The Popes, Marian Devotion, And The New Evangelization
By DONAL ANTHONY FOLEY Part 3 This is the third article in a series which looks at Marian devotion, and the New Evangelization, in the light of the teaching of recent Popes. It is noteworthy, that even before St. John Paul II became Pope in 1978, he had adopted the Latin phrase “Totus Tuus” as his episcopal motto, as an expression of his personal consecration to our Lady, following the example of St. Louis de Montfort, whose writings he had studied closely as a young man. Throughout his pontificate, the Pope did what he could to spread devotion to the Blessed Virgin, by means of his encyclicals, pastoral letters, general audiences, and homilies, realizing that an understanding of her role…Continue Reading