Immaculate Heart of Mary Jesus chose to come to us through the Blessed Virgin Mary, and faithful Christians can choose to go to Jesus through Mary. Our Lady, who is unique in all of God’s creation, has a perfect love for Jesus. She is an exemplary model for how we should love God, giving us… Continue reading

Our Lady of Medjugorje Also known as the Queen of Peace and Mother of the Redeemer, is the title given to a series of reported Marian apparitions beginning on June 24, 1981, in the village of Međugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where six local children claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary.  The apparitions, said to continue to this day,… Continue reading

Our Lady of All Nations is a Marian title associated with a series of alleged apparitions reported by Ida Peerdeman, a Dutch secretary, in Amsterdam between 1945 and 1959.  According to Peerdeman, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to her 56 times, identifying herself as the “Lady of All Nations” and delivering messages emphasizing the importance of the Eucharist, the… Continue reading

On May 13, 1917, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherd children—Lúcia dos Santos, Francisco Marto, and Jacinta Marto—in the field of Cova da Iria, near Fátima, Portugal.  The children described her as a Lady more brilliant than the Sun, wearing a white mantle and holding a rosary.  She told them to return on the 13th of each month for six months, promising to… Continue reading

Our Lady Help of Christians, Czech Republic 1866 Our Lady of Help of Christians appeared to Magdalena Kade, a 31-year-old woman bedridden with severe illnesses, in Filippsdorf (now Filipov), Czech Republic, on the morning of January 13, 1866.  She was reportedly near death, suffering from pneumonia, meningitis, and widespread ulcers, and had been given the Anointing of the Sick.… Continue reading

What do we mean by this term? It is the “particular and unique cooperation of Mary, as Mother of God the Savior, with the redemptive work of her Son, in restoring supernatural life to immortal souls.” The spiritual motherhood of Mary means that the ever-Virgin is my Mother in the spiritual order (the “order of… Continue reading

Mediation is used in a variety of senses to cover the basic dimensions of the economy of salvation (how God’s plan is worked out in creation). They are all interrelated. Mediation simply means that God will use beings to effect his plan; he does not always speak directly but frequently he speaks through people. Think… Continue reading

Co-Redemptrix When we speak of Mary as co-redemptrix, we are highlighting the integral role she played in the salvation through Jesus Christ. He made the sacrifice, but she was there with him at every step from the Incarnation to the Crucifixion and Resurrection. In that sense, she is such an intimate component of God’s plan… Continue reading