Marian Psalms and Canticles: The Biblical Prayer of Mary
Discover which are the Marian psalms par excellence and how the biblical and patristic tradition associated the canticles of the Scriptures…
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The Gospels and Mary: The Presence of Our Lady in the Four Gospels
The four Gospels reveal Mary in complementary ways. Explore the presence of Our Lady in the Gospels of Matthew, Luke, Mark, and John and what…
Our Lady of Syracuse: The Tears of the Virgin
In 1953, an image of Our Lady of Syracuse wept for four days. Learn about the phenomenon, the scientific investigation, and the shrine raised…
Mary the Handmaid: The Humility of the Ancilla domini
Mary calls herself the handmaid of the Lord. The Ancilla Domini reveals humility as the foundation of the Marian vocation. Delve deeper into…
Marian Popular Religiosity: The Faith of the People and Inculturation
Feasts, processions, and ex-votos express the faith of the people. Explore the theological value of Marian popular religiosity and the…
Rue du Bac: the apparition of the Miraculous Medal
In 1830, at the Rue du Bac, Our Lady appeared to Catherine Labouré and asked her for the Miraculous Medal. Discover the apparitions and the…
Finding in the Temple: the loss and the finding of Jesus
The only episode from Jesus’ childhood after Christmas reveals the mystery of the Finding in the Temple. Mary and Joseph seek their Son for…
Priests and Mary: The Mother of the Ministers of Christ
Mary is mother, model, and protectress of Catholic priests. Explore the Marian spirituality of the priesthood and deepen this sacred bond…
The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple: Mary and Simeon
Discover the theological meaning of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, Mary’s encounter with Simeon and Anna, and the prophecy of the…
Nazareth: The Hidden Life of Mary and Jesus
Nazareth was the home of Mary and Jesus for 30 years of hidden life. Discover the spirituality of this sacred place and its Marian shrine.
Lourdes: The Apparitions and the Healing Spring
At Lourdes, Our Lady appeared to Bernadette Soubirous in 1858 and revealed herself as the Immaculate Conception. Discover the apparitions, the…
The Imitation of Mary: Following in the Mother’s Footsteps
Following in Mary’s footsteps means cultivating humility, obedience, and charity. Delve deeper into this spiritual path and discover how the…
The Joys of Mary: The Joyful Dimension of Mariology
The joys of Mary reveal the joyful dimension of Mariology. Seven moments of jubilation and exultation in the life of Our Lady. Let us delve…
Mary, the Woman: Anthropological and Biblical Dimension
John calls Mary simply the woman at Cana and on Calvary. Explore the anthropological and biblical dimension of this title and its meaning in…
Mary’s Fidelity: From the Annunciation to Calvary
Mary’s fidelity runs through her whole life, from the “Fiat” to the “Stabat.” Explore the Marian theology of this singular virtue…
Fatima: The Message and the Apparitions of 1917
Explore more deeply the theological meaning of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima in 1917, the three secrets, and the Marian message that…
Vocations and Marian Devotion: Mary in the States of Life
Marian devotion illuminates every Christian state of life. Discover how Mary accompanies the consecrated vocation, marriage, and the priesthood.
Evangelization and Mary: The Mother of the First Evangelized
Mary, mother of the first evangelized, is model and cooperator in the mission of the Church. Let us explore more deeply the relationship…
Sorrows of Mary: the compassion of the mother
The Seven Sorrows of Mary reveal the compassion of the Mother in the history of salvation. Explore Marian theology and the devotion to Our Lady…
The Way of the Cross and Mary: the mother along the road to Calvary
Mary accompanied Jesus at every station of the Way of the Cross. Explore the Mother’s spirituality of compassion along the road to Calvary…
Marian devotion: forms, history and spirituality
Discover the theological meaning of Marian devotion, its historical forms and the criteria of the Second Vatican Council for an authentic and…
The Wedding at Cana, Mary, the first sign and the exegesis of Jn 2:1-12
At the Wedding at Cana Mary intercedes and Jesus works the first sign. An exegesis of Jn 2:1-12 and the foundation of Marian mediation. Delve…
Bethlehem and Mary: the mystery of the Nativity
Bethlehem reveals the mystery of the Nativity and the divine motherhood of Mary. Explore the theological and spiritual meaning of this sacred…
Marian apparitions: criteria and theological meaning
Explore the theological meaning of Marian apparitions and the criteria the Church applies in order to discern and approve them. Delve deeper…
Mary in the Old Testament: prefigurations and typology
The Old Testament prefigures Mary in Eve, in the Ark of the Covenant, and in the Daughter of Zion. Explore the richness of Marian typology in…
Ain Karim: the village of the Visitation
Ain Karim, village of the Visitation in the Holy Land, keeps the memory of the meeting of Mary and Elizabeth. Delve deeper into the biblical…
“Blessed is she who believed”: Lk 1:45 and the faith of Mary
Exegesis of Lk 1:45 and the faith of Mary as the source of beatitude. Deepen your Mariological reflection on believing as a path of holiness.…
They saw the Child with Mary His mother (Mt 2:10-11)
Mariological analysis of Mt 2:10-11: the Child with Mary, His mother, reveals the maternal presence in the mystery of the Incarnation. Let us…
Marian reflections: antitheses and syntheses in ecumenical veneration
Marian reflections explore antitheses and syntheses among the Christian traditions. Ecumenical dialogue deepens Mary’s role in salvation. Let…
Ars Dei Gallery Sales Livestream
The Ars Dei Gallery presents works of Marian sacred art by painters from around the world. Contemplation and theology brought together in a…
Marialis cultus
Marialis Cultus is Paul VI’s apostolic exhortation on the Marian cult in the Church. Explore its theological and spiritual meaning more…
Marian Antiphons: “Salve sancta parens”
The Marian antiphon “Salve sancta Parens”: text, origin, and liturgical significance. Deepen your knowledge of this prayer dedicated to…
Jesus, the Son of the carpenter
Son of the carpenter: the human identity of Christ in Nazareth, between Mary and Joseph, reveals the scandal of the Incarnation. Deepen this…
Your Father and I, union and fatherhood
A Mariological analysis of Lk 2:48 reveals the mystery of Joseph’s union and fatherhood at Mary’s side in the Holy Family. Let us deepen…
Aristides
Aristides of Athens and the apologists of the second century bear witness to Mary, the Mother of Jesus. Explore the origins of early Christian…
Ignatius of Antioch
Ignatius of Antioch and the first foundations of Marian theology. Discover the essential patristic contribution to Mariology in the early…
Salus: Health and Salvation in Mariology
Salus unites health and salvation in Mariology. Explore the deep meaning of this Marian title in times of suffering and silence. Delve deeper…
Registration open
Registration open for the course Mary Daughter of Israel. Limited places for a Mariological journey of theological and contemplative deepening.…
Symballousa: Mary Keeps and Ponders the Words in Her Heart
Symballousa: Mary’s act of keeping and pondering the Word in her heart. A biblical and theological analysis of this Mariological concept. Let…
Patristic Mariological Dictionary: Mary in the Fathers of the Church
A Mariological Dictionary of Patristic Theology: terms and concepts concerning Mary in the writings of the Fathers of the Church. Explore more…
Mariological Dictionary: Terms and Concepts of the Theology of Mary
A Mariological Dictionary with the main terms and concepts of Marian theology. An essential reference for the in-depth study of Mary. Explore…
Locus Mariologicus APP: Mary in the Palm of Your Hand
Access the Locus Mariologicus APP and explore the largest Mariology network in the world. Marian theology, apparitions, and devotion to Our…
Promotion of the social network
Locus Mariologicus, the largest Mariology network in the world, is launching its app. Join a community of Marian faith and scholarship. Explore…
The Opening of Locus Mariologicus
Locus Mariologicus: the world’s largest network of scholars of Mariology. In-depth study of Mary, Marian theology, and apparitions. Explore…
The Virtues of Mary
Explore the virtues of Mary according to Bernard of Clairvaux, Louis de Montfort, and Redemptoris Mater. Faith, humility, the fiat, and the…