http://www.rosarynewzealand.org.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.rosarynewzealand.org.nz en-us Thu, 21 May 2026 14:22:51 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.rosarynewzealand.org.nz/blog/post/114953/solemnity-of-the-immaculate-conception/ "The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, Savior of the human race, preserved immune from all stain of original sin."(Pius IX, Ineffabilis Deus, 1854)In 1854, Pope Pius IX's solemn declaration, "Ineffabilis Deus," clarified with finality the long-held belief of the Church that Mary was conceived free from original sin.Mary was granted this extraordinary privilege becau... Fri, 08 Dec 2023 08:59:44 +1300 http://www.rosarynewzealand.org.nz/blog/#post114953 http://www.rosarynewzealand.org.nz/blog/post/114116/november-21-feast-of-the-presentation-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary/ The Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, celebrated annually on November 21st, commemorates the presentation of the Blessed Virgin as a child by her parents in the Temple in Jerusalem. Before Mary’s birth, her parents received a heavenly message that they would bear a child. In thanksgiving for the God’s gift of Mary’s birth, they brought her to the Temple to consecrate their only daughter to The Lord.The celebration of the Feast is first documented in the 11th century wit... Tue, 21 Nov 2023 21:29:24 +1300 http://www.rosarynewzealand.org.nz/blog/#post114116 http://www.rosarynewzealand.org.nz/blog/post/113691/our-lady-of-solitude/ Nuestra Señora de la Soledad is one of the titles or advocations of the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of Christ. The word soledad or solitude refers to Mary in the act of contemplating the death of her son, Jesus. It is both a physical and psychological solitude for only a mother can know the pain of the death of her child. In this way, she is truly isolated from those around her. Under this title, Mary is a model for those who would withdraw from the world to pursue a life of spiritual contempla... Sun, 12 Nov 2023 01:05:41 +1300 http://www.rosarynewzealand.org.nz/blog/#post113691 http://www.rosarynewzealand.org.nz/blog/post/111479/feast-of-our-lady-of-the-rosary/ On October 7, the Roman Catholic Church celebrates the yearly feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Known for several centuries by the alternate title of “Our Lady of Victory,” the feast day takes place in honor of a 16th century naval victory which secured Europe against Turkish invasion. Pope St. Pius V attributed the victory to the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who was invoked on the day of the battle through a campaign to pray the Rosary throughout Europe.The feast always occurs on... Sat, 07 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.rosarynewzealand.org.nz/blog/#post111479 http://www.rosarynewzealand.org.nz/blog/post/110021/feast-of-the-nativity-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary/ The Story of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin MaryThe Church has celebrated Mary’s birth since at least the sixth century. A September birth was chosen because the Eastern Church begins its Church year with September. The September 8 date helped determine the date for the feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8.Scripture does not give an account of Mary’s birth. However, the apocryphal Protoevangelium of James fills in the gap. This work has no historical value, but it d... Fri, 08 Sep 2023 14:30:02 +1200 http://www.rosarynewzealand.org.nz/blog/#post110021 http://www.rosarynewzealand.org.nz/blog/post/109097/feast-of-the-queenship-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary/ The Story of the Queenship of MaryPope Pius XII established this feast in 1954. But the Blessed Virgin Mary’s queenship has roots in Scripture. At the Annunciation, Gabriel announced that Mary’s Son would receive the throne of David and rule forever. At the Visitation, Elizabeth calls Mary “mother of my Lord.” As in all the mysteries of Mary’s life, she is closely associated with Jesus: Her queenship is a share in Jesus’ kingship. We can also recall that in the Old Testament the... Tue, 22 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.rosarynewzealand.org.nz/blog/#post109097 http://www.rosarynewzealand.org.nz/blog/post/108783/the-assumption-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary/ Monday, 15 August the Church celebrates the Feast Day of the Assumption of Our Lady when according to our faith, the Holy Mother, “having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory”.Although defined as an article of faith by Pope Pius XII just over half a century ago, the Assumption of Our Lady into heaven has been accepted from back to the earliest of Christian times.The Assumption signals the end of Mary’s earthly life and marks her return to ... Tue, 15 Aug 2023 08:34:26 +1200 http://www.rosarynewzealand.org.nz/blog/#post108783 http://www.rosarynewzealand.org.nz/blog/post/107429/our-lady-of-mount-carmel/ The feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, celebrated on July 16, was first instituted in the late 14th century in commemoration of the approval of the rule of the Carmelite Order a hundred years earlier. According to legend, a religious community was established even before the time of Christ on Mount Carmel. This is the mountain overlooking the Mediterranean Sea on which the prophet Elijah successfully challenged the priests of Baal and won the people to the true God. The feast of Our Lady of Moun... Sun, 16 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.rosarynewzealand.org.nz/blog/#post107429 http://www.rosarynewzealand.org.nz/blog/post/105242/feast-of-the-visitation-of-the-virgin-mary/ Assuming that the Annunciation and the Incarnation took place around the time of the vernal equinox, Mary left Nazareth at the end of March and went over the mountains to Hebron, south of Jerusalem, to wait upon her cousin Elizabeth. Because Mary's presence, and even more the presence of the Divine Child in her womb, according to the will of God, was to be the source of very great graces to the Blessed John, Christ's Forerunner. (Lk1:39-57).Feeling the presence of his Divine Saviour, J... Wed, 31 May 2023 21:16:50 +1200 http://www.rosarynewzealand.org.nz/blog/#post105242 http://www.rosarynewzealand.org.nz/blog/post/104490/our-lady-of-fatima/ She appeared six times to Lucia, 9, and her cousins Francisco, 8, and his sister Jacinta, 6, between May 13, 1917 and October 13, 1917.The story of Fatima begins in 1916, when, against the backdrop of the First World War which had introduced Europe to the most horrific and powerful forms of warfare yet seen, and a year before the Communist revolution would plunge Russia and later Eastern Europe into six decades of oppression under militant atheistic governments, a resplendent figure appeared to ... Mon, 15 May 2023 08:20:10 +1200 http://www.rosarynewzealand.org.nz/blog/#post104490