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Our Lady of Ransom

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A Spanish title of honour for Mary is “Nuestra Señora de la Merced”, or “Our Lady of Mercy”. In Latin this is “Maria de Mercede Redemptionis Captivorum”. The designation is also “Our Lady...

Rosary month

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In the Roman Catholic Church, the month of October is dedicated to the Rosary. In the 10th month of the calendar year, there is therefore also an emphasis on the praying of the…

Coronation

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Many statues, icons, and paintings of Mary have been crowned. Our Lady is a queen, and a coronation goes with that. Crowning the Virgin Mary signifies that she is queen…

Medallion

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Many believers wear a medallion featuring an image of Mary or the name of a pilgrimage site. The piece of jewellery is usually heart-shaped, a cross, oval, rectangular, round...

Maria's presentation

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The Feast of the Presentation of Mary is the celebration of Mary's parents, Anne and Joachim, dedicating their daughter in the Temple. Another name for this celebratory event is…

Golden heart of Mary

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In Beauraing, Belgium, Mary appeared 33 times to five children. These apparitions took place between 29 November 1932 and 3 January 1933. On 21...

The honorific title “Most Prudent Virgin” belongs to the Litany of Loreto. In Latin, the honorific title is “Virgo prudentissima”. This title refers to the virtue of prudence that Mary possesses. This beautiful,…

Observatory for Marian Apparitions

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The Vatican in Rome has established an institute to review and study Marian apparitions. This institution will address reports of apparitions, stigmata, weeping statues, and mystical phenomena with…

Fifth dogma

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The word dogma comes from the Greek verb “dokein,” which means to decide definitively and then means a doctrine of faith. This doctrine is proclaimed by the Pope. Dogmas come...

Mary in art

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Countless artists have chosen the depiction of Mary and scenes from her life as the subject of their works for many centuries. The number of scenes is so numerous and goes beyond…