Seja como Jó, em seu momento mais dificil, ele buscou a Deus; em seu momento mais feliz, ele buscou a Deus. Mantenha sempre a fé, pois no final Deus sempre honra.
If the ground became holy because God appeared there, imagine the woman who carried Him within her. 🙏
When Moses approached the burning bush, God told him, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground” (Exodus 3:5). God’s presence made that place sacred.
But Jesus did not merely stand near Mary. For nine months, the eternal Son of God truly lived within her and received His human nature from her.
That is why Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out, “Why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?” (Luke 1:43).
Catholics do not worship Mary. Worship belongs to God alone. We honor her because God honored her first, choosing her for a unique place in salvation history. And Mary answered Him with complete trust: “Let it be done to me according to your word” (Luke 1:38).
Mary never takes us away from Jesus. Her entire life points us toward Him and shows us what faith, humility, and surrender look like.
Through Baptism and grace, God also desires to dwell within us. Mary’s example invites us to give Him our own daily yes, especially when obedience is difficult.
💬 If God chose Mary to bring His Son into the world, why are so many Christians uncomfortable honoring the woman Jesus Himself called Mother?
"Mary was made Mother of God to obtain salvation for many who, on account of their wicked lives, could not be saved according to the rigor of Divine justice, but might be saved with the help of her sweet mercy and powerful intercession." - St. Chrysostom
“In your devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, you have a great source of strength and a powerful weapon against the snares of the devil.”
- Saint John Bosco
If anything painful or disagreeable happens to you, immediately offer to God what you have to suffer, and unite your will to His. Accustom yourself to repeat in every trial: ‘It is the will of God; it is my will also.’
-St. Alphonsus
"Three things render death bitter: attachment to earth, remorse for sin, and uncertainty of salvation. Mary was entirely free from any such bitterness. She died as she had lived, detached from all earthly things; in perfect peace of conscience." - St. Alphonsus
They who watch and wait for their Lord are tender and sensitive in their devotion towards Him; feed on the thought of Him; hang on His words; live in His smile; and thrive and grow under His hand. They see Him in all things; expect Him in all events.
- St. John Henry Newman
The secret of happiness is to live moment by moment and to thank God for all that He, in His goodness, sends to us day after day.
- St. Gianna Beretta Molla
“If anyone meditates upon My sufferings with tenderness and compassion, his heart will be to Me as a soothing balm for these wounds."
Our Lord to St Gertrude