The Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major

8-5-17

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Good Morning,
This date marks the dedication of Rome's first Marian Basilica by Pope Sixtus III around the year 435...... After the basilica's construction, a miraculous shower of white rose petals fell upon the gathered faithful. the basilica is still know today as Maria ad Nives, "Mary of the Snows."
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Words from Servant of God Sister Ida Peterfy -- Meditation of the day;
"Mary is our Mother. (means a lot to me --GEZ) She is WITH US in our joys and in our sorrows. She is so eager to tell us to keep going, to do our best and not to worry because God, our Father, will provide. And if we are confident in the greatest troubles, we will be able to see 'what good' can come out of even unhappy events. Our life is a constant dying with Christ, being crucified with him, and it is constant resurrection.
BE FRIENDS WITH MARY. A mother is the most unselfish 'fan' of her child. She is so willing to 'bring us up' as she brought up Jesus, our brother. We will learn from her to look for the will of the Father, to listen to the gentle loving Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit, who lives in us but who will not move us unless we let him, and ask him, and acknowledge his work and cooperate with it."
Peace,
Grandpazach

Photos:
Top three from Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome and bottom one from the Old Cathedral in Vincennes, Indiana