Magnificat August 2025

August 2025
24 pages

Virgin Assumed into Heaven  …Page 191

– 75th anniversary of the proclamation of the Dogma of the Assumption

A common and centuries-old belief – Ancient devotion becomes dogma – The proclamation – Practical lessons

Heart of a Queen, Heart of a Mother, by Venerable Francis Libermann …200

Saint Stephen, King of Hungary …202

The Sovereign – The Saint

Saint John the Baptist, Prophet of the Most High

– by Father Stanislas de l’Enfant-Jésus, O.D.M …207

The Saint of self-forgetfulness – Zachary and Elizabeth: righteous before God – Trial prepares the gift – The Morning Star – God is the Master – Mary’s role – To be witnesses – Make an impact

Our Cover:  Mary Is Crowned Queen Of Heaven

“It was just and fitting,” says a Doctor of the Church, “that the Son of God should welcome, in the highest Heavens, the Virgin Who had conceived and borne Him on earth. She passes beyond the spaces, the heavens, the choirs of Angels and Saints, and ascends to take Her seat upon the royal throne in the heavenly Jerusalem. What radiance! What majesty! Go forth, daughters of Zion, contemplate your crowned Queen! The Blessed Virgin Herself unveils the reason for Her exaltation: The Most High has regarded the humility of His handmaid. This wondrous self-abasement has become the very measure of Her greatness.

Fr. Théodore Ratisbonne, Miettes évangéliques – Gospel Nuggets