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"For me, Mary is a holy mother and also my protector."
~Fr. Bosco from Taiwan
Relief of Nativity scene on the doors of the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Hanceville, Alabama, USA.
"I just love the Blessed Mother because she is my hero and my inspiration in every way."
~Collette from the USA
Statue of the Holy Family in Sacred Heart parish church, Rochdale, Lancashire, England.
"Mary is for me the person I can rely on when I cannot. Through all my problems, I know that she is holding me, my hands. She is the mother."
~Katarina from Slovakia
Statue of Our Lady from the city centre of Bratislava, Slovakia.
"The reason why I do believe in what I hear is because Mary, being the mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and St Joseph, that Holy Family is an example to families, Christian families, and for me, Mary is supreme."
~Daisy from Sierra Leone
Marian shrine at Ave Maria Grotto, Cullman, Alabama, USA.
la Vierge Dorée, gardienne de la ville de Châteaurenard [13160]. Bâtie en 1867 par les moines à l'emplacement d'un calvaire de 1844.
"Mary teaches us how to carry everything in silence, in our hearts."
~Edna from Brazil
Stations of the Cross, from l'Oratoire Saint-Joseph du Mont-Royal, Montreal, Canada.
Eucharistic celebration by Msgr. Jerry Bitoon with Rev. Fr. Larry Ramos. Also, recognition of the donor of the image of the patron saint of the Parish and blessings of the different images of the Virgin Mary of the parishioners.
"I feel like I have a very personal relationship with Our Lady and that she is just so very beautiful. She looks after me, I feel, as a mother does, and sort of encompasses me and holds me and takes care of me through all difficulties I've ever encountered, and makes things fresh and beautiful in my life."
~Jamie from London
Statue of Our Lady of Fatima in the Jesuit Church of the Immaculate Conception, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Eucharistic celebration by Msgr. Jerry Bitoon with Rev. Fr. Larry Ramos. Also, recognition of the donor of the image of the patron saint of the Parish and blessings of the different images of the Virgin Mary of the parishioners.
One of nine 17th century roundels re-set in a window dedicated to the memory of Edmund Herbert Long ( died 26th May 1876). Church of St John the Baptist, Saxmundham. Birkin Hayward describes the glass as Flemish ; Mortlock suggests that it came originally from Innsbruck. The figures are clearly identified by both name and attribute in this particular roundel, though artistic licence has been taken in showing some discrepancy between the ages of Christ and John the Baptist.
we had a flag workshop at Heart and Hara. These came out a great deal different than I had done before.
"Our Lady is like a mother to me, more than a mother to me. She was with me in all my happiness and sufferings; I can share everything with her. Every time I have cried in front of her, she had an answer for me."
~Maria from India
Statue of Our Lady in the cemetery of San Carlos Borromeo Mission, Carmel, California, USA.
"For me Our Lady makes me feel comfort and a sense of peace."
~Josephine from India (Goa)
Statue of Our Lady in Eglise Saint-Sulpice, Montmartre, Paris, France.
Eucharistic celebration by Msgr. Jerry Bitoon with Rev. Fr. Larry Ramos. Also, recognition of the donor of the image of the patron saint of the Parish and blessings of the different images of the Virgin Mary of the parishioners.
"In my stressful life, I know Mary stands by me. I imagine it every time I'm in church or when I think of my life and I know somebody stands by me all the time, and that's her."
~Michal from Slovakia
Statue of Our Lady in the Carmel of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, USA.
"I feel that Mary is a real role model for women in the Catholic Church, in the Catholic faith. We are all equals and she had such an important job in the role of Catholicism and making sure that Jesus was able to do what he did for all of us. So I think Mary is for me not only somebody who has helped us to become closer to God and know just how much God loves us, but also she's somebody who, as a woman, inspires me in everything that she's done and something that I aim to hopefully become a fraction of."
~Adeline from England
Image of Our Lady in the church of Mission La Purisima Concepcion, Lompoc, California.
"Mary is the protector of our homeland and the protector of all our children and all of our families and gives us hope in the darkest hours and helps us get through the days."
~Alexander from Germany
Banner of Unser Frau, Patroness of Bayern, carried in the Georgiritt Pilgrimage Procession in Traunstein, Bavaria. This procession in honour of St. George takes place every year on Easter Monday and is a centuries-old tradition.
la Vierge (1867) protectrice de Salon de Provence, en arrière plan la collégiale Saint-Laurent [13300]
"I trust in Jesus Christ and Mother Mary. I pray to them and every time they do good for me."
~Inoka from Sri Lanka
Side chapel from Blessed Sacramento Cathedral, Sacramento, California, USA.
"My conversion to like really become Catholic was through the Virgin Mary, the Virgin of Fatima. She's the person who showed me the light, who took me from the darkness and really has been beside me ever since, taking me in like a baby and she's just really been an inspiration and just unbelievable. She's been there for me always, ever since."
~Rob from London
Pieta from Mount St. Bernard's Abbey (Cistercian) in the Charnwood Forest, Leicestershire, England.
"For me, Mother Mary is a source of hope, a guiding light. I can relate to her. I speak to her every day - when I'm happy, when I'm sad, when I have troubles. I know she can hear me and she is always there to help me and to love me. I believe she is a huge part of my life and I am very grateful for her being there for me always."
~May from Singapore
Pieta from the Cathedral-Basilica of the Assumption in Covington, Kentucky, USA.
Eucharistic celebration by Msgr. Jerry Bitoon with Rev. Fr. Larry Ramos. Also, recognition of the donor of the image of the patron saint of the Parish and blessings of the different images of the Virgin Mary of the parishioners.
Eucharistic celebration by Msgr. Jerry Bitoon with Rev. Fr. Larry Ramos. Also, recognition of the donor of the image of the patron saint of the Parish and blessings of the different images of the Virgin Mary of the parishioners.
"Mother Mary is always helping me, any time of the day or during the night. Whenever I call on her she is always beside me. She helps me in all my trouble. Whenever I call on her name she is always there to listen to me and help me. So that is why I am very grateful to her and I always will be."
~Fatima from India (Goa)
Pieta in Arundel Cathedral, Arundel, West Sussex, England.
Eucharistic celebration by Msgr. Jerry Bitoon with Rev. Fr. Larry Ramos. Also, recognition of the donor of the image of the patron saint of the Parish and blessings of the different images of the Virgin Mary of the parishioners.
Honor Your Mother
Thousands of local Catholics gathered for the first ever diocesan-sponsored celebration honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe. The community converged on downtown Phoenix Dec. 10, 2006, for a procession, Mass with Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted, eucharistic adoration, live music and prayer.
Photo by Robert DeFrancesco, www.catholicsun.org
"la Vierge descendant du Cengle", oeuvre (1994) de l'artiste marseillais Pierre Mathieu (http://www.pierremathieu.com), à Châteauneuf-le-Rouge [13790]
l'horloge et la vierge de l'ancienne tuilerie des Milles (1882 et 1926-1932), camp d'internement où des juifs ont été internés de 1939 à 1942 avant de partir à destination de Drancy et Auschwitz [13290]
"Mary is a mother and she is some kind of road to God."
~Konrad from Poland
Notre-Dame des Victoires in the former Ursuline convent, New Orleans, USA.
"Mary, the Guadalupe Virgin, is the one I keep always in my wallet and the one I give every single morning thanks for giving me a new day of living."
~Berenice from Mexico
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Empress of the Americas, Chapel at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., USA.
Eucharistic celebration by Msgr. Jerry Bitoon with Rev. Fr. Larry Ramos. Also, recognition of the donor of the image of the patron saint of the Parish and blessings of the different images of the Virgin Mary of the parishioners.
"Our Lady - I knew she was like helping me to be closer to Jesus, her Son… and she's important for me because through the Bible I understand she delivered for us the Messiah who saved us, but she is also still helping to bring us to her son."
~Wadim from Poland
Statue of Our Lady from the former Ursuline Convent, New Orleans, USA.
Honor Your Mother
Thousands of local Catholics gathered for the first ever diocesan-sponsored celebration honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe. The community converged on downtown Phoenix Dec. 10, 2006, for a procession, Mass with Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted, eucharistic adoration, live music and prayer.
Photo by Robert DeFrancesco, www.catholicsun.org
"I would like to say to Our Lady how wonderful she is. I pray to her and it just comes from out of my heart. I treasure her, I love her and she is always with me."
~Maria from Panama
Statue of Our Lady adorning the doors of the Cathedral-Basilica of the Assumption in Covington, Kentucky, USA.
Eucharistic celebration by Msgr. Jerry Bitoon with Rev. Fr. Larry Ramos. Also, recognition of the donor of the image of the patron saint of the Parish and blessings of the different images of the Virgin Mary of the parishioners.
"It's so much easier to go to your mother than your father for something...it's the same with Our Lady. We go to her. Not to worship her, as if she were our god, our goddess, she's not. She's the one who brings us, me, to Jesus."
~Maria from Bosnia-Herzegovina
Statue of Our Lady of Lourdes from a parish on the outskirts of Ottawa, Canada.