Many blooms are named after Our Lady.(Photo: Emily Malloy) Intertwined within the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the acknowledgement of her as the “Mystical Rose,” for she is the perfect ...

Prayers of the faithful during the Mass were offered in French, Swahili, Portuguese, Malayalam ... the traditional Easter hymn to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The liturgy marked the final public ...

It houses a famous image of the Virgin Mary that according to tradition appeared ... When the cloud disappeared, a fragile image of the Blessed Virgin and Child was found on a thin sheet of ...

Learn more. I write regarding the May 18 article “Why popes and other Catholics pray to the Virgin Mary.” The Associated Press article in the Maine Sunday Telegram, about the Virgin Mary ...

The common prayer addressed to Mary expresses this belief – “Blessed Mary, ever virgin”. This theological dehumanisation of Mary continued unabated even into this century, where she has ...

It’s also why the rosary is one of the most widely used prayers — including publicly for the pope — and why popular devotions to the Virgin Mary, including processions and festivals ...

GENAZZANO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary, after invoking ... That’s just three of a myriad Virgin Marys around the world, whose ...