Magnificat, the Canticle of Mary: A Theological and Spiritual Analysis
A theological and spiritual analysis of the Magnificat, Mary’s canticle in Lk 1:46-55. Humility, prophecy, and eschatology. Delve deeper into…
Category: New Testament
Mary Co-Redemptrix and Mediatrix: The Current Theological Debate
Mary Co-Redemptrix and Mediatrix: explore the biblical and patristic foundations and the current theological debate surrounding these Marian titles.
Postgraduate Program in Mariology: What It Is, Who It Is For, and How to Enroll
Deepen your study of Mary with the only postgraduate program in Mariology in the Portuguese language with international recognition. Discover…
“Stay with us, Lord”: Mary, Teacher of Paschal Hope.
Mary, teacher of Paschal hope, guides us on Holy Saturday in fidelity to the welcoming of the Risen One at Emmaus. Delve deeper into this…
The Silence of Holy Saturday: the “Hour of the Mother”
On Holy Saturday, Mary alone kept the faith of the entire Church. Discover the profound meaning of the Mother’s fruitful silence as she…
The Adoration of the Cross and the Sorrowful Virgin:
Stabat Mater: the Sorrowful Virgin unites her suffering to that of Christ on the cross. Let us deepen the Mariological theology of Good Friday…
I did not shrink back: Is 50, Phil 2, and the Passion according to Matthew on Palm Sunday
Isaiah, Philippians, and Matthew converge on Palm Sunday: obedience to the cross reveals the redemptive paradox of the Passion. Let us delve…
I Am the Resurrection and the Life: Ezek 37, Rom 8, and Lazarus in Jn 11
Ezekiel 37, Romans 8, and Lazarus in John 11 converge in the proclamation of Christ as resurrection and life. Delve deeper into this Lenten…
God Sees the Heart: 1 Sam 16, Eph 5, and the Man Born Blind in Jn 9
God sees the heart: a meditation on 1 Sam 16, Eph 5, and Jn 9 on Laetare Sunday. Delve deeper into the theology of interior sight and of…
Living Water: Ex 17, Rom 5, and the Samaritan Woman in Jn 4
An exegesis of the readings for the Third Sunday of Lent: Ex 17, Rom 5, and Jn 4. Living water reveals Christ as the source of eternal…
The Call of Abraham and the Transfiguration: Gen 12; 2 Tim 1; Mt 17
Abraham, the Transfiguration, and 2 Tim 1 illuminate the Second Sunday of Lent, Year A. Delve deeper into the typological reading of these…
From the Sin of Adam to the Victory of Christ: Gen 3, Rom 5, and the Temptations in Mt 4
From the sin of Adam to the victory of Christ: explore Gen 3, Rom 5, and Mt 4 in a Mariological reading of Lent. Delve more deeply into this…
Mary in Christ Reconciles Us with Ourselves and with Others
Mary reconciles us with God, with others, and with ourselves. Let us contemplate how her pre-redemption reveals what we are called to be. Let…
How we must, with Mary, open ourselves to Christ, so as to go out to meet God.
Mary opens for us the way to Christ and to God. Her fiat reveals the radical openness that transforms the Christian life. Let us deepen this…
The disciple’s path passes through Calvary
Mary at the cross teaches the disciple to walk the way of Calvary, uniting suffering to Christ. Deepen this paschal spirituality in Locus Marianus.
The pain of Mary
The pain of Mary reveals her as Coredemptrix: conscious, free, and united to the sacrifice of the Son. Deepen the theology of the Stabat Mater…
Mary in the Season of Lent
Mary in Lent: from the fiat to the Stabat Mater, her presence illumines conversion and leads to Easter. Deepen this contemplative Mariological…
I Have Not Come to Abolish, but to Fulfill: Sir 15, 1 Cor 2, and Jesus and the Law in Mt 5
Jesus did not abolish the Law but came to fulfill it completely. Explore how Sir 15, 1 Cor 2, and Mt 5 illuminate the deep meaning of the Law…
Mary’s presence in the life of the Church
Explore Mary's role in the life of the Church, as Mother and model of faith. A theological reflection on her presence in the Christian…
You are the salt of the earth and the light of the world: Is 58, 1 Cor 2 and Mt 5.
Salt of the earth and light of the world: Is 58, 1 Cor 2 and Mt 5 illuminate the Christian vocation. Let us delve deeper into the Mariological…
Blessed are the poor in spirit: Zeph 3; 1 Cor 1 and the Beatitudes of Mt 5.
Blessed are the poor in spirit: Zeph 3, 1 Cor 1 and Mt 5 illuminate the beatitude of spiritual poverty. Delve deeper into this theological and…
The Nature of Apparitions
Explore the nature of Marian apparitions: criteria for discernment, private revelation, and the prudence of the Church. Go deeper into this…
The Mariology of Romano Guardini
The Mariology of Romano Guardini reveals Mary as a woman of full faith, uniting grace and humanity. Explore this renewing vision at Locus…
The face of Mary in the writings of Saint John of the Cross
Discover how Mary appears in the writings of Saint John of the Cross and the Marian dimension that sustains the whole mystical spirituality of…
The light has dawned in the darkness: Is 8, 9; 1 Cor 1 and the first disciples in Mt 4.
Isaiah, Paul and Matthew converge on the light that breaks through the darkness. Explore the eschatological unity of the Third Sunday in…
Behold the Lamb of God: Is 53, 1 Cor 1 and John’s testimony in Jn 1
John proclaims the Lamb of God, uniting Isaiah 49, 1 Corinthians 1 and John 1 into a theology of Christ’s identity. Delve deeper into this…
This is My beloved Son: Isaiah 42, Acts 10, and the baptism of Jesus in Matthew 3.
Explore the voice of the Father at the baptism of Jesus in Mt 3, illuminated by Is 42 and Acts 10. Theology and Marian contemplation of the…
Prayer and Mystical Life in the School of Mary
Learn from Mary the art of Trinitarian mystical prayer, according to John Paul II, and discover how Christian holiness is lived with simplicity…
Called to Holiness in Mary’s Footsteps
Called to holiness in Mary’s footsteps: discover how the Virgin is a living code of grace, faith, and Christification in the light of…
Mary, Teacher of Our Journey of Christian Life
Mary, teacher of the Christian life, guides the journey of every disciple toward God. Deepen this contemplation and let yourself be led by her…
Mary in service to the baptized and life
Mary, Servant of the Lord, illuminates the meaning of life, faith, and Christian mission in the world. She deepens the beauty of the Marian…
We saw His star in the East: Is 60, Eph 3, and the Magi before Mary and the Child.
Epiphany: Is 60, Eph 3, and Mt 2 converge in the adoration of the Magi before Mary and the Child. Explore the theology of the star in the East.
Epiphany: Mary Manifests the Son
At the Epiphany, Mary manifests the Son to the nations. Explore the role of Our Lady in the revelation of Jesus to the Magi and to the whole world.
The divine motherhood of Mary (January 1)
Solemnity of January 1: liturgical history and reflection on the divine motherhood of Mary, her perpetual virginity and the mystery of the…
God sent His Son, born of woman: Num 6, Gal 4, and Mary, Mother of God, in Lk 2.
Mary, Mother of God, brings together Num 6, Gal 4, and Lk 2 in a theological contemplation of the mystery of the Incarnation. Delve deeper into…
God sent His Son, born of woman: Num 6, Gal 4, and Mary, Mother of God, in Lk 2.
Num 6, Gal 4, and Lk 2 illuminate the mystery of Mary, Mother of God. Explore the Mariological theology of this solemnity celebrated on January 1.
Meditations for the last Rosary of 2025
Marian meditations for the Rosary and contemplative prayer deepen the relationship with Our Lady in the daily life of faith. Exploring this…
Flee to Egypt: Sir 3, Col 3 and the Holy Family in Flight in Mt 2.
The flight into Egypt unites Sir 3, Col 3 and Mt 2 in a meditation on the Holy Family. Delve deeper into this Marian reading of Christmas.
Which Mariology for the Nativity Scene?
The Nativity scene reveals the Mariology of silence and of adoration. Mary receives the incarnate mystery with contemplative faith. Let us…
The Word Became Flesh: Is 52, Heb 1 and the Prologue of John at the Nativity of the Lord
In the Christmas Mass during the Day, Is 52, Heb 1 and Jn 1 converge in the mystery of the Word made flesh. Delve deeper into this Mariological…
Christmas: A Path of Depth
Christmas: an invitation to spiritual depth in which Mary, Mother of God, leads us into the mystery of the Incarnation of the Word. Let us go…
Hail, Mary, Our Hope
The greeting “Hail Mary” contains all Christian hope. Mary, full of grace, leads us to Christ and to eternal life. Let us deepen this…
Behold, the Virgin Shall Conceive: Is 7, Rom 1 and Joseph’s Dream in Mt 1
The prophecy of the Virgin in Is 7:14, cited in Mt 1:18 and Rom 1:2, reveals the messianic fulfillment of Advent. Delve deeper into this…
The Desert Blooms: Is 35; the Patience of Jas 5 and Jesus’ Answer to John in Mt 11
The desert blooms in Isaiah 35, and Matthew 11 reveals the signs of the Messiah. Advent, patience, and hope converge in this theological…
The shoot of Jesse and the baptism of fire: Is 11, Rom 15 and John the Baptist in Mt 3
The shoot of Jesse, the baptism of fire and John the Baptist: a reading of Advent in Year A between Isaiah, Romans and Matthew. Delve deeper…
The hour to awake: Is 2, Rom 13 and the vigilance of the First Sunday of Advent, Year A
Isaiah, Saint Paul and the Gospel converge on the First Sunday of Advent (Year A). Christian vigilance as a path of conversion. Let us explore…
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S. M. Perrella, Co-Redemptrix [RSI Cultura]
Perrella examines Mary's unique participation, as Co-Redemptrix, in Christ's redemptive work. Delve deeper into this fundamental theological…
The Star of Hope
Mary, Star of Hope, illuminates humanity’s path to Christ. Let us explore more deeply the Mariological meaning of this luminous title of the…
The Canticle of Hope
The Magnificat as the canticle of Christian hope: Pope Francis reveals Mary's depth of prayer. Deepen this Marian contemplation.
A Humble New Heart
The humility of Mary’s heart renews the human interior and opens our being to divine grace. Become, in Christ, a new heart. Explore this…