Number of articles: 40

Life of Mary (XIX): Dormition and Assumption

August 15th is the feast of our Lady's Assumption. This chapter from the "Life of Mary" series explains the theological meaning of Mary's being taken up into heaven, body and soul.

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Life of Mary (XVIII): The Coming of the Holy Spirit

After Jesus ascended to heaven, the Apostles waited in the Holy City for the sending of the promised Consoler, united around Mary.

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Life of Mary (VI): Visitation to Saint Elizabeth

The final day in May is the feast of our Lady's visit to her cousin Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist.

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Life of Mary (XVII): Christ's Resurrection and Ascension

Christian tradition is confident that Jesus appeared first to his Mother after rising from the tomb, as a reward for Mary's faith and suffering.

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Life of Mary (XVI): Burial of Christ

The scene of the "Pietà," with the dead body of Christ resting in Mary’s arms, has often moved Christian hearts.

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Life of Mary (XV): Beside the Cross of Jesus

“Beside the Cross of Jesus were his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene” (Jn 19:25).

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Life of Mary (XIV): Wedding Feast at Cana

A new episode in the life of our Lady. "And so, it was in Cana of Galilee that Jesus performed the first of the signs by which he manifested his glory, and his disciples believed in him" (Jn 2:11).

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Life of Mary (XIII): The Nazareth Years

The thirteenth chapter in the Life of Mary looks at the many years spent by the Holy Family in Nazareth, years marked by daily work, prayer and joyful family life.

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Life of Mary (XII): Jesus with Doctors of the Law

In this scene of the finding of Jesus in the Temple, Christ prepares his Mother for the mystery of the Redemption.

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Life of Mary (XI): Return to Nazareth

"In this Family, love for God and neighbor centered on loving attention to Jesus, the Father’s eternal Word, who learned how to talk with human words and to love with the heart of a man."

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