The Miracle That Made the Immaculate Virgin Patroness of Spain and its Infantry
The Virgin’s patronage of all the Spanish infantry, the oldest in the world, did not become official until 1892 by a Royal Order of the regent María Cristina.
The Virgin’s patronage of all the Spanish infantry, the oldest in the world, did not become official until 1892 by a Royal Order of the regent María Cristina.
For four days, from Dec. 7–10, millions of tourists from all over the world come to Lyon to admire its artistic light installations.
‘It was fitting,’ said St. Anselm, ‘that the Virgin should be resplendent with a purity greater than which none under God can be conceived.’
The light of our faith shines out in a dark month and a dark world, guiding others toward Christ, welcoming them home
In these four days between the feasts of the Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of Guadalupe (Dec. 8-12), we honor Mary as a prophetic warrior who gave us her Son to crush the murderous serpent
The first video of the series features Denis McNamara, executive director of the Center for Beauty & Culture and a professor at Benedictine College.
‘For those who believe in God, no explanation is necessary. For those who do not believe, no explanation is possible.’ — ‘The Song of Bernadette’
In his midday address, Pope Francis spoke about the Gospel reading for the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Some say that the Blessed Virgin Mary sinned when Jesus was 12 by either being anxious, or rebuking Jesus, or both. Here’s why they’re wrong.
Mary, under her title of the Immaculate Conception, has been patroness of the United States since the mid-19th century
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