This year we celebrate the 70° anniversary of the proclamation of the dogma of the Assumption of the ever-Virgin Mary into heaven. Christians have always believed in this truth. In fact, from the first centuries of Christianity, oral accounts about the end of the life of the Virgin were handed down in the Judeo-Christian community. […]
Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci, better known as Pietro Perugino (1450-1523), was an Umbrian painter of the High Renaissance who realised the exceptional fresco entitled ‘The Handing of the Keys to St Peter’ between 1481/2 in the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City, Rome. The fresco forms part of a series of mural decorations that gave the Sistine […]
The splendid mosaics in the apse of St Mary Major’s Basilica in Rome narrate the life story of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Of particular interest is the “Dormitio Mariæ”, the Dormition of Mary, which is found just below the central mosaic. The mosaic depicts the Marian mystery that the Eastern Church refer to as the […]
The 26th July is the feast of St Joachim and Anna, Jesus’ grandparents, and therefore we wanted to turn our attention to this Roman parish dedicated to Saint Joachim which is adorned with remarkable beauty and has been entrusted to the Redemptorist Father’s since 1898. In 1878, when the Ripetta bridge was built and the […]
Here is the interview of Sr Emanuela on the EWTN News Nightly programme. Sr Emanuela talks about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our visits of Art and Faith to the Vatican Museums and how the COVID pandemic has provided the ‘opportunity’ for the Missionaries of Divine Revelation to use Social Media as […]
In France, during the second half of the 16th century, the doctrine of Cornelius Jansen (1585-1638), otherwise known as Jansenism, was greatly defused. Jansen’s theology taught that the Lord is a God who gives His grace only to the elect, abandoning the rest for ever because human nature was completely corrupted by original sin. To […]
We are pleased to present an interview that was conducted on the Morning Air show on Relevant Radio (www.relevantradio.com) with Sr Emanuela. In the interview Sr Emanuela talks about devotion to the Sacred Heart and presents the mosaic of the Apparition of the Sacred Heart in St Peter’s Basilica, Rome and Pompeo Batoni’s painting of the […]
Dear Friends, on the day that we celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin of Revelation we wanted to share this video with you as a means of thanking our Blessed Mother. We pray that Our Lady will grant many blessings through the Supplication that we are offering in her honour today. […]
What can we do to help our neighbour whilst we are still quarantined at home? Here is our proposal: to undertake a spiritual work of mercy – to pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy for those dying through the Coronavirus. To find our more- watch the video! God Bless Us And the Virgin Protect Us […]
Dear Friends, The whole of humanity is living day to day though a time of intense physical and spiritual suffering and many tribulations. It is extremely comforting to know that, even during the coronavirus emergency, we are able to feel the closeness of Our Mother, the Church. Through the Decree from the Apostolic Penitentiary on […]