Jesus in the Temple and she would have lost patience with Him after having foundRead More →
This singular privilege of the Mother of God was not defined in the Church until the 19th Century. But her eminent holiness has always been proclaimed. A feast for the Conception of the Mary has been in existence since the 7th Century. The High Middle Ages would look for theRead More →
