Saints and their love for Mary 2023

The Saints and Their Love for Mary Saint Philip Neri What was the secret of Philip Neri’s joy? It was the same secret that gave joy to Mary: a heart filled with the love of God. Philip believed that his Heavenly mother would obtain and share with him all the good things that she had […]

The Saints and Their Love for Mary Venerable Aloysius Schwartz Have you ever heard of Mary’s title Virgin of the Poor? In 1933, Mary appeared to 12-year-old Mariette Beco in the small town of Banneux, Belgium. She told Mariette that she was the Virgin of the Poor. Aloysius Schwartz was three years old and living

The Saints and Their Love for Mary St. Felix of Cantalice Felix’s name means happy. You might not think he would have been happy. His family was poor and when he was 12, he had to become a hired farm laborer. For the next 16 years, he did this difficult work. When he was miraculously

The Saints and Their Love for Mary St. Francisco Marto Francisco was just an ordinary boy. Then he met Mary. Once he met Mary, his life changed. He now wanted to love Jesus with his whole heart and with his whole life. He was willing to give up his life for Jesus as a martyr

The Saints and Their Love for Mary St. Maria Ghattas Saint Maria Ghattas lived a life of union with Mary in the service of Jesus. She was born in Jerusalem in 1843 and named Soultaneh Maria which means Mary the Queen. When she was 19, she was sent to teach catechism in Bethlehem. Mary appeared

The Saints and Their Love for Mary St. Marie-Catherine de Saint-Augustin Marie-Catherine chose Mary as her traveling companion in this life and Mary helped her to travel safely to Jesus in Heaven. After she joined an Augustinian order, she decided to go to New France which is now part of Canada. In those days, ship

The Saints and Their Love for Mary St. Stanislaw Kazimierczyk St. Stanislaw Kazimierczyk was devoted to Mary. He wanted to follow her example of doing all the ordinary humble activities of life with great love and for the glory of God. Because of his devotion, his preaching touched hearts, penitents left his confessional with renewed

The Saints and Their Love for Mary St. Athanasius St. Athanasius loved Jesus. He loved Jesus as God and he loved Jesus as man. He knew that Jesus was God incarnate, God made man, God becoming one of us. Some people began to say that Jesus was not God but only a creature. Athanasius knew

The Saints and Their Love for Mary St. Joseph Which saint loved Mary the most? Well, I don’t know for sure but it seems likely that it was Joseph. Who was Joseph? We wouldn’t know anything about him if it wasn’t for his relationship with Mary. What if Joseph had decided to reject Mary? Joseph