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Mary
 


Mary is the great believer. She has taken up Abraham's mission of belief and made Abraham's faith into concrete faith in Jesus Christ, thus showing us all the way of faith, the courage to entrust ourselves to the God who puts himself in our hands, the joy of being His witnesses.

 
Address to
"Mariä Verkündigung"
Marian Congregation,
Vatican
28 May 2011

 
 
 
Mary
 


In his eternal Kingdom, God welcomes those who strive day after day to put his Word into practice. For this reason the Virgin Mary, the humblest of all creatures, is the greatest in his eyes and sits as Queen at the right of Christ the King. Let us once again entrust ourselves to her heavenly intercession with filial trust, to be able to carry out our Christian mission in the world.

 
SOLEMNITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST,
KING OF THE UNIVERSE
Angelus
St Peter's Square
23 November 2008

 
 
 
Mary
 


Mary truly believed that 'nothing is impossible to God' and, strong in this confidence she let herself be guided by the Holy Spirit in daily obedience to his plan. How can we not desire that same trusting abandon in our lives? How can we not yearn for that beatitude that is born of a profound and intimate familiarity with Jesus? That is why, addressing the one who is 'full of grace', we can today ask that she intercede with Divine Providence for us too, so that we might each day proclaim our 'yes' to God's plan with the same humble and sincere faith that the Virgin said her yes".

 
Rosary Procession
Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes
Vatican Gardens.
31 May 2011

 
 
 
Mary
 


Mary is the new Eve, the Bride of the new Adam, destined to be Mother of all the redeemed.

 
Angelus
St Peter's Square
8 December 2008

 
 
 
Mary
 


In Mary Immaculate we contemplate the reflection of the Beauty that saves the world: the beauty of God resplendent on the Face of Christ. In Mary this beauty is totally pure, humble, free from all pride and presumption.

 
Angelus
St Peter's Square
8 December 2008

 
 
 
Mary
 


May the Virgin Mary, who offered the whole of herself to the Almighty …teach us to make our existence a daily gift to God the Father at the service of our brethren as we listen to his Word and his will.

 
Address
'GIFT OF MARY' House
Vatican
4 January 2008

 
 
 
Mary
 


May Mary help us open our hearts to the Emmanuel who took on our poor, weak flesh in order to share with us the arduous journey of earthly life. In the company of Jesus, however, this tiring journey becomes a joyful journey. Let us proceed together with Jesus, let us walk with him and thus the new year will be a happy and good year.

 
General Audience
Paul VI Audience Hall
3 January 2007

 
 
 
Mary
 


Mary is the shoot which sprouts from the stump of David in the dark winter night of history. In her, the words of the Psalms are fulfilled: ‘The earth has yielded its fruits.’ (Psalm 67:7)

 
Homily
Solemnity, The Immaculate Conception
8 December 2005

 

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