Mary Gardens, gardens planted with herbs and flowers that through the ages have been associated ... wrote of the white lily as the emblem of the Blessed Virgin; the white petals symbolized the purity ...

The Mary's Gardens movement was founded by John S. Stokes Jr. in 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to research the hundreds of flowers named in medieval times as symbols of the life, mysteries and ...

But the Virgin Mary received faith and joy when the angel Gabriel announced to her the glad tidings that the Spirit of the Lord would come upon her and the power of the Most High would overshadow ...

She experimented in her art with many varieties of blooms; however, she seemed to be best at making roses—the symbol of the Blessed ... of the Virgin Mary and surround her with flowers.

Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh Star of the Son, help me and show me herein you are my Mother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and ...

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 ...

A California family's unshaken faith emerged in the form of a lone statue of The Virgin Mary — untouched by ... family has known for decades to The Blessed Virgin, and it was a remarkable ...

The first and preeminent of such members is the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Blessed Virgin was given to us as true mother by her son, Jesus Christ, as he died upon the cross. The Lord Jesus said to ...