Hail Mary...

De verhalenheks

@deverhalenheks1108 · 15 Aug 2022

Hail Mary...

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https://youtu.be/rVTt32YFbcs

I don't really consider myself a Catholic person and I don't really have much to do with the institution “the church”. I do consider myself religious to a certain extent, but that is another story. Today, however, I would like to take a moment to reflect on Holy Mary, mother of all of us.

As a little girl, my grandmother kept telling me the story of Mary's appearance in Lourdes and taught me the song. I even had a statue of Bernadette kneeling on the mountain in front of Maria that could excite you so that you heard the melody of that song 'to Lourdes appeared on a mountain in a cave. “I was quite fascinated by this story.

With age, I turned more to the spiritual and lost the already shaky connection I had with the Catholic faith. After all, we were not that religious at home, and in my youthful naivety, I thought that these two streams could not go together. It wasn't until later that I found out that one does not necessarily rule out the other.

As a young single mother with 2 little girls at the time, however, I often entered into a conversation with the mother, all mothers in despair. I prayed to her for protection for myself and my girls, for insights, for strength. and somehow she heard me. I found the strength and was able to handle it,. I survived. By the way, the beautiful song by The Beatles also expresses the comfort and strength I found by putting my concerns to her.

My connection with other saints is almost nil, but as a mother and wife I find a connection with the Holy Mary somewhere. and that's why I just want to say today. BE GREETED MARIA.

And although I am from Limburg myself, for all Antwerp mothers. Happy Mother Day.

The story witch,

Song Source: Youtube
Photo source: Pinterest

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qwertyuiop

2 years ago

Nicely written and I recognize a lot about myself and my path in your story.

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freeskinstutorials

2 years ago

I'm with you! I believe in god! As with you, I was raised Catholic, but spirituality ultimately makes more sense to me. It's nice that the Catholic mother of mothers has given you the necessary strength.

Dewaputra

2 years ago

As with you, I was raised Catholic, but spirituality ultimately makes more sense to me. It's nice that the Catholic mother of mothers has given you the necessary strength.

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Toto Animo

2 years ago

Very nice image of us Lieve Vrouwke. It is a symbol of the goodness of all mothers to their children. I am also more in favour of the spiritual. However, raised Catholic.

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