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ListenMagnificat performed by the choir of Notre-Dame...
May 31st
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May 31st
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May 31st
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Adios Mexico
The Mexican theme week at All about Mary. has come to an end. I hope you have all enjoyed my special attention to some of Mexico’s many Marian devotions and traditions. Next month there will be another theme week. I am considering Mary in baroque art, but if you have a better idea do let me know!
May 30th
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May 30th
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May 28th
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May 28th
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May 28th
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May 28th
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May 27th
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May 27th
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May 27th
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May 26th
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May 26th
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May 26th
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May 25th
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ListenHimno de la Coronación de Nuestra Señora del Roble...
May 25th
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May 25th
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Coatlaxopeuh
First She caused herself to be seen by an Indian named Juan Diego, poor but worthy of respect; and then her Precious Image appeared before the recently named Bishop, Don Fray Juan de Zumárraga. The opening of the Nican Mopohua (“Here it is told”), the official account of the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The account from 1649 was written in Nahuatl, the...
May 25th
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May 25th
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May 24th
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There are two beliefs deeply embedded in Mexican consciousness: belief in the lottery and belief in the Virgin of Guadalupe. - Octavio Paz
May 24th
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May 24th
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May 24th
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May 24th
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ListenVidi speciosam sicut columbam A beautiful piece of...
May 23rd
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May 23rd
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May 23rd
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Semana Mexicana
This week it’s Mexican week at All about Mary. Since the Spanish conquest Mary has played an important role in Mexico’s history, culture and spiritual life. The Virgin of Guadalupe is one of the world’s most loved and recognised images of Mary. There are also many other images, shrines, devotions and customs that express the love Mexican’s feel for their Reina. All about...
May 23rd
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May 22nd
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May 22nd
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May 20th
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In Guad we trust
Where I live, in the desert Southwest, the Virgin of Guadalupe is the most revered religious figure of all. When locals printed a bumper sticker proclaiming ‘In Guad We Trust’, they weren’t kidding. - Larry Dossey, author
May 20th
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May 19th
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May 19th
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Sadness
If anon the clouds of sadness Rise within my heart, When they hear thy name, O Mary, Straight away they depart. - from The Glories of Mary
May 19th
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May 19th
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May 19th
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May 19th
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May 19th
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May 18th
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May 17th
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