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Mary in the News: July 6, 2020
By Michael Duricy
Marian Library and International Marian Research Institute Features
Updates
Father James Phalen, CSC, Announces Mary Garden Contest
I write to let you know that we are moving ahead well with our Mary Garden Contest which we will be conducting from our Museum of Family Prayer, and running through our Social media platforms. We will launch it July 10, 2020, accepting photo entries until August 5, 2020. Then we will announce winners as part of celebrating Mary's Assumption on August 15.
It's really about education and promotion of devotion to Our Lady. We want to encourage people, as well, to be creating and taking care of spaces of peace, prayer, and connection with the Lord with Mary. So please, pray for our contest. More information will be provided soon.
Mary in Media: Books, Films, Music, etc.
Newest Issue of the Radio Maria USA Newsletter Now Available
The July 2020 Newsletter of Radio Maria USA is available to view free online [requires Adobe Acrobat Reader].
Marian Events
Title: Legion of Mary meetings
Dates: Monday nights
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Spirit Center of Saint Albert Catholic Church in Kettering, Ohio
The Legion of Mary resumes meetings on Mondays from 7:30-9:00 p.m. in the Spirit Center of Saint Albert Catholic Parish in Room D to allow for social distancing. Practicing Catholics over the age of 17 are invited.
Participants are asked to wear masks. Come and see how the Legion of Mary safely serves Christ in our neighbors even during the pandemic. Is Our Lady calling you to meet the spiritual needs of our brothers and sisters in Christ?
For more information call Gloria Dodd at 937-229-1431.
Mary in the Catholic Press
Apostolic Blessing from Pope Francis to Global Rosary Rally (worldpriest.com), April 25, 2020
His Holiness, Pope Francis, has imparted his Apostolic Blessing to all participants in the Worldpriest Global Rosary Relay for the Sanctification of Priests, which took place on June 19, 2020.
Mary in the Secular Press
Priest responds to Ricky Martin about the Virgin Mary as "womb for hire" (aciprensa) June 24, 2020
Mons. Leonardo J. Rodríguez Jimenes, pastor of the María Madre de Misericordia parish in the Archdiocese of San Juan (Puerto Rico), responded to statements of singer Ricky Martin that in an interview he compared the Virgin Mary with a womb for hire….
Also the Vicar for the national sanctuary of Our Lady of Providence, patron saint of Puerto Rico, Monsignor explained in his article that "Mary did not lend her body or her womb to God; First, because the body is a gift from God, ultimately it is not ours, but His, as well as the spirit and soul. Secondly, since we cannot separate spirit, soul, and body, Mary did not lend her womb to God, but gave herself entirely to Him: her spirit, soul, and body."
"When the Virgin Mary said 'behold the handmaid of the Lord', she gave herself totally to God, not to do her capricious will, but to fulfill the saving will of God. There is a big difference between that and what Mr. Martin affirms," continued the priest who also serves as executive secretary of the Archdiocesan Liturgy Commission and the National Liturgy Commission….