Tag: Blessed Virgin Mary

Aside from her Son, Mary is the most extraordinary figure in the history of the Christian faith, and beloved by everyone.

Fr Dwight Longenecker examines the many ways the Blessed Virgin Mary is prefigured in the Old Testament.

The Maronite Eparchy of Australia gathered in prayer and thanksgiving as Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay celebrated a solemn Mass to mark the conclusion of the Month of the Holy Rosary and the Jubilee of Marian Spirituality, celebrated in conjunction with the universal Church’s Jubilee of Hope. 

While praising devotion to Mary, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith firmly rejected moves to formally proclaim Mary as "co-redemptrix" or "co-mediatrix."

Dear Fr John Flader, Someone recently told me that in Nazareth there is a well called “Mary’s well” where the Blessed Virgin supposedly went to draw water. What do we know about this?

As Sts Joachim and Anne undoubtedly understood in raising Mother Mary, raising our families in the faith is ultimately about fostering receptivity to the workings of grace and encouraging one another to become "cooperators of the truth" (the papal motto of Benedict XVI).

Our priest said that Our Lady did not suffer the normal labour pain when she gave birth to Jesus in Bethlehem, but that she did suffer great pain when the church was born at Calvary. I didn’t quite understand this. Can you please explain?  

During the public catechesis Pope Francis tried to address a complex theological question—the relationship of the Virgin Mary and the Holy Spirit.

On the Feast of Our Lady’s Assumption, we are reminded of the triumph of Christ, her Son, over all evil and suffering, writes Maronite Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay.

Hundreds of pilgrims will join a candlelight rosary procession on Saturdays 18 and 25 May at 9pm, as part of numerous Marian devotions honouring the Blessed Mother this month. 

As we honour Our Lady throughout May, in song, prayer and ritual, we draw closer to her Son Jesus Christ, says Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay.

The ordination of Bishop Richard Laurenson to the diocese of Hamilton in New Zealand means all six Kiwi dioceses have bishops.