Opus Dei

The scene of the "Pietà," with the dead body of Christ resting in Mary’s arms, has often moved Christian hearts.

"In this Family, love for God and neighbor centered on loving attention to Jesus, the Father’s eternal Word, who learned how to talk with human words and to love with the heart of a man."

December 8th is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. The first chapter in the 20-part "Life of Mary" available on the web page explains the meaning of this feast.

"They were months of quiet work and hardship, spent with nostalgia for their homeland, but also with the joy of seeing Jesus growing up healthy and strong, far from the danger they had left behind."

Christian tradition is confident that Jesus appeared first to his Mother after rising from the tomb, as a reward for Mary's faith and suffering.

“Beside the Cross of Jesus were his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene” (Jn 19:25).

With the union of Mary and Joseph, mankind’s history is approaching its culminating moment. The scene of their marriage is the fourth installment in the series on the Life of Mary.

In this scene of the finding of Jesus in the Temple, Christ prepares his Mother for the mystery of the Redemption.

The final day in May is the feast of our Lady's visit to her cousin Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist.

The series on Mary’s life pauses before the scene in Bethlehem when Wise Men come from the East to adore the Child.