The complete reproduction of any article published in this review is forbidden without previous authorization of the editors of MAGNIFICAT magazine. ©All rights reserved MONASTERY OF THE MAGNIFICAT OF THE MOTHER OF GOD 290 7 e Rang – PO Box 4478 – Mont-Tremblant – QC J8E 1A1 TEL. (819) 688-5225 magnificat.ca The Order of the Magnificat of the Mother of God, requested by the Most Blessed Virgin Herself at La Salette, France, was founded in Canada in 1962. The Order includes priests and religious Brothers and Sisters, some of them coming from various Congregations for the purpose of preserving their respective identity and goals, but all following a common Rule: the one dictated by the Mother of God at La Salette in 1846 and approved by Leo XIII in 1879. The Order also includes disciples, that is, lay members, either single or married, who live in the community of goods with the religious and share their labors. It also includes tertiaries, lay members living in the world, but more deeply involved in the activities of the Order than the ordinary faithful. The Order of the Magnificat of the Mother of God exists and operates under its own Hierarchy. Its faith, doctrine, tradition and practices are Christian Catholic. Firmly wishing to return to the evangelical simplicity of the early days of Christianity, the Order wants to keep intact the doctrinal teachings conveyed with continuity, throughout the ages, by the Saints and Doctors of the Roman Catholic Church. The Order of the Magnificat of the Mother of God, also known by the name The Apostles of Infinite Love, is legally recognized in Canada by a federal charter as well as a provincial charter in Quebec. It likewise possesses charters in the United States, France, Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic and Ecuador. The Order is also established in Italy, in South Africa, and in Argentina. Besides perpetual adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament, prayer, study and work of all kinds, the Community lends itself to all the spiritual and corporal works of mercy. However, the particular goal of the Order is the preservation of the Deposit of the Faith by religious teaching in all its forms to adults and children. Another specific goal is the fight against all the abuses that have brought about the decadence of the clergy, the religious state and Christian society. The Order also labors in view of Christian unity, so desired by Jesus Christ: unity in truth. Monthly publication of the Apostles of Infinite Love. Subscription cost for the Magnificat is a minimum yearly fee of $12.00 in Canada, $14.00 in the United States, and 25 Euros ($30 USD) in other foreign countries. Any additional donation to help us cover printing costs would be appreciated. This magazine is published ten times a year. (Translated from the French.) TABLE OF CONTENTS VOL. LVI, No 5 May 2021 Mary, Mother of God and our Mother . . . . . Page 111 Considerations on the Feast of Pentecost, by Monsignor Jean-Joseph Gaume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 – Greatness of the feast – History of the feast – Effects of the Holy Spirit – Prose: Veni, sancte Spiritus – Dispositions for Pentecost But Pray My Children... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 150th Anniversary of the Apparition of the Virgin Mary at Pontmain (January 17, 1871) – The warnings – The punishment – Cry of faith – Heaven’s reply – “An invisible Madonna is blocking our way!” – “But pray My children” – Father Michel Guérin, pastor of Pontmain – The seers of Our Lady Complements: – Our Lady of Hope of Saint-Brieuc and the Rev. Canon Paul-Marie Prud’homme (page 125) – General Antoine Alfred Chanzy and the Prussian’s sudden retreat (p. 132) – Description and symbolism of the Apparition (p. 133) The Virgin of Pontmain in Lebanon: Our Lady of Bechouat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 – The “Blue Virgin” – A sanctuary three centuries old – Prodigious growth of the pilgrimage Our cover: APPARITION OF THE VIRGIN MARY AT PONTMAIN Our Lady of Pontmain, who deigned to appear and present to us with both hands the bloody cross of Jesus, engrave the love of Your Divine Son forever in my soul. O Mary, You know how much I want to be His, without any kind of reserve, but alas! I have everything to fear because of my inconstancy and my weakness. Come, then, good Mother, strengthenme and helpme. Helpme, I beg You, to remain faithful to Him despite the assaults of evil. Obtain for me, holy Mother, that I may know Jesus more fully every day, love Himmore ardently and serve Himmore perfectly. Amen. Dépôt légal – Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, 2021 Envoi de Poste-publications ISSN 0025-0007 2104-102-2998 Printed in Canada
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