Our Lady, Queen of Apostles

“The Virgin Mary with the Apostles and Other Saints” (1423-4), Fra Angelico
Excerpt from: “The Divine Life of the Most Holy Virgin”, by Ven. Mary of Agreda, pgs. 220-221:
Holy Exercises in the Supper-Room Before Pentecost:
She [Mary] assembled them together twice a day in the Supper-room, and being commanded by St. John or St. Peter to speak, [...]

The Annunciation

Excerpt from, The Divine Life of the Most Holy Virgin, by Venerable Mary of Agreda, pages 52-53:
…Mary was troubled, because, through her profound humility,she believed herself the least of all creatures, and again she could not understand how she was to become a mother, yet, at the same time, preserve her vow of chastity.  The [...]

The Most Holy Name of Jesus

On this feastday, we continue with the theme of the last few posts – the nativity, the divine child, and the birth of Jesus within us.  Why, you may ask.  What connection is there between the Holy Name of Jesus and ourselves giving birth to Christ daily?
Well, the name of Jesus was given by an angel to [...]

The Divine Child

 
In “The Divine Life of the Most Holy Virgin”, taken from “The Mystical City of God”, Venerable Mary of Agreda devotes Chapter 11 to the journey to Bethlehem and the birth of Jesus.  In this excerpt we pick up the story, as revealed to Venerable Mary of Agreda, after Joseph and Mary have found shelter [...]

Speaking with Mary

What a joy to open my email this morning and find this from friend Carol:

 
How could anyone see this baby’s body-language and not know that grace was at work, and a very real dialogue was taking place.  Anna Maria shows us clearly that Mary’s call for our own fiat requires only the trust, the openness, the wonder [...]