Today marks the dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major (Santa Maria Maggiore) in Rome, on a location said to have been designated by the strange appearance of SNOW...This day is also known as Our Lady of the Snows...The basilica has been enhanced over the centuries and is one of the four major basilicas in Rome. Since the feast falls on a Sunday, it will not be observed this year...Yet devotion to Mary brought thousands of people to the National Shrine of Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts yesterday for the annual Encuentro Latino, a pilgrmage for Latinos speakers. The Mass honored Mary, the Most Blessed Virgin, before this crowd of faithful believers who had traveled from far and wide. To see their faith, their hunger for the Bread of Life, which Jesus offers in today's Gospel (Jn 6: 24-35) was inspiring and reassuring. As always, Mary brought these pilgrims, who came to honor her, to her Son. Whether in Rome or Stockbridge or in local parishes, Mary continues to invite believers, drifters, and searchers to her Son's table. For this we give her honor and thanks...
Bro. Rene
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