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Mary, Mother of Jesus
 


Mary, was tenderness for Jesus; and she is tenderness for the Church and the world.

 
Address
11 January 2024

 
 
 
Mary, Mother of Jesus
 


Mary accompanied the suffering of her Son; she supported him by her gaze and protected him with her heart. She shared his suffering, yet was not overwhelmed by it.

 
Apostolic Exhortation
“Christus Vivit”

 
 
 
Mary, Mother of Jesus
 


The motherhood of Mary is the path leading us to the paternal tenderness of God, the closest, most direct, and easiest of paths.

 
Homily
1 January 2024

 
 
 
Mary, Mother of Jesus
 


Mary is the Mother who goes up to the mountains of Judah, to tell us that God is setting out to seek us with his love, so that we might exult with joy.

 
Homily
23 September 2023

 
 
 
Mary, Mother of Jesus
 


May Mary, Mother of the path, help us to feel the Son alive, and present beside us.

 
Angelus Address
27 August 2023

 
 
 
Mary, Mother of Jesus
 


Mary, Mother of Sorrows, remains at the foot the cross. She simply stands there. She does not run away, or try to save herself, or find ways to alleviate her grief. Here is the proof of true compassion: to remain standing beneath the cross.

 
Homily
15 September 2021

 
 
 
Mary, Mother of Jesus
 


We contemplate Mary’s life, and we feel understood, we feel heard. 


 
Homily
11 July 2015

 
 
 
Mary, Mother of Jesus
 


Let us recall with gratitude and affection all mothers, those who are still with us and those who have gone to Heaven. Let us entrust them to Mary, the mother of Jesus.

 
Regina Coeli
14 May 2023

 

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