Devotion to Mary Archives - Page 6 of 20

On the way – poem from August 2025

Jan van Wijk 6 August 2025 No comments

The poem “On the Way” comes from the collection “Maria in My Thoughts”, published in 2025. On the Way: A pilgrimage site is sometimes far away, by car for two days, or by plane many hours on the way...

Current

Jan van Wijk 3 August 2025 No comments

On several occasions, I feel carried away in a flow. These are exceptionally beautiful moments where my mind and body merge into thoughts of Mary. Experiencing this is an intense, intimate feeling.…

Role model

Jan van Wijk 27 July 2025 No comments

The example the church holds up to women is that of the Virgin Mary as the ideal mother. Religious expressions in art also convey this image. Mary is presented by the church and...

Hoop

Jan van Wijk 25 July 2025 No comments

Hope is salvific and redemptive, and therefore, with hope, there is a future. People with hope live with the conviction that a better future lies ahead of them. Hope is a…

Langeweg – Chapel of Our Lady

Jan van Wijk 14 July 2025 No comments

The Mary Chapel in Langeweg was built in 1951. It is a former, brick, octagonal baptistery in the Neo-Romanesque style. The chapel has a small tower on the roof. Candles are lit daily in the Mary Chapel.

Zevenbergschen Hoek – Chapel of Our Lady

Jan van Wijk 11 July 2025 No comments

In the Brabant village of Zevenbergschen Hoek stands a Marian chapel that has previously been located in other places. Now the Marian chapel is at its third address, as for the third time in the...

Testimony - Poem from July 2025

Jan van Wijk 10 July 2025 No comments

The Marriage Poem “Testimony” comes from the new collection “Maria in Thought” Testimony Testimony of faith with accompanying steadfastness makes free openness more than special Few come out for their faith There is restraint to...

Collections

Jan van Wijk 7 June 2025 No comments

All sorts of images of Mary are collected, such as postcards, statues, prayer cards, books, photos of altars and paintings, candles, lockets, stamps, and rosaries. In addition, Nativity scenes are a popular collector's item. Such collections…

Unrest – poem from June 2025

Jan van Wijk 6 June 2025 No comments

This poem comes from the new collection “Maria in thoughts” unrest lying in bed sleep is absent events occupy the head so much happens see the images hear the voices test the context unrest takes hold strength drains away…

Delicacies

Jan van Wijk 3 June 2025 No comments

Under the name “Maria”, sweets and biscuits are available. The sweets are Our Lady's meringues, also called Maria sweets, Our Ladies, and little Our Ladies. The meringue is shaped like Mary and is...