tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81567804949578068212024-03-20T22:22:57.855-04:00Sister Marie de Mandat-Grancey, DC, Servant of God, Foundress of Mary's House, Ephesus, TurkeyIntercessor for our times!Sr. Marie De Mandat-Grancey Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170589488017766850noreply@blogger.comBlogger449125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156780494957806821.post-53148441413139587302023-02-20T10:44:00.000-05:002023-02-20T10:44:06.828-05:00Why Christians (and Muslims) Flock to the House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 21px;">What role do the saints, and above all Our Lady, have in drawing Muslims closer to the Son of God?</span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 21px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 21px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Source Sans Pro, sans-serif;">https://www.ncregister.com/blog/a-visit-to-the-house-of-the-virgin-in-ephesus<a href="https://www.ncregister.com/blog/a-visit-to-the-house-of-the-virgin-in-ephesus">https://www.ncregister.com/blog/a-visit-to-the-house-of-the-virgin-in-ephesus</a></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 21px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 21px;"><b><i><u>Excerpt:</u></i></b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 21px;"><br /></span></div><div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30.6px; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">In 1881 a French priest, having read <i style="box-sizing: border-box;">The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary</i>, put Emmerich’s visions to the test. Father Julien Gouyet found a house which conformed to the descriptions, and obviously was in a state of disrepair, having used the book as a guide. Most people didn’t believe him. Most people have tremendous difficulty believing that our world can be as strange as it truly is.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30.6px; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">A decade later Servant of God Marie de Mandat-Grancey,</span> a French nun, had been working at a hospital relatively nearby in the city of Smyrna (now Izmir). She urged two Lazarist missionaries, Fathers Eugène Poulin and Henri Jung, to help her find that very same house. They did so in 1891, having used the same book as Gouyet for their guide.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30.6px; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">Sister Marie, who’d come from a noble family, secured the purchase of the house. She also made sure that the mountain on which the house stood was purchased as well. For a Catholic nun to have done so in the Ottoman Empire was no easy task, but she was practical, as well as persistent. As Foundress of Mary’s House, a position given to her by the Church, she took up the task of restoring and preserving the site. </p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30.6px; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">The House of the Virgin Mary remains under the Church’s care to this very day. Pope Leo XIII gave his blessing upon the house in 1896, and Pope St. John XXIII granted plenary indulgences upon it in 1961. Popes Paul VI (1967), St. John Paul II (1979) and Benedict XVI (2006) have each paid visits in the years since.</p></div>Sr. Marie De Mandat-Grancey Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170589488017766850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156780494957806821.post-8700057344615319482020-04-11T08:45:00.001-04:002020-04-11T08:45:12.979-04:00Pandemic Novena Day 9, Easter Sunday!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Alleluia! He is risen as He said! </div>
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Thank you for praying with us. May God accept this little novena for His Glory, for the Glory of His Most Precious Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, risen from the grave, triumphant over sin and death...and in reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Amen and ALLELUIA! Please offer this final prayer in thanksgiving to God.<br />
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Servant of God, Sr. Marie De Mandat-Grancey, please continue to pray for us.Sr. Marie De Mandat-Grancey Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170589488017766850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156780494957806821.post-46363747830367623142020-04-11T08:30:00.000-04:002020-04-11T08:30:03.270-04:00Pandemic Novena Day 8, Holy SaturdayAs we stay in our homes during Holy Week in these days of the pandemic let us be inspired to unite spiritually with each other and with Mary in <i>her</i> little home in Ephesus. Let us pray for Mary's children in the world, those suffering, those dying and those who have died from this pandemic. We begin First Saturday and finish on Easter Sunday, praying for the new life and hope of the Resurrection to permeate and overcome the darkness and sorrow of this Lent 2020.<br />
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Let's call to mind Sr. Marie who, during her life, was in charge of the dispensary and hospital in Izmir, Turkey as we pray for all medical personal around the world. Sr. Marie dispensed all remedies and healing medicines to her staff and was in charge of the daily operations of the hospital. She was a most tender and attentive nurse maid to the sick and suffering.<br />
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Sr. Marie found, restored, and protected the House of Mary in Ephesus. The humble home where St. John brought Mary to safety after Jesus' death and resurrection. In this home Mary was cared for and protected. On this holy ground on the little hill behind the modest house, Our Mother Mary created and prayed the first Stations of the Cross and lived out her remaining days praying them each day...upon this holy ground her tears fell. As we stay in our homes this Holy Week in these remaining days of Lent, may we welcome Mary to dwell with us and pray the Stations of the Cross with us. May the Mother of Sorrows bring us her peace even amidst our current sorrows as we unite them with hers as she endured the Passion and death of her crucified son, Our Lord Jesus Christ.<br />
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May Sr. Marie, who restored and protected Mary's House in Ephesus, pray for our restoration and protection...and resurrection to new life in Christ as we anticipate Easter. Amen.<br />
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Please pray the Sr. Marie prayer.<br />
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Sr. Marie De Mandat-Grancey Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170589488017766850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156780494957806821.post-90777279139070838612020-04-10T10:11:00.003-04:002020-04-10T10:11:28.795-04:00Pandemic Novena Day 7, Good FridayAs we stay in our homes during Holy Week in these days of the pandemic let us be inspired to unite spiritually with each other and with Mary in <i>her</i> little home in Ephesus. Let us pray for Mary's children in the world, those suffering, those dying and those who have died from this pandemic. We begin First Saturday and finish on Easter Sunday, praying for the new life and hope of the Resurrection to permeate and overcome the darkness and sorrow of this Lent 2020.<br />
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Let's call to mind Sr. Marie who, during her life, was in charge of the dispensary and hospital in Izmir, Turkey as we pray for all medical personal around the world. Sr. Marie dispensed all remedies and healing medicines to her staff and was in charge of the daily operations of the hospital. She was a most tender and attentive nurse maid to the sick and suffering.<br />
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Sr. Marie found, restored, and protected the House of Mary in Ephesus. The humble home where St. John brought Mary to safety after Jesus' death and resurrection. In this home Mary was cared for and protected. On this holy ground on the little hill behind the modest house, Our Mother Mary created and prayed the first Stations of the Cross and lived out her remaining days praying them each day...upon this holy ground her tears fell. As we stay in our homes this Holy Week in these remaining days of Lent, may we welcome Mary to dwell with us and pray the Stations of the Cross with us. May the Mother of Sorrows bring us her peace even amidst our current sorrows as we unite them with hers as she endured the Passion and death of her crucified son, Our Lord Jesus Christ.<br />
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May Sr. Marie, who restored and protected Mary's House in Ephesus, pray for our restoration and protection...and resurrection to new life in Christ as we anticipate Easter. Amen.<br />
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Please pray the Sr. Marie prayer.<br />
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Sr. Marie De Mandat-Grancey Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170589488017766850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156780494957806821.post-32978665056674789622020-04-09T09:05:00.004-04:002020-04-09T09:05:37.734-04:00Pandemic Novena Day 6, Holy ThursdayAs we stay in our homes during Holy Week in these days of the pandemic let us be inspired to unite spiritually with each other and with Mary in <i>her</i> little home in Ephesus. Let us pray for Mary's children in the world, those suffering, those dying and those who have died from this pandemic. We begin First Saturday and finish on Easter Sunday, praying for the new life and hope of the Resurrection to permeate and overcome the darkness and sorrow of this Lent 2020.<br />
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Let's call to mind Sr. Marie who, during her life, was in charge of the dispensary and hospital in Izmir, Turkey as we pray for all medical personal around the world. Sr. Marie dispensed all remedies and healing medicines to her staff and was in charge of the daily operations of the hospital. She was a most tender and attentive nurse maid to the sick and suffering.<br />
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Sr. Marie found, restored, and protected the House of Mary in Ephesus. The humble home where St. John brought Mary to safety after Jesus' death and resurrection. In this home Mary was cared for and protected. On this holy ground on the little hill behind the modest house, Our Mother Mary created and prayed the first Stations of the Cross and lived out her remaining days praying them each day...upon this holy ground her tears fell. As we stay in our homes this Holy Week in these remaining days of Lent, may we welcome Mary to dwell with us and pray the Stations of the Cross with us. May the Mother of Sorrows bring us her peace even amidst our current sorrows as we unite them with hers as she endured the Passion and death of her crucified son, Our Lord Jesus Christ.<br />
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May Sr. Marie, who restored and protected Mary's House in Ephesus, pray for our restoration and protection...and resurrection to new life in Christ as we anticipate Easter. Amen.<br />
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Please pray the Sr. Marie prayer.<br />
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Sr. Marie De Mandat-Grancey Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170589488017766850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156780494957806821.post-86875912519811385702020-04-08T10:06:00.004-04:002020-04-08T10:06:27.726-04:00Pandemic Novena Day 5, Wednesday of Holy WeekAs we stay in our homes during Holy Week in these days of the pandemic let us be inspired to unite spiritually with each other and with Mary in <i>her</i> little home in Ephesus. Let us pray for Mary's children in the world, those suffering, those dying and those who have died from this pandemic. We begin First Saturday and finish on Easter Sunday, praying for the new life and hope of the Resurrection to permeate and overcome the darkness and sorrow of this Lent 2020.<br />
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Let's call to mind Sr. Marie who, during her life, was in charge of the dispensary and hospital in Izmir, Turkey as we pray for all medical personal around the world. Sr. Marie dispensed all remedies and healing medicines to her staff and was in charge of the daily operations of the hospital. She was a most tender and attentive nurse maid to the sick and suffering.<br />
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Sr. Marie found, restored, and protected the House of Mary in Ephesus. The humble home where St. John brought Mary to safety after Jesus' death and resurrection. In this home Mary was cared for and protected. On this holy ground on the little hill behind the modest house, Our Mother Mary created and prayed the first Stations of the Cross and lived out her remaining days praying them each day...upon this holy ground her tears fell. As we stay in our homes this Holy Week in these remaining days of Lent, may we welcome Mary to dwell with us and pray the Stations of the Cross with us. May the Mother of Sorrows bring us her peace even amidst our current sorrows as we unite them with hers as she endured the Passion and death of her crucified son, Our Lord Jesus Christ.<br />
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May Sr. Marie, who restored and protected Mary's House in Ephesus, pray for our restoration and protection...and resurrection to new life in Christ as we anticipate Easter. Amen.<br />
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Please pray the Sr. Marie prayer.<br />
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Sr. Marie De Mandat-Grancey Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170589488017766850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156780494957806821.post-34088390671795663442020-04-07T11:07:00.000-04:002020-04-07T11:07:01.570-04:00Pandemic Novena Day 4, Tuesday of Holy WeekAs we stay in our homes during Holy Week in these days of the pandemic let us be inspired to unite spiritually with each other and with Mary in <i>her</i> little home in Ephesus. Let us pray for Mary's children in the world, those suffering, those dying and those who have died from this pandemic. We begin First Saturday and finish on Easter Sunday, praying for the new life and hope of the Resurrection to permeate and overcome the darkness and sorrow of this Lent 2020.<br />
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Let's call to mind Sr. Marie who, during her life, was in charge of the dispensary and hospital in Izmir, Turkey as we pray for all medical personal around the world. Sr. Marie dispensed all remedies and healing medicines to her staff and was in charge of the daily operations of the hospital. She was a most tender and attentive nurse maid to the sick and suffering.<br />
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Sr. Marie found, restored, and protected the House of Mary in Ephesus. The humble home where St. John brought Mary to safety after Jesus' death and resurrection. In this home Mary was cared for and protected. On this holy ground on the little hill behind the modest house, Our Mother Mary created and prayed the first Stations of the Cross and lived out her remaining days praying them each day...upon this holy ground her tears fell. As we stay in our homes this Holy Week in these remaining days of Lent, may we welcome Mary to dwell with us and pray the Stations of the Cross with us. May the Mother of Sorrows bring us her peace even amidst our current sorrows as we unite them with hers as she endured the Passion and death of her crucified son, Our Lord Jesus Christ.<br />
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May Sr. Marie, who restored and protected Mary's House in Ephesus, pray for our restoration and protection...and resurrection to new life in Christ as we anticipate Easter. Amen.<br />
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Please pray the Sr. Marie prayer.<br />
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Sr. Marie De Mandat-Grancey Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170589488017766850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156780494957806821.post-25982703926647188732020-04-06T11:01:00.000-04:002020-04-06T11:01:03.092-04:00Pandemic Novena Day 3, Monday of Holy WeekAs we stay in our homes during Holy Week in these days of the pandemic let us be inspired to unite spiritually with each other and with Mary in <i>her</i> little home in Ephesus. Let us pray for Mary's children in the world, those suffering, those dying and those who have died from this pandemic. We begin First Saturday and finish on Easter Sunday, praying for the new life and hope of the Resurrection to permeate and overcome the darkness and sorrow of this Lent 2020.<br />
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Let's call to mind Sr. Marie who, during her life, was in charge of the dispensary and hospital in Izmir, Turkey as we pray for all medical personal around the world. Sr. Marie dispensed all remedies and healing medicines to her staff and was in charge of the daily operations of the hospital. She was a most tender and attentive nurse maid to the sick and suffering.<br />
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Sr. Marie found, restored, and protected the House of Mary in Ephesus. The humble home where St. John brought Mary to safety after Jesus' death and resurrection. In this home Mary was cared for and protected. On this holy ground on the little hill behind the modest house, Our Mother Mary created and prayed the first Stations of the Cross and lived out her remaining days praying them each day...upon this holy ground her tears fell. As we stay in our homes this Holy Week in these remaining days of Lent, may we welcome Mary to dwell with us and pray the Stations of the Cross with us. May the Mother of Sorrows bring us her peace even amidst our current sorrows as we unite them with hers as she endured the Passion and death of her crucified son, Our Lord Jesus Christ.<br />
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May Sr. Marie, who restored and protected Mary's House in Ephesus, pray for our restoration and protection...and resurrection to new life in Christ as we anticipate Easter. Amen.<br />
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Please pray the Sr. Marie prayer.<br />
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Sr. Marie De Mandat-Grancey Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170589488017766850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156780494957806821.post-17184691958673037762020-04-05T08:08:00.004-04:002020-04-05T08:17:20.783-04:00Pandemic Novena Day 2, Palm SundayAs we stay in our homes during Holy Week in these days of the pandemic let us be inspired to unite spiritually with each other and with Mary in <i>her</i> little home in Ephesus. Let us pray for Mary's children in the world, those suffering, those dying and those who have died from this pandemic. We begin today, First Saturday, and finish on Easter Sunday, praying for the new life and hope of the Resurrection to permeate and overcome the darkness and sorrow of this Lent 2020.<br />
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Let's call to mind Sr. Marie who, during her life, was in charge of the dispensary and hospital in Izmir, Turkey as we pray for all medical personal around the world. Sr. Marie dispensed all remedies and healing medicines to her staff and was in charge of the daily operations of the hospital. She was a most tender and attentive nurse maid to the sick and suffering.<br />
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Sr. Marie found, restored, and protected the House of Mary in Ephesus. The humble home where St. John brought Mary to safety after Jesus' death and resurrection. In this home Mary was cared for and protected. On this holy ground on the little hill behind the modest house, Our Mother Mary created and prayed the first Stations of the Cross and lived out her remaining days praying them each day...upon this holy ground her tears fell. As we stay in our homes this Holy Week in these remaining days of Lent, may we welcome Mary to dwell with us and pray the Stations of the Cross with us. May the Mother of Sorrows bring us her peace even amidst our current sorrows as we unite them with hers as she endured the Passion and death of her crucified son, Our Lord Jesus Christ.<br />
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May Sr. Marie, who restored and protected Mary's House in Ephesus, pray for our restoration and protection...and resurrection to new life in Christ as we anticipate Easter. Amen.<br />
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Please pray the Sr. Marie prayer.<br />
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Sr. Marie De Mandat-Grancey Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170589488017766850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156780494957806821.post-54535428151140097792020-04-04T12:39:00.001-04:002020-04-05T08:07:55.706-04:00Pandemic Novena Day 1, First SaturdayAs we stay in our homes during Holy Week in these days of the pandemic let us be inspired to unite spiritually with each other and with Mary in <i>her</i> little home in Ephesus. Let us pray for Mary's children in the world, those suffering, those dying and those who have died from this pandemic. We begin today, First Saturday, and finish on Easter Sunday, praying for the new life and hope of the Resurrection to permeate and overcome the darkness and sorrow of this Lent 2020.<br />
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Let's call to mind Sr. Marie who, during her life, was in charge of the dispensary and hospital in Izmir, Turkey as we pray for all medical personal around the world. Sr. Marie dispensed all remedies and healing medicines to her staff and was in charge of the daily operations of the hospital. She was a most tender and attentive nurse maid to the sick and suffering.<br />
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Sr. Marie found, restored, and protected the House of Mary in Ephesus. The humble home where St. John brought Mary to safety after Jesus' death and resurrection. In this home Mary was and cared for and protected. On this holy ground on the little hill behind the modest house, Our Mother Mary created and prayed the first Stations of the Cross and lived out her remaining days praying them each day...upon this holy ground her tears fell. As we stay in our homes this Holy Week in these remaining days of Lent, may we welcome Mary to dwell with us and pray the Stations of the Cross with us. May the Mother of Sorrows bring us her peace even amidst our current sorrows as we unite them with hers during the Passion and death of her crucified son, Our Lord Jesus Christ.<br />
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May Sr. Marie, who restored and protected Mary's House in Ephesus, pray for our restoration and protection...and resurrection to new life in Christ as we anticipate Easter. Amen.<br />
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Please pray the Sr. Marie prayer.<br />
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<br />Sr. Marie De Mandat-Grancey Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170589488017766850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156780494957806821.post-90187781920540314872019-01-21T11:44:00.000-05:002019-01-21T11:44:11.972-05:00Feast of St. Agnes, January 21, 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On this Feast of St. Agnes, in 2011, Sr. Marie was declared SERVANT OF GOD. Please pray to St. Agnes to help Sr. Marie de Mandat-Grancey join her as proclaimed SAINT, in the Name of Jesus, AMEN!Sr. Marie De Mandat-Grancey Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170589488017766850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156780494957806821.post-6358482046096928752019-01-21T11:39:00.001-05:002019-01-21T11:39:14.758-05:00‘Maryem Ana Evi’ The House of Virgin Mary- Our visit to Mary’s AbodeEnjoy this article below about a visit to Mary's House. It was through Servant of God, Sr. Marie de Mandat-Grancey, Foundress of Mary's House in Ephesus, that the Priests mentioned in the article found Mary's House! <br />
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https://www.mangalorean.com/maryemana-evi-the-house-of-virgin-mary-our-visit-to-marys-abode/<br />
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<br />Sr. Marie De Mandat-Grancey Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170589488017766850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156780494957806821.post-64766511961157109192019-01-01T15:18:00.001-05:002019-01-01T15:19:00.101-05:00Mary, Mother of GodToday we commemorate the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, the title established at the council of Ephesus in 431 AD. Theotokos. Let us unite in prayers of thanksgiving to God for Servant of God, Sr. Marie de Mandat-Grancey who valiantly and generously invested all her heart and effort into finding and preserving Mary's House in Ephesus, Turkey. It is in the safety of this little home where Mary, Mother of God did live out her final days after the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, Our Lord. So much to beg of the Father today through the intercession of Mary as we begin 2019. Dearest Sr. Marie, please pray for us. Amen.Sr. Marie De Mandat-Grancey Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170589488017766850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156780494957806821.post-30352839522738984432017-08-11T07:50:00.000-04:002017-08-12T10:01:05.398-04:00A Captivating Model of Marian Devotion and Christian Charity by Fr. Roger J. Landry, August 9, 2017http://www.thebostonpilot.com/opinion/article.asp?id=180010 <div>
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Sr. Marie De Mandat-Grancey Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170589488017766850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156780494957806821.post-75153907892741621962017-02-25T10:10:00.000-05:002017-02-25T10:16:29.136-05:00The Journey of Sister Marie de Mandat-GranceyDear friends we are so pleased to announce that EWTN's show <b>The Miracle Hunter</b> will be airing a program on the life of Sister Marie entitled <i>The Journey of Sister Marie de Mandat-Grancey </i>on April 27th, 2017 6:30 PM EST. <br />
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University Libraries<br />
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Vincentian Heritage Journal Volume 33: Issue 2, Article 2<br />
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Amelia Gallagher Ph.D.<br />
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Also available at: http://via.library.depaul.edu/vhj/vol33/iss2/2Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156780494957806821.post-83138537321054867932016-08-15T20:47:00.001-04:002016-08-15T20:52:50.177-04:00A Pilgrim's Reflection on the Feast of the Assumptionhttps://www.ncronli<a href="http://https//www.ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/pilgrims-reflection-feast-assumption"></a>ne.org/blogs/ncr-today/pilgrims-reflection-feast-assumptionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156780494957806821.post-46785199501290975962016-06-06T21:01:00.000-04:002016-06-06T21:01:59.246-04:00New Radio Program InterviewPlease enjoy this Relevant Radio interview with Erin Von Uffel from the "MiracleHunter Show." May God bring many new friends to Sr. Marie through this hearing! May Sr. Marie's mission be realized! <br />
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http://relevantradio.streamguys.us/MH%20Archive/MH20160605-1.mp3 Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156780494957806821.post-41495352500990229912016-02-22T16:21:00.003-05:002016-02-22T16:21:54.188-05:00Giant Virgin Mary Statue to be Erected Near Her Turkish Abode Let's pray for this! Amen. <br />
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http://www.dailysabah.com/nation/2016/02/22/giant-virgin-mary-statue-to-be-erected-near-her-turkish-abodeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156780494957806821.post-75164675169299012542016-02-19T14:22:00.002-05:002016-02-19T14:43:20.590-05:00Radio Program!Please visit this <a href="http://inhissign.com/podcasts/KenErinVonUffel02102016.mp3" target="_blank">link</a> to enjoy a radio interview of Erin Von Uffel from Ash Wednesday on the life of Servant of God, Sister Marie de Mandat-Grancey conducted by Ken Johnston for the program <em>What the World Needs Now</em> on the In His Sign network. <br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724</strong></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156780494957806821.post-44043766501791871632016-01-03T11:36:00.002-05:002016-01-03T11:39:07.236-05:00A Short Reflection on A Guiding StarOn the Feast of the Epiphany, it is with great fondness that I remember Fr. Carl Schulte for a very precious gift and memory he has given us all. The original title for his book on the life of Sister Marie was <em>A Guiding Star</em>! Fr. Schulte, Erin and I exchanged hundreds of emails with the subject line AGS (A Guiding Star) as we assisted him in 2009 beginning around the Feast of the Annunciation until Christmas of that year as he finished up his book. Nine months. Then the birth of the book. Then on the Feast of the Epiphany the book was revealed to some very special people in the Church who all had marvelous things to say, much of which you find on the book jacket. Timing is everything. <br />
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In his journal relating the story of Mass celebrated by Fr. Jung on Christmas Eve in 1893 at Mary's House, Fr. Poulin, Sister Marie's dear friend and confidant, tells of the peace and joy of the stable-like scene. Fr. Schulte derived much from Fr. Poulin's journal to write his book <em><a href="https://tanbooks.benedictpress.com/index.php/page/shop:flypage/product_id/899" target="_blank">The Life of Sr. Marie de Mandat-Grancey and Mary's House in Ephesus</a> </em>and describes this particularly poignant scene for us in which he uses the prophetic term "guiding star" as a name for Sister Marie; a name that has become so precious to us all.<br />
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When he finally reached Mary's Home, he changed his clothing, donned his cassock, put on his vestments, and began Christmas midnight Mass. </blockquote>
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The altar was makeshift. The room had a bed on which the candles burned. Three crew members were attendants of the Mass. The two dogs, kept outdoors, made an attempt to get indoors. They climbed on the roof and poked holes in it, and the rain came dripping down the altar, making it difficult to keep it out of the chalice. Christmas seemed more realistic with the ox and three horses looking on. There was also a little hearth fire. The sky was totally dark, but to Father Jung there was a light that shone. He felt it. This was the first Christmas midnight Mass in Mary's Home since...he did not know for how long. He felt certain that Mary was with him in prayer, as surely as she had been in Bethlehem. He did say a prayer for Sister Marie, who was his light, his guiding star, for she had directed his thought to coming here. It was she who enabled him to overcome his unbelief and give him this first Christmas Mass in <em>Panaghia- Capouli</em>. All of this! it had to be shared and told her. He owed her this joy. [pgs 126-127]<br />
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I recall when I first read those words. I had my own little epiphany of the enormity of this cause for Sister Marie. The potential for peace. And now as I reflect I can only stand in awe of God's plan that began with Sister Marie over 200 years ago for hope for peace for these times, if we will only respond.<br />
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Sister Marie is a guiding star who continues to shine brightly even on this Feast of the Epiphany 2016 ...and perhaps her light will also help prepare us for the second coming which we anticipate with great joy. As I meditated on these things at Mass this morning I was struck by the last line of the Nicene Creed. "I look forward ....to the life of the world to come." The glorious day of the return of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace! The Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Our Mother, Queen of Peace. Only God knows when. Again timing is everything. And God's timing is perfect.<br />
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So we wait in joyful anticipation with Sister Marie. Just as in her life while on earth, so also now as she lives with God in eternity, Sister Marie continues to guide us, shedding light on the path that leads us to Jesus through Mary. Sister Marie points the way to the humble little home on a hill in Ephesus where around Mary's hearth all are welcome to be inspired, pray, and honor Mary, Mother of God who will intercede for us during this Christmas season, and always, with her Son, the Baby King.<br />
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Servant of God, Sister Marie de Mandat-Grancey, guiding star, show us the way.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156780494957806821.post-42214745605431863882016-01-02T12:31:00.000-05:002016-01-02T12:31:59.711-05:00How One French Nun Found Mary's House Blessed 2016. Servant of God Sr. Marie de Mandat-Grancey, please pray for us. Beckon all God's children to spiritually enter Mary's House in this new year to find Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Peace, and our Mother by God's grace. Mary, who desires to draw all souls to her Son, Jesus Christ, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Prince of Peace. <br />
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Please enjoy this article on the finding of Mary's House. <br />
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<a href="http://m.ncregister.com/site/article/how-one-french-nun-found-marys-house/#.VogFziwo7qB" target="_blank">http://m.ncregister.com/site/article/how-one-french-nun-found-marys-house/#.VogFziwo7qB</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156780494957806821.post-13082447524415526332015-07-07T14:05:00.002-04:002015-07-07T14:05:42.404-04:00The Tallest Statue of Mary in Turkey?<a href="http://us3.campaign-archive1.com/?u=bbaf519c73482457368060b5b&id=3ef02b0167&e=922b3c4bc9" target="_blank">A Moment With Mary: an Initiative of the Association Mary of Nazareth</a>, reports:<br />
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"<span style="line-height: 20.79px; text-align: justify;">Cemil Seboy, candidate of the Party for Justice and Development (AKP) in the region of Izmir (Smyrna, Turkey) stated that, if he was elected in the legislative elections of June 7, 2015, he would sponsor, with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the project to build in the Selcuk district the largest statue in the world dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 20.79px; text-align: justify;">In statements to the local press, the candidate presented the idea as an attempt to enhance the touristic appeal of the area that is also known for the ruins of ancient Ephesus and the site of Meriem Ana Evi, the "House of the Virgin Mary", discovered in 1891 through the private revelations of the mystic Anne Catherine Emmerich.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 20.79px; text-align: justify;">The parliamentary candidate’s whim was inspired by the giant statue of Christ the Redeemer of Corcovado, overlooking the bay of Rio de Janeiro. The several projects presented by the candidate at meetings with potential voters also included the construction of a cable car for tourists to access the top of the hill on which the statue of Our Lady would be erected."</span><br />
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<a href="http://manuelcohen.photoshelter.com/image/I0000EAsd.N92ADE" target="_blank">Current statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary</a> Dedicated by The American Society of Ephesus (George B. Quatman Foundation) on the road to the House of the Virgin Mary, Ephesus, Turkey.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156780494957806821.post-44251272414550274972015-05-21T15:45:00.001-04:002015-05-21T15:45:24.681-04:00The 100th Anniversary! May 31st.
As we approach May 31st, the 100th Anniversary of the day our dear Servant of God, Sister Marie de Mandat-Grancey left this world to be with God, please join us as we honor her memory. Below please find the Allocution pronounced at the Funeral of Sister Marie by Archbishop Zucchetti. Please thank God for Sister Marie, without whom we would not have the little piece of heaven on earth called Mary's House. At every apparition site The Blessed Mother comes to us. At Mary's House we go to her. She invites us into her home and heart; she welcomes us and being the perfect Mother she tends to us in the most perfect way. Sister Marie responded with a generous heart to God's call and because of her we now can visit this tiny jewel of the Church, a haven of peace in the world, where both Muslims and Christians pray side by side in peace as they honor Mary. Truly a cause for hope and joy. Thank you Sister Marie. Please pray for us.<br />
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pleases God to take from us, one after the other, those souls most dear to our
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presence in our midst was a token of His blessings, an appeal to His love and a
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God, priests, as well as religious, are saying “goodbye” to us after such a
great and long service rendered to the Church, to young people, as well as to
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Today, it is the turn of the one that, by your tears, you would like to
make live again, in order to see her again in her capacity as the superior of
the French Hospital, of her school and of her model sewing workshop – active,
energetic, generous, giving of herself and not sparing herself to help
everybody, but especially the indigent and the miserable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An abundantly provided soul with natural and
supernatural talents, combining with the nobility of a great French family, the
enthusiasm and resources of an inexhaustible heart, the admirable Sister Adele
Louise Marie de Mandat-Grancey, during a stay in Smyrna that lasted 30 years,
has been among us the type of strong woman depicted in Scripture, the true
daughter of charity, providence of the poor, consolation of the afflicted,
support of socially outcast and uncomplaining poor families, refuge and savior
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Full of good works, her long earthly career has been remarkable, above
all as she was nearing her death, because of such an outstanding dignity of
life, which imposes respect, inspires confidence and maintains affection.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“The dignity of life,” wrote Monsignor Gay,
“that is, the loyalty, the candor, sincerity, the manner grave and sweet, the
carriage, without stiffness, the nobility without arrogance, authority without
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purchase of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Panaghia-Capouli</i>, the
hill of the Virgin, the goal of pious pilgrimages and one of the religious
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Such a life of detachment, of dedication, of virile virtues, of a
kindness that was always ready to give generously and untiringly – by what kind
of death was she to be crowned?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Saint
Vincent de Paul promised to his daughters that the love of the poor would cause
them to smile upon their deaths.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To
smile at what is most frightening to nature, is that possible?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“To smile at death, to salute it, as the
angel of deliverance, to see in it only god, who comes, invites, extends His
arms, isn’t it a gift without price!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Holy Spirit, by praising the strong woman, had already given a
premonition of this mysterious smile:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“the one, who has opened her hands to the poor and extended her arms to
welcome them, this is the one who will smile on that last day of her life – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">et ridebit in die novissimo.”</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our Sister de Grancey, the strong woman, the
charitable woman of our time, could not fail to smile at death, with this kind
of smile, which is an award<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and a
prelude:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an award for the tears shed and
wiped, a prelude of celestial happiness, to which death gives access:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ridebit
in die novissimo.</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">For these privileged souls, which charity purifies and causes to smile,
in view of eternity, which is nearing, is there a purgatory after their
death?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We may believe that their passage
to glory does not tolerate any delay, as the impulses of charity produce in
them, in advance, the effects reserved to the expiatory flames of divine
justice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is nothing surprising in
that, since charity, which flourishes in physical and spiritual works of
Christian mercy, entails, in this very world, the assurances of a
beatitude:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Beati misericodres</i>! said Jesus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Dear Daughters of Charity, have you understood?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our Lord considers you blessed and reveals to
you, from this moment forward, the sentence that He will pass on you, at the
Last Judgement:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Venite benedicti Patris mei, precipite regnum quod vobis paratum est!<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Admirable and consoling prerogative of charity!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It beatifies those who have it and practice
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Would not therein lie the intimate
reason for the absence, in your congregation, which is so large, of canonized
saints?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During the passage of three
centuries, not one of you has been elevated by the Church to the honor of
altars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, since Saint Vincent de
Paul, this priest with a heart as vast as the universe, since Vincent de Paul
had launched you into the civilized and barbaric world in search of suffering,
in order to alleviate it and make it bearable, in search of abandoned children,
in China and elsewhere, in order to transform them into angels in heaven, in
search of orphans, in order to become their adoptive mothers, because the grace
of your vocation has created in you this marvel:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a heart which combines with the charms of
virginity, the attraction, the loves, and the tenderness of maternity; since
that time, I say, you are like a large army, an army comprised of about 30,000
sisters spread out over the globe and which is in constant renewal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What nation, what beach, what island has not
seen your white cornet, symbol of virginal purity and maternal love, the
approach of which sooths, delights, and consoles the sick, the wounded, the
dying and makes the small child smile, who has not known the caresses of his
mother?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And in the midst of this
innumerable phalanx, this multitude of heroines, not one of them has been given
the honors of beatification, not even the great and sublime figure of the
venerable Louise de Marillac, your first mother, in whom we enjoy seeing more
than one trait of similarity with the venerable Sister de Grancey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Louise de Marillac, neither has she, this
great Christian, yet been placed among the blessed that the Church proposes to
public veneration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This conduct on the
part of the Church souls surprise us if we were not permitted to see in it a
witness given to the sanctifying power of charity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is because charity, outside official
canonization by the Church, through divine prerogative, beatifies and canonizes
secretly the souls:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Beati misericordes</i>. It is in the intimacy of a private conversation
that one day I was presenting to the venerable departed this way of envisioning
the fact the Daughters of Charity do not yet have any canonized saints.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With this penetrating and gentle look, which
was usual in her, she was content to limit her response:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Monsignor always has good things to tell
us.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Beautiful and holy soul!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How the evidence of these good things must
now make you happy!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Repose in the joy,
the happiness of Our Beloved Lord!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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name, which will tell it how much charity, by its super naturalizing power,
enlarges and lifts still more, already great souls, and assures them of the
respect, the recognition and the admiration of the world, as well as the
rewards of infinite love, which is God Himself:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Deus caritas est.</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156780494957806821.post-89222543858610135222014-12-29T19:09:00.001-05:002014-12-29T19:10:49.721-05:00In lieu of flowers...May Sr. Marie be with Beatrice Alverde who passed away on December 29, 2014, and also minister to her family and friends at this time. Her beloved daughter, Anuca Alverde, has requested (in lieu of flowers) that donations be made to the <strong><em>Sr. Marie de Mandat-Grancey Foundation, P.O. Box 275, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724.</em></strong> Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon her. May Beatrice's soul, and the souls of all the faithfully departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com