Mary † Virgin † Mother

Mary † Virgin † Mother Theotokos, Mother of our Lord. Your Mother in Heaven loves you and desires your salvation. Listen to the Virgin, who heard His Word and obeyed His will.
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Pray very much! The body and soul of Mary, our Blessed Virgin Mother, has been created by the Father, while the Son of God took upon Himself our human nature, body and soul. The Word of God is uncreated- Christ is given the flesh of Man through Mary at His birth into this world. Mary is God's creation. Catholics neither worship Mary nor give her adoration 'latria' that is reserved only for God. Ma

ry is venerated (dulia) with the Saints in Heaven, but also above the Saints (hyperdulia) because she was born without the stains of original sin (Immaculate Conception) in order to fulfill God's plan and promise of Salvation to Man. Mary is the perfect creation raised to glory because God created her for the divine mission to conceive the Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, who came to redeem man of his sins, bestow upon men the power of the Holy Spirit, and open the doorway to Heaven. All glory is given to Mary from the Father because of the Son through the Holy Spirit. The Son of God is from the Father, with the Father, is in the Father, and is One with the Father, always was and always will be, therefore He is glory and divinity itself. It is appropriate to call Mary the Theotokos, 'Mother of God', but she is not a god. Mary is the Mother of Jesus, who is true God and true man, and therefore she is the Mother of the true God and true man, our Lord Jesus. God is uncreated, Mary however is the perfect creature who has received from God divine grace at her Immaculate Conception in order to fulfill God's promise of redemption. Mary has no grace from herself, but only grace that has been given to her from the Father, who glorified her as His perfect creation. God is divinity and grace itself. Mary is the fruit of God's grace but is not the life-giving grace itself, only a perfect manifestation of what she has received from the Omnipotent Father. Cathechism 484-511.
490 To become the mother of the Savior, Mary "was enriched by God with gifts appropriate to such a role."132 The angel Gabriel at the moment of the annunciation salutes her as "full of grace".133 In fact, in order for Mary to be able to give the free assent of her faith to the announcement of her vocation, it was necessary that she be wholly borne by God's grace.

491 Through the centuries the Church has become ever more aware that Mary, "full of grace" through God,134 was redeemed from the moment of her conception. That is what the dogma of the Immaculate Conception confesses, as Pope Pius IX proclaimed in 1854:
The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, Savior of the human race, preserved immune from all stain of original sin.135

492 The "splendor of an entirely unique holiness" by which Mary is "enriched from the first instant of her conception" comes wholly from Christ: she is "redeemed, in a more exalted fashion, by reason of the merits of her Son".136 The Father blessed Mary more than any other created person "in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places" and chose her "in Christ before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless before him in love".137

493 The Fathers of the Eastern tradition call the Mother of God "the All-Holy" (Panagia), and celebrate her as "free from any stain of sin, as though fashioned by the Holy Spirit and formed as a new creature".138 By the grace of God Mary remained free of every personal sin her whole life long.

495 Called in the Gospels "the mother of Jesus", Mary is acclaimed by Elizabeth, at the prompting of the Spirit and even before the birth of her son, as "the mother of my Lord".144 In fact, the One whom she conceived as man by the Holy Spirit, who truly became her Son according to the flesh, was none other than the Father's eternal Son, the second person of the Holy Trinity. Hence the Church confesses that Mary is truly "Mother of God" (Theotokos).145

507 At once virgin and mother, Mary is the symbol and the most perfect realization of the Church: "the Church indeed. . . by receiving the word of God in faith becomes herself a mother. By preaching and Baptism she brings forth sons, who are conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of God, to a new and immortal life. She herself is a virgin, who keeps in its entirety and purity the faith she pledged to her spouse."170

508 From among the descendants of Eve, God chose the Virgin Mary to be the mother of his Son. "Full of grace", Mary is "the most excellent fruit of redemption" (SC 103): from the first instant of her conception, she was totally preserved from the stain of original sin and she remained pure from all personal sin throughout her life.

509 Mary is truly "Mother of God" since she is the mother of the eternal Son of God made man, who is God himself. God bless and may Christ's peace, mercy, and love be with you all. Mary, our Blessed Ever-Virgin Mother, pray for us.

09/10/2026

True Devotion to Mary
St. Louis de Monfort

1. It was through the Blessed Virgin Mary that Jesus came into the world, and it is also through her that he must reign in the world.

2. Because Mary remained hidden during her life she is called by the Holy Spirit and the Church "Alma Mater", Mother hidden and unknown. So great was her humility that she desired nothing more upon earth than to remain unknown to herself and to others, and to be known only to God.

3. In answer to her prayers to remain hidden, poor and lowly, God was pleased to conceal her from nearly every other human creature in her conception, her birth, her life, her mysteries, her resurrection and assumption. Her own parents did not really know her; and the angels would often ask one another, "Who can she possibly be?", for God had hidden her from them, or if he did reveal anything to them, it was nothing compared with what he withheld.

09/10/2026

"For if Mary, as those declare who with sound mind extol her, had no other son but Jesus, and yet Jesus says to His mother, Woman, behold thy son,' and not Behold you have this son also,' then He virtually said to her, Lo, this is Jesus, whom thou didst bear.' Is it not the case that every one who is perfect lives himself no longer, but Christ lives in him; and if Christ lives in him, then it is said of him to Mary, Behold thy son Christ.' What a mind, then, must we have to enable us to interpret in a worthy manner this work, though it be committed to the earthly treasure-house of common speech, of writing which any passer-by can read, and which can be heard when read aloud by any one who lends to it his bodily ears?" Origen, Commentary on John, I:6 (A.D. 232).

09/10/2026

'O sinner, be not discouraged, but have recourse to Mary in all you necessities. Call her to your assistance, for such is the divine Will that she should help in every kind of necessity.'
- Saint Basil the Great, c.329-379

09/10/2026

September 10 - Our Lady of Life (Italy, 1613)
Mother of all mothers (I)

[Translate to EN (English) BELOW:] En été 1918, nos uhlans occupent l'Ukraine et avancent jusqu'en Crimée. Ils se battent contre les communistes et nettoient la région des partisans rouges. Voici que tout à coup, dans un village à moitié brûlé, nous tombons dans un guet-apens. Après un violent combat nous sommes faits prisonniers. Nous étions douze hommes.

On nous traîne dans la ville la plus proche où nous sommes interrogés. Le chef est un Tchèque de Prague, un déserteur, qui parle l'allemand sans fautes. Il m'en veut tout particulièrement. Il s'empare de mon portefeuille et en retire une médaille, une vieille pièce d'argent qui porte l'image de la Mère de Dieu : la Protectrice de Franconie. Ma mère me l'avait donnée en partant, pour me protéger de tout malheur. Mon père, mon grand-père, mon arrière-grand-père l'avaient portée dans bien des dangers. Maintenant ce misérable tient la médaille dans ses doigts contre la lumière; il l'examine et semble sourire. Est-ce moquerie, indulgence ou émotion ? impossible de le savoir. Puis, il lit à haute voix l'exergue, qui est la devise de notre famille : « Meiner Liebe Glut leuchtet nicht minder als die Sterne » : « L'ardeur (la flamme) de mon amour ne brille pas moins que les étoiles ».

Voici donc la médaille entre les mains d'un bolchevique. Pourquoi ne l'ai-je pas portée sur ma poitrine comme mes pères ? Ma mère me l'avait mise au cou en m'embrassant lors de mon départ. J'avais honte de ma pieuse "superstition" et je mis la médaille dans mon portefeuille...

En voyant mon trésor entre des mains étrangères, mon coeur se révolte; je m'avance et arrache la médaille des mains du Tchèque. Celui-ci se met à rire méchamment: "Eh ! capitaine, vous paraissez mettre votre confiance dans un fétiche. Il est faux. Il ne vous a pas porté bonheur... Si pour cette chose je vous accordais quelque faveur, serait-elle à vendre ?... Je ne réponds pas à une question si insolente. Le Tchèque se rapproche. "Rompez !" crie-t-il plein de rage. On nous enferme dans une salle de classe ou nous pouvons nous étendre. Tourmenté par la peur, je ne parviens pas à m'endormir sur la paille.

Testimony of a German army officer from WWI
According to R. Demi - Ein Mutterherz fur allé, pp. 118-121
Told in the Marian Collection1986 by Br Albert Plfeger, Marist

In summer 1918, our Uhlans occupy Ukraine and advance to the Crimea. They fight against the communists and cleanse the area of Red Partisans. Here, suddenly, in a village half burned, we fall into a trap. After a violent struggle we captured. There were twelve men.

We were behind in the nearest city where we interviewed. The chef is a Czech Prague, a deserter, who speaks flawless German. He wants me particularly. He captured my wallet and pulls a medal, an old coin that bears the image of the Mother of God, the Protector of Franconia. My mother had given me thus to protect me from all evil. My father, my grandfather, my great-grandfather had worn in many dangers. Now this miserable holds the coin in his fingers against the light; he looks and seems to smile. Is this mockery, indulgence or emotion? impossible to know. Then he read aloud the inscription, which is the motto of our family, "Meiner Liebe Glut leuchtet nicht als die Sterne minder": "Zeal (the flame) my love does not shine unless the stars" .

Here is the story in the hands of a Bolshevik. Why did not I reach across my chest as my fathers? My mother had put her neck, kissing me when I left. I was ashamed of my pious "superstition" and I put the coin in my wallet ...

Seeing my treasure in foreign hands, my heart revolts; I move forward and snatches the medal from Czech. It laughs wickedly, "Hey Captain, you seem to put your trust in a fe**sh is false There you have not brought good fortune for this thing ... If I accordais you some favor, she would be!.. for sale? ... I do not answer such a cheeky question.'s Czech nears. "Break!" he shouted in rage. we locked in a classroom or we can expand. Plagued by fear, I can not sleep on straw.

(CONTINUED TOMORROW)

Testimony of a German army officer from WWI
According To R. Demi - Ein Mutterherz as gone, pp. 118-121
Told in the Marian Collection1986 by Br Albert Plfeger, Marist

09/09/2026

‎"For our God, Jesus Christ, was conceived by Mary in accord with God’s plan: of the seed of David, it is true, but also of the Holy Spirit" St. Ignatius of Antioch, Letter to the Ephesians, 18:2, 110 A.D.

09/09/2026

The Secret of Mary, St. Louis de Monfort
IV. THE CARE AND GROWTH OF THE TREE OF LIFE

HOW BEST TO CAUSE MARY TO LIVE AND REIGN IN OUR SOULS
B. How to cultivate it.

Here is the best way, chosen soul, to cultivate it:

C. Its lasting fruit: Jesus Christ

77. Chosen soul, provided you thus carefully cultivate the Tree of Life, which has been freshly planted in your soul by the Holy Spirit, I can assure you that in a short time it will grow so tall that the birds of the air will make their home in it. It will become such a good tree that it will yield in due season the sweet and adorable Fruit of honor and grace, which is union with Jesus, who has always been and will always be the only fruit of Mary. If one will fully practice this devotion without reserve, pray one's daily prayers, apply oneself diligently to the duties of ones state in life, practice fasts and mortification, and learn to constantly utter ejaculatory prayers of praise and thanks giving, the mystical divine union of the soul with God can occur in about two years. Instead of scrambling up the mountain of perfection, descend into the valley of humility - where you will find the Lord waiting for you with his most intimate love.

Happy is that soul in which Mary, the Tree of Life is planted. Happier still is the soul in which she has been able to grow and blossom. Happier again is the soul in which she brings forth her fruit. But happiest of all is the soul that savors the sweetness of Mary's fruit and preserves it up till death and then beyond to all eternity. Amen.

“Let him who possesses it, hold fast to it.”

09/09/2026

“What a joy to remember that she [Mary] is our Mother! Since she loves us and knows our weakness, what have we to fear?”
- Saint Therese of Lisieux, 1873 - 1897

09/09/2026

Sept 09 - Apparitions in Pellevoisin (France, 1876)
The Treasures of My Son

In Pellevoisin, Estelle Faguette, who suffered from tuberculoses, received a series of apparitions of the Virgin Mary divided in three parts. The first was to cure Estelle. The second was to coach Estelle and prepare her for her task. The third was about the messages.

On the feast of the Visitation (July 2 on the old calendar), the Virgin said to her, “My Son’s Heart has so much love for my own that it cannot refuse my requests. Through me, He will touch the most hardened hearts.” Since Estelle asked for a sign, she answered, "I particularly came for the conversion of sinners."

On Saturday, 9 September 1876, Estelle received a 9th visit from the Blessed Virgin who appeared to her at the end of her rosary prayers and gave her a sign. No doubt poor Estelle was ashamed when she heard the Virgin’s reproaches. “You deprived yourself of my visit on August 15, because you were not calm enough. You have the true French character. You want to know everything before learning, and to understand everything before knowing. As recently as yesterday, I would have come, but you were deprived again. I was waiting for an act of submission and obedience.” [...]

As she made these statements, the Virgin lifted up a small piece of white cloth which she wore on her chest. Estelle had already seen this small piece of cloth, without knowing what it was, because, hitherto, it had seemed all white. However, as Mary lifted the cloth, she saw that it had a red heart on it. Estelle thought it was a Sacred Heart scapular. The Virgin said to her as she lifted it up, "I like this devotion." She was silent for a moment, and then she began again. "This is how I would like to be honored."

09/07/2026

‎"O wondrous mystery! One is the Father of all, one is the Word of all, and the Holy Spirit is one and the same everywhere. And there is only one Virgin Mother; I love to call her the Church." St. Clement of Alexandria, c.150-215

09/07/2026

The Secret of Mary, St. Louis de Monfort
IV. THE CARE AND GROWTH OF THE TREE OF LIFE

HOW BEST TO CAUSE MARY TO LIVE AND REIGN IN OUR SOULS
B. How to cultivate it.

Here is the best way, chosen soul, to cultivate it:

77. (6) Yet you need not be alarmed when the winds blow and shake this tree, for it must happen that the storm-winds of temptation will threaten to bring it down, and snow and frost tend to smother it. By this we mean that this devotion to our Blessed Lady will surely be called into question and attacked. But as long as we continue steadfastly in tending it, we have nothing to fear.

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