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| miraculous image of Maria Bambina |
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about:
- is honored in Milan, Italy and Mexico City, Mexico
- relatively few Catholics in the U.S. and the Philippines know of this devotion
- was first celebrated in the East by the Church of Jerusalem. A Byzantine church was erected there during the fifth century, on the spot where a tradition says the house of Saints Anne and Joachim once stood. The original church had been destroyed during the Crusades and was rebuilt later on. It has now become a center of pilgrimage.
other names for this feast:
- The Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Holy Childhood of the Blessed Virgin
- La Natività della Beata Vergine Maria
- Natività di Maria Santissima
- Nascita di Maria
- Natividad de la Virgen Maria
other names for the Infant Mary:
- Holy Child Mary
- Maria Bambina
- Maria Niña
links:
- "A Brief History of Maria Bambina (Holy Child Mary)" (source: Roman Catholic Sacramentals Foundation):
http://www.sacramentals.org/MariaBambina.htm
- official page of Soure di Maria Bambina / Sisters of Charity known as "Holy Child Mary" (home of the miraculous image of Maria Bambina):
http://www.suoredimariabambina.org/default_en.htm
- "Nativity of Mary" (source: Wikipedia):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nativity_of_Mary
- "Birth of Mary" (source: EWTN):
http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/MARYBRTH.HTM
- "The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary" (source: About.com- Catholicism):
http://catholicism.about.com/od/holydaysandholidays/p/Birth_of_Mary.htm
- "The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary" and "A Brief History of the Miraculous Image of Maria Bambina" by Rev. Dr. Ildefonso R. Villar (source: Salve Maria Regina):
http://www.salvemariaregina.info/SalveMariaRegina/SMR-115.html
- "Novena and Litany to Maria Bambina (Infant Mary)" (source: The Most Holy Rosary):
http://www.themostholyrosary.com/appendix3.htm
- "Devotion to the Holy Infant Mary" (source: The Mystical Rose Catholic Page):
http://home.earthlink.net/~mysticalrose/infant.html
- "Of the Birth of Mary by St. Alphonsus de Liguori" (source: Catholic Information Network):
http://www.cin.org/ligbirmr.html
links about the childhood of the Blessed Virgin Mary (apocryphal works):
(source: http://home.earthlink.net/~mysticalrose/infant.html)
- "The Protoevangelium of James" (source: Church Fathers):
http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0847.htm
- "The Gospel of the Nativity of Mary" (source: Church Fathers):
http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0849.htm
- "The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew " (source: Church Fathers):
http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0848.htm
PRAYER TO MARIA BAMBINA (Baby Mary)
source: http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/prayers/view.cfm?id=1175
Hail, Infant Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou forever, and blessed are thy holy parents Joachim and Anne, of whom thou wast miraculously born. Mother of God, intercede for us.
We fly to thy patronage, holy and amiable Child Mary, despise not our prayers in our necessities, but deliver us from all dangers, glorious and blessed Virgin.
V. Pray for us, holy Child Mary.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us Pray: O almighty and merciful God, Who through the cooperation of the Holy Ghost, didst prepare the body and soul of the Immaculate Infant Mary that she might be the worthy Mother of Thy Son, and didst preserve her from all stain, grant that we who venerate with all our hearts her most holy childhood, may be freed, through her merits and intercession, from all uncleanness of mind and body, and be able to imitate her perfect humility, obedience and charity. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
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when i searched the web for images of the Infant Mary over a year ago, i found a few images only. some prayer cards note that the image was miraculous. during that time, i had been asked to prepare a very short presentation of images of the Infant Mary. i felt honored to prepare it. however, my big problem is that i am not really that familiar with the software, Powerpoint. i wanted to create a file presentation that will automatically loop when played but the thing is i do not know exactly how i can create it within a span of less than five days or so. a day prior to the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (midnight), i got so frustrated and was about to give up as i was not able to achieve what i want. i rested for a few minutes, took a deep breath and tried to pray at the miraculous image/s of the Infant Mary. i was already tired and sleepy then. for some strange unknown reason, i was able to create the presentation file that i wanted to create. the problem now is that i can't remember exactly how i did it. i was too sleepy to remember the buttons i pressed on the software.
this year, 2014, when i searched the web for images of Maria Bambina, the air i breathe at home suddenly changed for a few minutes. the air was tasteless but it seemed like it was so fresh, light, had an odorless and tasteless menthol-like feel to it as if you've just finished a cigarette. the air had a somewhat positive energy... weird!
