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 →
YEAR 2021 The relentless rains marked another ‘successful’ monsoon. And it’s the same, if we can say on a spiritual level. Father Therasian Babu preached an Ignatian retreat to several young Knights of the Immaculate (YKI) Trichy. It was truly a successful attempt. The retreat took place during the lastRead 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 →
For all those who wish to get closer to the Immaculate, here are the 13 simple steps to take at her own pace, or rather, at the pace of the Immaculate Read More →
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 →
