* May 20 – Our Lady of Graces (Cuneo, Italy, 1537) - Saint Germanus of Constantinople
* Mary is all things to all
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May 20 – Our Lady of Graces (Cuneo, Italy, 1537) - Saint Germanus of Constantinople
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Mary is all things to all
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"The
most moving month of Mary I have ever experienced was on the island of
the lepers on Molokai in the Hawaiian Islands," wrote a missionary
priest who had opened the month of Mary by installing a statue of Our
Lady of Fatima for the lepers on the island. Before the poor assembly of
human rags, the priest was somewhat hesitant to display such a
beautiful statue...
The
priest was called to assist a dying leper who wished to see the statue
of Our Lady before dying. He went to the dying man, but as he was
carrying the Madonna he tripped and fell down some stairs. He got up
with aching limbs and saw that the hands of the Virgin and her face were
badly damaged. There were now dark spots on her cheeks where the paint
had peeled off, giving the impression that she was injured, and her
smile had vanished—only her eyes looked intact, conveying the same
sweetness...
And yet,
upon seeing the statue, the dying man had such a surge of joy and love
that it was like witnessing a reunion scene between a Mother and a son
... The Madonna wanted to be all things to all. For the love of her
child she had put aside her heavenly appearance...
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Story told by Brother Albert Pfleger
In Fioretti de la Vierge Marie, Ephèse Diffusion
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Share A Moment with Mary
and give your loved ones the opportunity to discover a new aspect of the mystery of the Mother of God each day.
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