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and your comments.
In preparation for the liturgical celebrations of The
Month of October, Mary Page offers a variety of resources inviting study,
reflection and meditation.
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We have revised our answer to a reader's question: What
is the Catholic Church's stand on the movement in Australia known as Mary's
Magnificat Meal?, added new entries to our list of Marian
and Related Web Sites and The
Hail Mary in Various Languages, and also expanded our illustrated explanations of Mary's
Assumption into Heaven and the Serenity
Pines Garden.
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New
Exhibit
The Marian Library is currently exhibiting GOD BLESS
AMERICA: Artistic Variations on 9-11,
by John Solowianiuk. This exhibit will run from October 7 thru November 22,
2002; hours 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday or by special arrangement
[call (937) 229-4214].
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Major
Exhibit Coming Next Year
A rare collection of art from the Vatican will be coming to UD during its
small tour. "The Mother of God: Art Celebrates Mary" will
arrive in Sept. 2003 for a two month stay in the Roesch Library first-floor
gallery and seventh-floor Marian Library Gallery.
The
multicultural exhibition includes pieces dating from the fourth century to the
20th century.
The works include a variety of mediums such as oil on
canvas and copper; tempera; gold on panel-carved sections of sarcophagi in
marble; and statuary in wood, bronze, ivory, lead and soapstone. The
artists are from several different ethnic backgrounds. Cultures of Africa,
China, Korea, Greece, Central Europe, Russia, Brazil and the Solomon Islands are
represented. The 38-piece collection is housed
in the Vatican Museums, although many of the pieces are in areas only accessible
to scholars for study.
Aside from an extended stay at the John Paul II cultural
center in Washington, D.C., the exhibit has rarely been seen by the
public. The cost of transporting, insuring and securing the art will be
provided through private donations.
The works are put into six categories: Eve and Mary, The
Incarnation, The Theotokos (Mother of God), Images of Prayer, Mary in Cultures
Around the World and Walking with Mary in the Third Millennium. The
sections are introduced by writings from Pope John Paul II.
The exhibition puts emphasis on the mission of the Marian
Library/International Marian Research Institute, which is serving as the
host. It will be the second exhibit in a biennial series of international
art here at UD.
Source: "Rare Vatican art to make its way to
campus" by Meghan Roberts, published on p. 7 in Flyer
News for September 27, 2002.
For more information see also the article
by Pamela Gregg in the August 22 issue of U.D.'s Campus Report.
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News about the Mariological Society
of America (MSA)
Call
for Papers for MSA 2003 (May 21-24 in Los Angeles)
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International Marian Research Institute
Course Schedule
The schedule
of IMRI courses for Fall 2002 - Fall 2003 is now available for view. The
first courses for the Fall 2002 term are scheduled to begin on October 14.
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Personal thoughts and reflections
about Mary
from our readers
We've added a section to our Research and
Publications section showing selected personal comments from our readers about
the Virgin Mary. Click here
to see comments received within the past month. From this page, feel free
to submit your own personal thoughts on Mary.
We also encourage our readers to submit their
opinions on various styles of Marian Art through an on-line
art survey.
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The Apostolate for Family Consecration will host a Totus Tuus Family
Conference on the topic, "Our Spiritual Response to September 11 & the
Moral Attack on our Families" on October 11-13, 2002 at Catholic Familyland
in Bloomingdale, Ohio. There will also be a free [optional] evangelization
seminar on Monday, October 14. For more information click into www.familyland.org.
Click this link for a list of all of the current
Marian Events by
geographical position.
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You are invited to help us pray for our
Prayer Corner intentions. Please take a look! This site has
been updated and enhanced and now allows users to directly submit prayer
requests or to volunteer as a prayer partner for these intentions!
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From ZENIT
Pope Presents St. Bridget as Model for Today's Woman
Ecumenical Meeting to Mark Seventh Centenary of Birth
VATICAN CITY, OCT. 3, 2002 (Zenit.org)
In recalling the seventh centenary of the birth of St. Bridget of Sweden, John
Paul II presented her as a model for today's woman.
In a message sent to Mother Tekla Famiglietti, general abbess of St.
Bridget's Order of the Most Holy Savior, the Holy Father evoked the figure of
the Swedish saint (1303-1373) as an example of life that "can be an
effective stimulus for women today, so that they will be protagonists of a
society where their dignity is fully respected." …
"Seeking to imitate Mary, she made every effort to be a wife, mother,
faithful religious. Following in the Virgin's footsteps, she tried to do God's
will totally in all circumstances," the Pope explained. …
John Paul II pointed out four lessons to be learned from St. Bridget:
"teacher in the acceptance of the cross as a central experience of
faith"; "exemplary disciple of the Church in professing a full
catholicity"; "model of contemplative and active life"; and
"untiring apostle in the quest for unity among Christians." …
The Pope has invited religious leaders, including the heirs to the
Reformation, to participate in an ecumenical celebration in St. Peter's Basilica
on Friday, the eve of St. Bridget's seventh centenary. The saint is revered by
Lutherans as well as Catholics. …
In 1999, John Paul II proclaimed St. Bridget, St. Catherine of Siena, and St.
Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) as co-patronesses of Europe.
From L’Osservatore
Romano
From L’Osservatore Romano September 18, 2002
On September 15, Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, Pope John Paul II spoke to the
faithful at Castel Gandolfo about our call to join with Mary in contemplating
the Mystery of the Cross. He said: "At the foot of the Cross and perfectly
united with her Son, the Virgin Mary was able to share in a singular way the
depth of the pain and love of his sacrifice. No one better than she can teach us
to love the cross. To Our Lady of Sorrows we entrust young people and families,
nations and the whole of humanity. In a special way we invoke her for the sick
and the suffering, for the innocent victims of injustice and violence, for
Christians persecuted on account of their faith. May the glorious Cross of
Christ be for all a pledge of hope, redemption and peace."
The Holy Father received the third group of bishops from Brazil on their ad
limina visit to Rome this year. They came from the Northern region which
includes the Amazon. Addressing them on September 14, the Pope emphasized the
spirituality of communion centered on the Eucharist that creates the unity of
the bishops even when in Northern Brazil they have to work hard to bridge the
huge distances between them. He also taught that the bishops express their love
for the Church of their Mother by their unstinting generosity as her Pastors. He
entrusted their apostolic mission "to the intercession of the Blessed
Virgin Mary, who in all ages is the radiant Star of Evangelization."
The Ambassador of Uruguay, H.E. Mr. Daniel Perez del Castillo, presented his
Letters of Credence to the Holy Father on September 6. Responding to the
Ambassador’s address, the Pope addressed the social and economic problems that
people are experiencing in their country today.
He said: "It is necessary to remember that the social situation is not
improved by applying exclusively technical measures...special care must be taken
to foster the values and respect for the ethical dimension of the person, in the
family and in society...in times of difficulty and crisis, special care must
be taken to prevent the plight of those who already suffer from the multiple
forms of poverty from worsening." He invoked the motherly protection of Our
Lady, the Virgin de los Treinta y Tres, for the sons and daughters of
Uruguay, "as they advance towards a society that is more just, more
peaceful and shows greater solidarity."
The Holy Father highlighted the way sports can instill in young people moral
values when he received the players, trainers and directors of Real Madrid, the
champion soccer club of Europe, on September 16 at Castel Gandolfo. He explained
that the Church "considers sports as an instrument of education when they
foster high human and spiritual ideals; when they form young people in an
integral way to develop in such values as loyalty, perseverance, friendship,
solidarity and peace." He invited his audience to practice these values,
and said "May Our Lady, the Virgin of the Almudena, Patroness of
Madrid, accompany you."
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