Mariadevotie Archieven - Page 6 of 20

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…

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...

Pilgrim's Way

Jan van Wijk 1 June 2025 No comments

Pilgrimage routes exist in many countries and routes to the Spanish Santiago de Compostela, the Camino de Santiago, are known to many long-distance walkers. A pilgrimage route provides time to…

May – poem for May 2025

Jan van Wijk 05 May 2025 No comments

May month In this month of blooming we lay our questions at your feet, without haste, without answer, only the trust that…

violence – poem of April 2025

Jan van Wijk 16 April 2025 No comments

From the new edition “Mary in Thought,” appearing in May 2025, the book: Violence, the whole world needs wisdom to achieve salvation from violence through war, abuse and mistreatment, the use of non-violent...