Roman Catechism (1566) – the doctrine on the angels and the demons
The doctrine of the Roman Catechism of Saint Pius V (1566) on the angels and demons: creation, spiritual nature, the nine angelic choirs…
Category: Marian Theology
Council of Florence – the bull Cantate Domino (1442): angels and demons in the profession of faith
The Bull Cantate Domino of the Council of Florence (1442), with the systematic definition of God the Creator, of the angels as naturally good…
Paul VI – Credo of the People of God (June 30, 1968): the angels as pure spirits, and the reign of the demon
The Credo of the People of God (Paul VI, June 30, 1968), with the solemn profession of the existence of the angels as pure spirits and of the…
Catechism of the Catholic Church – angels and demons (nn. 328-336 and 391-395)
The sections of the Catechism of the Catholic Church on angelology (nn. 328-336) and demonology (nn. 391-395): the existence, nature, and…
Leo XIII – prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel (1886) and exorcismus in satanam (1890)
The Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel (1886) and the Exorcismus in Satanam et Angelos Apostaticos (1890) of Leo XIII: the complete Latin…
John Paul II – six catecheses on the angels and demons (July-August 1986)
The 5 catecheses of Saint John Paul II on angelology and demonology (July-August 1986): angels as spiritual creatures, guardian angels, the…
Paul VI – confronto col’Inferno (November 15, 1972): the magisterial address on the devil
The famous General Audience of Paul VI (November 15, 1972) on the Devil - Liberaci dal male - reaffirming the personal existence of the Demon…
Fourth Lateran Council (1215) – Firmiter Credimus: The Dogmatic Definition on Angels and Demons
The text Firmiter credimus of the Fourth Lateran Council (1215) with the fundamental dogmatic definition on the angels and the demons: created…
CDF – Christian Faith and Demonology (June 26, 1975): The Magisterial Synthesis on the Devil
The document Fede Cristiana e Demonologia (CDF, June 26, 1975): the magisterial synthesis on the personal existence and the real action of the…
How to systematically study the Marian Magisterium at Locus Mariologicus – user’s guide (109+ posts)
Complete guide to using Locus Mariologicus to systematically study the Marian Magisterium: 109+ posts covering 20 centuries of papal and…
John Paul II – Rosarium Virginis Mariae (2002): the Original Latin Text and the Luminous Mysteries.
Full Latin text of the Introduction of the Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae (John Paul II, October 16, 2002): the addition of the…
Saints with a Deep Mariology Canonized in the Post-Conciliar Magisterium (1962-Present)
The saints with a profound Marian spirituality canonized by the post-conciliar Magisterium from Paul VI to Francis: Saint Maximilian Kolbe…
The Litany of Loreto (Litania lauretana): History and Magisterial Additions (1571-2020)
The history of the Litania Lauretana (Litany of Loreto) and of the development of its invocations throughout the centuries, from its medieval…
Benedict XVI – Pastoral Journey to Lourdes (September 12-15, 2008): 150th Anniversary of the Apparitions
Benedict XVI’s apostolic journey to France and Lourdes (September 12-15, 2008) for the 150th anniversary of the apparitions to Bernadette…
John Paul II – Letter on Banneux (1999): 50th Anniversary of the Recognition of the Apparitions of the Virgin to the Poor
The Letter of John Paul II to the Bishop of Liège (July 31, 1999) on the apparitions of the Virgin of the Poor at Banneux (1933) and the 50th…
The Marian Magisterium after 2000: A Synthesis of John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis
A chronological and thematic synthesis of the Marian documents of the Magisterium after 2000: John Paul II (final), Benedict XVI (complete)…
John Paul II – con Santa Maria, dall’ascolto di Dio al servizio della vita (2001): Letter to the Servants of Mary
Letter of John Paul II to the Friar Servants of Mary (September 29, 2001), on the occasion of the General Chapter: “With Holy Mary, from…
John Paul II – onore a Maria (Holy Thursday Letter of 1995): The Woman in the Priest’s Life
The Holy Thursday Letter of 1995 (JP II): “Onore a Maria” - on the importance of the woman in the priest’s life, beginning with a Polish…
John Paul II – Apud Crucem cum Maria (Holy Thursday Letter of 1988): Priesthood and the Spiritual Motherhood of Mary
The Holy Thursday Letter of 1988 (John Paul II): “Apud Crucem cum Maria” - the ministerial priesthood and the spiritual motherhood of Mary…
Catechesi tradendae, n. 73 (1979) – full Latin text: Maria Mater et exemplar catechistarum
Full Latin, Italian, and English text of n. 73 of Catechesi Tradendae (John Paul II, 1979): Mary as “catechismus vivus” and…
Roman Catechism (1566) – the Mariology of the Counter-Reformation and continuity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
The Roman Catechism of Saint Pius V (1566): the Mariological exposition of the Counter-Reformation; three main sections on Mary and the Ave…
Paul VI – Recurrens Mensis October (October 7, 1969): Full Latin Text
Latin text with English translation of the Apostolic Exhortation Recurrens Mensis October (Paul VI, October 7, 1969): the Rosary for world…
Paul VI – Encyclical Christi Matri Rosarii (September 15, 1966): Latin Text and the Rosary for Peace in Vietnam
Encyclical Christi Matri Rosarii (Pope Paul VI, 1966): Latin text with English translation; Mary Queen of Peace and the Rosary for peace in…
Paul VI – marialis cultus (1974): original Latin text of the introduction
Full Latin text and English translation of the Introduction of the Apostolic Exhortation Marialis Cultus (Paul VI, February 2, 1974), taken…
Paul VI – encyclical Mense Maio (April 29, 1965): full Latin text
Full Latin text and English translation of the encyclical Mense Maio (Paul VI, 1965): a call to the Rosary of the month of May for peace in…
Paul VI – closing address of Vatican II (December 8, 1965): Mary Immaculate, model of the post-conciliar Church.
Closing address of the Second Vatican Council (December 8, 1965): Paul VI presents Mary Immaculate as the model of the post-conciliar work and…
Paul VI – Proclamation of Mary, Mother of the Church (November 21, 1964)
Full Italian and English text of the proclamation of Mary as Mater Ecclesiae by Paul VI at the close of the third period of Vatican II on…
Puebla (1979) and Aparecida (2007): Mary in the evangelization of Latin America
The documents of Puebla (1979) and Aparecida (2007): Mary in the evangelization of Latin America; inculturated Mariology (Guadalupe, Aparecida…
Pius XII – Haurietis Aquas and Invicti Athletae Christi: the Heart of Mary and pre-conciliar Mariology
Pius XII's encyclicals Haurietis Aquas (1956), on the Heart of Jesus and Mary, and Invicti Athletae Christi (1957): the theology of the two…
John Paul II – Catechesi tradendae, n. 73: Mary, mother and model of catechists
Text of n. 73 of the Exhortation Catechesi Tradendae (John Paul II, 1979): Mary as the first catechist of the Church - Mary who catechized…
Pius XII – Le Pèlerinage de Lourdes (1957): centenary of the apparitions and theology of pilgrimages
The encyclical Le Pèlerinage de Lourdes (Pius XII, 1957): centenary of the apparitions; Marian theology of pilgrimages; pastoral care of the…
Marian apparitions in the papal Magisterium: Guadalupe, Lourdes, Fatima, Aparecida
The Marian apparitions recognized by the Church in the papal Magisterium: Guadalupe (1531), Lourdes (1858), Fatima (1917), Aparecida (1943).…
Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy (2002): Marian sections
The Marian sections of the Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy (Vatican, 2002): chap. V on Mary in the liturgical year and chap. VII on…
Vatican II – Marian References in the Remaining Documents: christus dominus, AA, AG, OT, PC, PO
The Marian references of the remaining documents of Vatican II: Christus Dominus, Apostolicam Actuositatem, Ad Gentes, Optatam Totius…
John Paul II – the Marian Year 1987-1988 and redemptoris custos: Mary, Woman and Spouse of Joseph
The Marian Year of John Paul II (1987-1988) and the Mariological triad Redemptoris Mater, Mulieris Dignitatem, and Redemptoris Custos: Mary as…
John Paul II – Letter to Families and Letter to Women: Mary and the Feminine Genius
The Apostolic Letters to Families (1994) and to Women (1995) by John Paul II: Mary as the definitive model of feminine dignity and of the…
Catechism of the Catholic Church – Marian Sections (nn. 484-511 and 963-975)
The two Marian sections of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (1992): nn. 484-511 (Mary in the Incarnation) and nn. 963-975 (Mary in the…
Francis – christus vivit, patris corde and fratelli tutti: Mary and Young People, Saint Joseph and Fraternity
The Marian texts of Christus Vivit (2019), Patris Corde (2020), and Fratelli Tutti (2020) by Pope Francis: Mary as influencer of young people…
Benedict XVI – Sacramentum Caritatis and Caritas in Veritate: Mary mulier eucharistica and mother of charity
The Marian texts of Sacramentum Caritatis (2007) and Caritas in Veritate (2009) by Benedict XVI: Mary as the eucharistic woman and mother of…
Francis – Amoris Laetitia and Gaudete et Exsultate: Mary in the family and in everyday holiness
The Marian texts of Amoris Laetitia (2016) and Gaudete et Exsultate (2018) by Francis: Mary in the Holy Family of Nazareth and as the model of…
John Paul II – Familiaris Consortio n. 86 and Christifideles Laici n. 64: Mary in the family and among the laity
The Marian texts of Familiaris Consortio (1981) and Christifideles Laici (1988) by John Paul II: Mary as the model of the Christian family and…
John Paul II – Pastores Dabo Vobis and the consecrated life: Mary, mother of priests and icon of the consecrated life
The Marian texts of Pastores Dabo Vobis (1992) and Vita Consecrata (1996), by John Paul II: Mary as Mater Sacerdotum and icon of perfect…
Francis – Lumen Fidei and Laudato Si: Mary icon of faith and Queen of all creation
The Marian texts of Lumen Fidei (2013) and Laudato Si' (2015) by Francis: Mary as the perfect icon of faith and Queen of all Creation in an…
John Paul II – Tertio Millennio Adveniente and Novo Millennio Ineunte: Mary, guide of the third millennium
The Apostolic Letters Tertio Millennio Adveniente (1994) and Novo Millennio Ineunte (2001): Mary as preparer and beacon of the Great Jubilee of…
John Paul II – Marian catecheses (1995-1997): the largest Marian cycle of the contemporary Magisterium.
The 70 weekly catecheses of John Paul II on Mary (1995-1997): the greatest Mariological synthesis of the contemporary Magisterium, organized in…
John Paul II – veritatis splendor no. 120 and evangelium vitae nos. 102-105: Mary, Mother of Life.
The Marian conclusions of Veritatis Splendor (1993) and Evangelium Vitae (1995): Mary as the existential foundation of Catholic morality and of…
John Paul II – salvifici doloris no. 25: Maria iuxta crucem (1984)
The text of no. 25 of the Apostolic Letter Salvifici Doloris (John Paul II, 1984): Mary at the foot of the Cross as witness and singular…
Paul VI – Mense Maio, Christi Matri Rosarii and Recurrens Mensis October: the Rosary for peace
The three brief Marian encyclicals of Paul VI (1965-1969): Mense Maio, Christi Matri Rosarii, and Recurrens Mensis October. The Rosary for…
John Paul II – dives in misericordia, no. 9: Mary, Mother of Mercy (1980)
The text of no. 9 of the encyclical Dives in Misericordia (John Paul II, 1980): Mary, Mother of Mercy, who experienced, cooperated with, and…
Enchiridion Vaticanum – General Index of the Marian Documents of the Post-Conciliar Magisterium
General index of the Enchiridion Vaticanum (EDB Bologna): Marian documents of Vatican II and of the post-conciliar Magisterium from John XXIII…