annonciation avec maria

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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 →

privilege immaculee

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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 →

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In Mary, maternity, because it is divine, goes beyond mere human maternity. The Son of Mary only began His humanity in her. It was not she who “made” her Son, it was He who made His mother His own. Mary gave a human nature to God, but it is GodRead More →