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Mary in the News: July 17, 2018
By Michael Duricy
Read recent items about Mary in both Catholic and secular news. Also, see International Marian Research Institute news and updates.
Marian Library/International Marian Research Institute Features
Updates
- Free Syriac Course
- Father Alex Harb, pastor of Saint Ignatius of Antioch church, the local Maronite parish sent the information below. Consider this program as a resource for yourself, if appropriate. Also, feel free to share it with others you think might have an interest. Though the material is not directly Marian, this course could help one to understand important Patristic, Scriptural, or liturgical texts related to Mary.
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"Free college level Syriac course. July 16 - Aug 3, 2018 Monday - Friday from 6-9 pm. Contact info@stiparish.org
or 937-428-0372 for more information. Syriac, the most widely written dialect of Aramaic, is a language of great theological importance, both as the language of study to read ten Aramaic chapters of the Old Testament and as the theological and liturgical language of the Maronite, Syriac, Malankara, and Malabara Churches as well as Eddesan and Antiochian Christianity. Syriac unlocks some of the most profound poetry of the Christian tradition." - TOP
Mary in Media: Books, Films, Music, etc.
Mary's Touch Earns Fourth Gabriel Award
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Mary's Touch has been named first place in the Religious National Release category by the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada.
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"Once again we're feeling honored to be recognized with a 2018 Gabriel Award," said executive director, Susana Garza. "This award acknowledges the dedication and excellence that our Mary's Touch Radio Team provides to our Catholic radio affiliates who share our stories with the public nation-wide and around the world fashioned by our Blessed Mother's love."
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Catholic Press Association Board of Directors and the Gabriel Awards Committee: "This prestigious award recognizes the best in artistic, creative, and inspirational media productions that entertain and enrich with a real vision of humanity and life. Your work embodies these ideals and we hope you continue to provide the public with the quality media our world so desperately needs."
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The Catholic Press Association recognized Mary's Touch, Inc. for "The Mully Story" in the Category RA-07, Religious National Release.
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The Catholic Media Conference and Gabriel Awards Reception and Banquet honoring excellence in media was presented on Thursday, June 14, 2018, in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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From the Marian Treasure Chest
Brother John Samaha, S.M., sent us the text below with the following comments: "Some thoughts about Mary in our lives."
Mary's Mysteries Concern Us by Brother John Samaha, S.M.
God became Man for us. Baptism brings us faith and the power of the Holy Spirit, the saving action and new creation of Jesus. Like Mary, we can say "He has done great things for me." We pledge to serve God and others as Jesus did. In Baptism we die with Christ so that we may live with His resurrected life.
Death is part of our life. But death in the life of the Spirit is a transition. The life of each person in the Church is already a life in the Spirit of Christ. We know the power of Jesus' resurrection in our hopes, in faith, in the marvelous works of Christ we see around us, in the relationships we develop with others in the Spirit--familial, personal, neighborhood, national, and international. As members of the Mystical Body of Christ we change the world this way.
At death our eternal life continues and is fulfilled in our union with Christ. The Holy Spirit gives us complete life and happiness, the life of God, as the Holy Spirit gave it to Mary at her death. We too are raised to the heights, the happiness, which God began to give us at Baptism. What God did for Mary He does for us.
Marian Events
Event: Totus Tuus
Theme: Summer Program for Youth
Location: Holy Angels Catholic Parish, 1322 Brown St., Dayton, OH 45409
Date: July 15-20, 2018
Totus Tuus is a week-long summer youth program that combines Catholic religious instruction and having fun. A team of college-age students and seminarians will come to Holy Angels the week of July 15-20.
For children going into grades one through six, the program will be held Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Each day will include presentations on the Creed and Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary, songs and skits which teach the faith, encounters with the sacraments, especially Confession and Eucharist, and times for games and recess.
For teens, those entering grades seven through twelve, the program will be held from Sunday to Thursday at 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. with more in-depth discussions.
Cost per child is only $20 with a $50 maximum per family. Registration forms are available on the parish website. Contact Sharon Christy with questions by email at schristy@stanthony.org. These programs are also being held around the Cincinnati Archdiocese and throughout the United States and Canada.
Mary in the Catholic Press
Enthronement of Our Lady of the Rosary in the Vatican Gardens (Zenit) May 18, 2018
A mosaic representing Our Lady of the Rosary of Guatemala, the country's Patron Saint, was enthroned in the Vatican Gardens on May 29, 2018, reported Vatican News in Italian.
The unveiling ceremony took place in the presence of Guatemalan diplomats and Vatican Authorities, among them the President of the Governorate of the small State, Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, who blessed the image of the Virgin....
Mary in the Secular Press
The director and editors of All About Mary under the auspices of the International Marian Research Institute do not necessarily endorse or agree with the events and ideas expressed in this feature. Our sole purpose is to report on items about Mary gleaned from a myriad of papers representing the secular press.
‘US Rosary Coast-to-Coast’ Planned for October (National Catholic Register) July 2, 2018
Remember the Holy League of Nations that Pope St. Pius V formed in 1571, and the result of the battle they engaged in? Their victory at Lepanto on October 7, 1571 was attributed to the Rosary, and the date became the Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary.
The new Holy League of Nations is gearing up for another battle this October 7--using only one weapon--the Rosary.
The battleground is not Lepanto, but this entire country, plus other countries also joining in this international Allied effort. It's not named Operation This or That, but very much to the point--the “U.S. Rosary Coast to Coast.” ...