João Paulo II – con Santa Maria, dall’ascolto di Dio al servizio della vita (2001): carta aos Servos de Maria

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…

Daniel Afonso 10/05/2026

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João Paulo II – onore a Maria (Carta da Quinta-Feira Santa de 1995): a mulher na vida do sacerdote

John Paul II – Onore a Maria (Holy Thursday Letter of 1995): women in the life of the priest

The 1995 Holy Thursday Letter (JP II): “Onore a Maria” - on the importance of women in the life of the priest, beginning with a Polish…

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João Paulo II – apud crucem, cum Maria (Carta da quinta-Feira Santa de 1988): sacerdócio e maternidade espiritual de Maria

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 (JP II): “Apud Crucem cum Maria” - the ministerial priesthood and the spiritual motherhood of Mary…

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Catechesi tradendae, n. 73 (1979) – texto latino integral: Maria Mater et exemplar catechistarum

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…

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Catecismo romano (1566) – mariologia da contrarreforma e continuidade com o catecismo da Igreja católica.

The Roman Catechism (1566) – Counter-Reformation Mariology 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 Hail…

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Paulo VI – recurrens mensis october (7 de outubro de 1969): texto latino integral

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…

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Paulo VI – encíclica christi Mater rosarii (15 de setembro de 1966): texto latino e rosário pela paz no vietnã

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…

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Paulo VI – marialis cultus (1974): texto latino original da introdução

Paul VI – Marialis Cultus (1974): Original Latin Text of the Introduction

Complete Latin text and translation (from the Portuguese) of the Introduction of the Apostolic Exhortation Marialis Cultus (Paul VI, February…

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Paulo VI – encíclica Mense Maio (29 de abril de 1965): texto latino integral

Paul VI – Encyclical Mense Maio (April 29, 1965): Complete Latin Text

Complete Latin text and English translation of the encyclical Mense Maio (Paul VI, 1965): a call to pray the Rosary during the month of May for…

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Paulo VI – discurso de encerramento do Vaticano II (8 de dezembro 1965): Maria Imaculada, modelo da Igreja pós-conciliar.

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 post-conciliar work and the…

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Paulo VI – proclamação de Maria, mãe da Igreja (21 de novembro de 1964)

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…

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Pio XII – haurietis aquas e invicti athletae christi: coração de Maria e a mariologia pré-conciliar

Pius XII – Haurietis Aquas and Invicti Athletae Christi: the Heart of Mary and Pre-Conciliar Mariology

The encyclicals Haurietis Aquas (1956) on the Heart of Jesus and Mary and Invicti Athletae Christi (1957) by Pius XII: the theology of the two…

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Puebla (1979) e Aparecida (2007): Maria na evangelização da América Latina

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…

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João Paulo II – catechesi tradendae, n. 73: Maria, mãe e modelo dos catequistas

John Paul II – Catechesi Tradendae, no. 73: Mary, mother and model of catechists

Text of no. 73 of the Exhortation Catechesi Tradendae (John Paul II, 1979): Mary as the first catechist of the Church - Mary who catechized…

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Pio XII – le pèlerinage de Lourdes (1957): centenário das aparições e teologia das peregrinações

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…

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