The Purity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Today, the Roman Catholic Church honors the Purity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Franciscan saint, Padre Pio, had an image of Our Lady of Purity in his cell, and it has been documented that: …his own mother gave him this picture. He said that, “The Blessed Mother is the Mother of all mothers,” and he referred to her affectionately as “my…