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Dr. Robert Fastiggi

Annunciation

‘Be It Done to Me According to Thy Word’

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In his 1974 apostolic exhortation Marialis Cultus, Pope St. Paul VI describes the solemnity of the Annunciation as a joint feast of Christ and Mary because it commemorates the Incarnation of the Word of God and “the Blessed Virgin’s free consent and cooperation in the plan of redemption” (No. 6). Although Holy Thursday rightly celebrates Read More
Mary

Mary, Mother of Priests

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On January 1, the Church celebrates the solemnity of Mary, Mother of the God. Although Mary is the mother of all the members of Christ’s Mystical Body, she is the mother of priests in a special way. Our Lord told the beloved disciple John to behold the Virgin Mary as his mother under the cross Read More

Mary as Mother of God

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It is reported that St. Teresa of Calcutta was once asked why Catholics place such great importance on Mary. She replied: “It’s very simple: No Mary, no Jesus.” St. Paul tells us that “when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman” (Gal 4:4). The Incarnation of the divine Read More