Day: August 15, 2020
Beauty and the Assumption
In Dante’s epic poem, The Divine Comedy, the poet puts these words in the mouth of St. Bernard of Clairvaux as he gazes on the beauty of Our Lady in Paradise: O Virgin Mother, daughter or thy Son, Humble beyond all creatures and more exalted, Predestined turning point of God’s intention. In Our Lady’s glorious[…]
The Lord Jesus gave Peter the keys to the Kingdom…He gave His Mother Mary the keys to His heart (Pope Pius XII)
Pope Francis’ First Homily on the Assumption
Dear Brothers and Sisters! At the end of its Constitution on the Church, the Second Vatican Council left us a very beautiful meditation on Mary Most Holy. Let me just recall the words referring to the mystery we celebrate today: “the immaculate Virgin preserved free from all stain of original sin, was taken up body[…]