Marian Shrines of the World #16 – Our Lady of Good Success (Part 1) ( 11 min) >>> Play

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Quito, Ecuador is the destination for this episode of “Marian Shrines of the World” as Fr. Andre tells us about the Apparition and Messages of Our Lady of Good Success.

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Marian Shrines of the World #17 –  ( 12 min) >>> Play

Ave Maria!

Quito, Ecuador is the destination for this episode of “Marian Shrines of the World” as Fr. Andre tells us more about the Apparition and Messages of Our Lady of Good Success.

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Homily #140528b ( 10min) Play – Fr. Elias on the life of St. Mariana of Jesus de Paredes who lived in the early colonial period in Ecuador and gained great holiness by a sacrificial and charitable life. Father exhorts us to embrace a penance which fits our condition in life and so become holy and help others do the same.
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Mass: St. Mariana of Jesus de Paredes – Opt Mem – Form: OF
Readings: Wednesday 6th Week of Easter
1st: act 17:15, 22-18:1
Resp: psa 148:1-2, 11-12, 13, 14
Gsp: joh 16:12-15

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Homily #150528b ( 12min) Play – Fr. Alan on the life of St. Mariana of Jesus de Paredes, a third order Franciscan who lived in Quito in modern day Ecuador. He explains how her recollected life led to great holiness and a great appreciation for the gifts God gives and this leads to happiness in this world and the next.
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Mass: St. Mariana of Jesus de Paredes – Opt Mem – Form: OF
Readings: Thursday 8th Week of Ordinary Time
1st: sir 42:15-25
Resp: psa 33:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9
Gsp: mar 10:46-52

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Ave Maria!  This beautiful story from the New York Times explains how the traditionally acclaimed miraculous statue of Our Mother of Monserrate is serving as a beacon of hope for the people of Ecuador following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake.

The earth shook and the steeple fell, taking most of the bell tower with it. A white facade gave way, leaving the pews open to the street.

But amid the wreckage at the basilica, one object remained untouched: Our Mother of Monserrate, the statue of the Virgin Mary for which the church was named.

Dressed in gold robes and wearing a tiny crown, she is only about three feet tall. But the statue, which landed on these shores from Spain in the 16th century, has long played an outsize role in the history of Montecristi.

She survived bombardment by pirates and became a rallying point for Catholics when a secular government expelled priests generations later. Every November, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims trek from across Ecuador for nine days of festivities in her honor.

Now, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake upended the nation last weekend, the survival of Our Mother of Monserrate has become a symbol of the persistence of this hillside town.

Source: Virgin Mary Statue, Intact Among Ecuador’s Quake Ruins, Becomes a Beacon of Hope – The New York Times

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