“Scientia inflat”: the knowledge that puffs up, the charity that builds up, and the Mother of Mercy
Knowledge puffs up and charity builds up: 1 Cor 8 and Lk 6:27-38 measure the Christian by what he bears. See the place of Mary, Mother of…
Category: Easter
Maria vidit: Saint Mary Magdalene and Mary of Nazareth, Witnesses of the Resurrection
Mary Magdalene and Mary of Nazareth bear witness to the Resurrection of Christ. Delve deeper into the Mariological relationship between the two…
Wind and Fire: Acts 2, 1 Cor 12, and the Gift of the Spirit in Jn 20, Pentecost
Pentecost and the gift of the Holy Spirit in Acts 2, 1 Cor 12, and Jn 20. Wind, fire, and the forgiveness of sins. Delve deeper into the…
Accipite spiritum sanctum: Mary and the Gift of Pentecost
Mary at Pentecost and the gift of the Holy Spirit according to John. Go deeper into Our Lady’s unique role in the pneumatological mystery of…
Go into All the World: Acts 1, Eph 1, and the Ascension of the Lord in Mt 28
The Ascension of the Lord in Mt 28, Acts 1, and Eph 1 reveals the universal mission of the Church and the abiding presence of Christ. Delve…
Ascended to the Father: Mary and the glory of the Son’s return
Mary contemplates the glory of the Son who returns to the Father. The Son ascends to the Father, uniting Christology and Mariology in a…
The Paraclete Spirit: Acts 8:1; 1 Pet 3 and the promise of the Spirit in Jn 14
The Paraclete Spirit in Acts 8:16; 1 Pet 3 and Jn 14: three texts of Year A united by the gift promised by Christ. Let us deepen this…
Ego et pater unum sumus: Mary and the Unity of the Son with the Father
Discover how Jn 10:30 grounds Trinitarian doctrine, the title Theotokos, and Mary’s divine motherhood in the life of the Church. Explore this…
Ego sum ostium: Mary and the gate that opens to life
A meditation on Mary as Gate of Heaven in the light of Jn 10:9, of the Annunciation, and of the patristic tradition. Let us deepen this…
I am the gate: Acts 2, 1 Pet 2, and the Good Shepherd in Jn 10 (Fourth Sunday of Easter)
Christ, the Gate and Good Shepherd in Jn 10, illumines Acts 2 and 1 Pet 2 on this Sunday of Easter. Mary, the faithful sheep, deepens this…
Outpouring of the Holy Spirit, Mary and Pentecost
Outpouring of the Holy Spirit, Mary in the Upper Room and Pentecost: Marian pneumatology from the Annunciation to the nascent Church. Delve…
Verba vitae aeternae: Mary and the faith that remains
Mary remains when the disciples depart. Explore Our Lady’s persevering faith as a model for crises of faith, in the light of Jn 6:68.
Voluntas patris: Mary and the will that loses no one.
Voluntas Patris in Jn 6:39 unites Mary’s spiritual motherhood, the Incarnation, and redemption. Deepen the mariological reading of the saving…
Ego sum panis vitae: Mary and the Bread Come Down from Heaven
John 6:35 sheds light on Mary as mediatrix of the Bread of Life. Incarnation, Eucharist, and divine motherhood converge in a profound…
Food that does not perish: Mary and the work for the eternal
A mariological reflection on Jn 6:27: from the bread that perishes to the Bread of eternal life; the fiat as constant work. Let us deepen the…
Our hearts were burning: Acts 2, 1 Pet 1, and the disciples of Emmaus in Lk 24
Emmaus, Pentecost, and Mary: the heart that burns at the Scriptures illumines the Third Sunday of Easter. Delve deeper into this Mariological…
Feed my sheep: Mary and the Church that are born of the Risen One.
Peter receives the pastoral mission from the risen Christ, and Mary reveals the spiritual motherhood that sustains the Church. Deepen this…
Super mare ambulans: Mary and the peace of Christ in the storm
A biblical and Marian meditation on Jesus walking on the waters, the paschal peace and Mary, Stella Maris, in the night of faith. Let us deepen…
Five loaves: Mary and the bread that anticipates the Eucharist
Mary, maternal mediatrix of the Bread of Life, illumines the Eucharistic mystery of Jn 6. Delve deeper into the Mariological reading of the…
Qui de sursum venit: Mary and the Witness from on High
Mariological meditation on Jn 3:31-36: Mary, creature of the earth, welcomes the Word come from on high in fullness of grace. Let us deepen…
Sic Deus dilexit mundum: Mary and the Love That Sends the Son
The Father gives the Son to the world and the Incarnation takes place in Mary. Mariological meditation on Jn 3:16 in the Second Week of Easter.…
Oportet exaltari: Mary and the Son Lifted Up
A meditation on Mary at the foot of the Cross and the Son lifted up, according to Jn 3:14-15. Paschal faith, the bronze serpent, and…
Nisi natus fuerit denuo: Mary and the Birth from Above
A Mariological meditation on Jn 3 and spiritual birth: Mary, Mother of spiritual rebirth in Christ. Explore this reflection more deeply at…
The Two Marys: Witnesses of the Same Mystery
A meditation on the two Marys as witnesses of the paschal mystery. The Mother of Jesus and Magdalene are united in the death and the…
Dominus est: Mary, the Beloved Disciple, and the Recognition by the Sea
Dominus est: the beloved disciple recognizes the risen Christ by the sea. Explore the fruit of Mary’s spiritual motherhood in this…
“Woman, Why Are You Weeping?”: Mary and the Paschal Joy Born of Tears
Mary Magdalene weeps beside the empty tomb. The Risen One transforms mourning into Paschal joy. Let us explore this Mariological contemplation…
He Has Risen as He Said: Acts 10, Col 3, and the Empty Tomb in Jn 20.
Easter: Acts 10, Col 3, and Jn 20 proclaim the Resurrection of Christ. The empty tomb and “Vidit et credidit” illuminate the heart of…
“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 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…
Mary and the Risen Christ: Easter Message 2025
Mary meets the Risen Christ in the Easter message of Locus Mariologicus. Renew your hope and faith in the mystery of Easter 2025. Deepen this…
Incarnation and Resurrection in Relation to Mary
Mary unites Incarnation and Resurrection like no other figure in the Christian faith. Explore her unique role in these two central mysteries of…
Prayer to the Risen Jesus
Prayer to the Risen Jesus, uniting paschal gratitude and the intercession of Mary. Express the Christian faith in redemption and accompany…
The Virgin Mary in the Resurrection of the Lord: a dogmatic-liturgical analysis
A dogmatic-liturgical analysis of the Virgin Mary in the Resurrection of the Lord. From the cross to the paschal glory, Mary fully shares in…
Mary in the Resurrection of the Lord
Mary in the Resurrection of the Lord: explore Mary’s faith and paschal joy and her exemplary role for the whole Church. Delve deeper into…
Mary after the Ascension
After the Ascension, Mary remained united with the apostles in the Upper Room as Mother of the newborn Church. Explore her role in Ecclesial…