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Weekly Features: Week of April 13, 2015
By Ann Zlotnik
Features for the week of April 13, 2015.
Marian Antiphons: Regina Coeli
Holiness and the Blessed Virgin Mary
How Can Spirituality be Marian?
Mary in Byzantine Spirituality
Marian Thoughts of Pope Francis
The International Marian Research Institute offers a variety of items to help you reflect on Christ's Resurrection with Mary or in a Marian context. Below are listed major articles.
Liturgy:
The Paschal Triduum and Easter Season with Mary
Popular devotion stresses Mary's sorrow more than her joy. The following provide some exceptions:
The Three Easter Days
Did Christ Visit Mary at or after the Resurrection? Early Writings
"Et Prima Vidit": The Iconography of the Appearance of Christ to His Mother
Marian Masses During the Easter Season
A Marian Reflection and Prayer
udayton.edu/mary/meditations/paschaleaster.html
Easter: Mary's Resurrection Experience
udayton.edu/mary/meditations/april.html
Poetry:
The pictures which accompany our collection of Easter poetry each commemorate the Seven Joys of the Virgin Mary.The Virgin's seven joys are the following events: the Annunciation, the Nativity, the Adoration of the Magi, the Resurrected Christ's appearance to Mary, Christ's Ascension, Pentecost, and Mary's death and Assumption. udayton.edu/mary/resources/poetry _new/risen.html
Prayer:
Easter Acts of Consecration
udayton.edu/mary/prayers/consec01.html
The Rosary
The Glorious Mysteries, to be said on Wednesdays and Saturdays as well as Sundays from Easter until Advent udayton.edu/mary/questions/faq/faq07.html
Music:
Marian Antiphon for Easter
The "Regina Coeli" is one of the four seasonal antiphons of the Blessed Virgin Mary prescribed to be sung or recited in the Easter Season. The "Regina Coeli" is a twelfth-century antiphon for Evening Prayer during the Easter Season. Since the thirteenth century, it has been used as the seasonal antiphon in honor of the Blessed Virgin after Night Prayer. udayton.edu/mary/resources/antiph3.html
Music for the Easter Season udayton.edu/mary/resources/music/mus_words/easter.htm