Not why but how

Why I need Mary if there is Jesus? This question is repeated over and over again, being asked by many Protestant friends and some Catholic sisters and brothers. The only Person who, undoubtedly, never posed such a question, was Jesus himself; He, however mysterious this may sound, indeed needed Mary to be here for you and me.

So next time, when tempted to repeat the old, well known question, please change you mind and ask yourself instead:  How may I express my gratitude to Mary for there is Jesus...?

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, pray for us to your Son.    
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He is Love

Some people think that God cannot be understood when referred to in any human language.

That's, undoubtedly, true, and thus - as Pseudo Dionysius once stated - it is easier for us to tell who God is not than to declare who He is. Therefore, respecting and esteeming formal ways of the theological approach, it is better for us all to love God than to ponder over Him.

If it was otherwise He would not provide us with image, mystery and Goodness of His Sacred Heart.

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The Encounter: It's all About Jesus

The Litany of Loreto is, undoubtedly, one of the most beautiful Christian prayers known to
the faithful. Some people would probably say that this is not a Christian but rather the Marian prayer.

They are only partially right, though, for – what is evident and clearly seen through this meditation – Mary is powerful and beautiful both thanks to Jesus and
for Him.

It is He who has granted His Mother with all the beauty, so we all may know that for a human being nothing is more
worthy and life-changing than an encounter with the Person of Christ.
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The Most Meaningful Prayer

Hail Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with thee,
blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, mother of God,
pray for us sinners, now, and at
the hour of our death.
Amen.


Some of our Protestant sisters and brothers – basing their beliefs on  following biblical passage – criticize us, Catholics, for meditating on the rosary:

And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words[Matthew 6:7].

By so doing, however, they seem to overlook an important fact about the said, most meaningful Christian prayer; although repetitious in its nature, the rosary is neither void nor godless:
How can it be with the Holy Name of Jesus placed it the center of all its "particles" – fifty-three Hail Marys?
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Corpus Christi '2013

There are at least three things that we can learn of Jesus exclusively from His relation with the Blessed Virgin Mary. Firstly, we know that He, being true God, may reward one's humility with the fullness of grace (i.e. with Himself), secondly – that He gives to each and every human being strength to endure their great crosses, and thirdly, what is of the most importance, that just-mentioned facts are just as real as His Nativity, pierced Body and meaningful Life.    


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He Did It First

While it is true that only God shall be adored, there is no reason for us, Christ's followers, to refuse Mary all honors due to Her.
If you are tempted to do so, look at Jesus, God and Man, who had provided us with the Fourth Commandment and then, being faithful to His own Law, undoubtedly honored the Blessed Mother.



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The Perfect Reversion

While all of us, faithful Christians, are totally in love with Jesus, many undervalue roles of both His Cross & Mother in their lives. By so doing, though, they seem to forget about both their paradisal roots and, may it be so, destiny.

The Garden of Eden. There Adam and his wife, Eve, who had  had been tempted by the devil, ate of the Tree of Knowledge. The well known biblical fact, despite of its sadness, should lead no one to desperation.

Instead, through pondering upon it, we all shall come to the better understanding of the greatest love, wisdom & power of Jesus, who – acting as the New Adam – has chosen both the Tree of  Holy Cross and the Blessed Virgin Mary, the new Eve, as tools needed to overturn dreadful consequences of devilish pride.


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