Mary's Hope, Our Mission: Seeking Jesus Through Mary

01/01/25 • 17 min

On the first of the year 2025, Archbishop Aquilla addresses the crowd gathered for Seek Cologne, Germany. Celebrating the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, Archbishop delivers a homily on honoring Mary and learning from her how to be disciples in the world today, beginning first with our assent to the Will of God. He shares a deeply personal experience of Our Lady of Guadalupe, who led him to Jesus, and invites us to bring others to Jesus as Mary does, and to “do whatever he (Jesus) tells you."

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