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).…
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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. IV on Mary in the liturgical year and chap. V on…
John Paul II – Letter to Families and Letter to Women: Mary and the feminine genius
John Paul II’s Apostolic Letters to Families (1994) and to Women (1995): Mary as the definitive model of feminine dignity and of the feminine…
Vatican II – Marian references in the other documents: christus dominus, AA, AG, OT, PC, PO
The Marian references in the other documents of Vatican II: Christus Dominus, Apostolicam Actuositatem, Ad Gentes, Optatam Totius, Perfectae…
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…
Mary in the Catechism: numbers 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 a model of…
John Paul II – Familiaris Consortio no. 86 and Christifideles Laici no. 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…