When Eugene told us always to regard Mary as our Mother, he was sharing his own deep conviction and personal experience with us.<\/p>\n
\nI had not felt for a long time as much joy in speaking of her grandeur and in encouraging our Christians to put all their confidence in her, as during my instruction to the Youth Congregation this morning.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
I can safely hope I was understood and I can well believe that all the faithful who came to our church this evening shared the fervor with which I was inspired at the sight of the statue of the Holy Virgin<\/strong><\/h5>\n
and greater still by the graces which she obtained from her divine Son, I dare say, while we were invoking her with so much affection, because she is our Mother.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Letter to Henri Tempier, 15 August 1822, EO VI n 86<\/em><\/p>\n
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And Mary said: \u201cMy soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,\u00a0\u00a0for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed,\u00a0 for the Mighty One has done great things for me\u2014holy is his name<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Luke 1:46-49<\/em><\/p>\n
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“For in my tradition, as a Jew, I believe that whatever we receive we must share.”\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>Elie Wiesel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When Eugene told us always to regard Mary as our Mother, he was sharing his own deep conviction and personal experience with us. I had not felt for a long time as much joy in speaking of her grandeur and … Continue reading