Jesus? When we are Catholic, Jesus is the primary object of our prayer, with the Father and the Holy Spirit. But "the heart has its reasons, which reason does not know" (French philosopher, Pascal). Our [...] August 5 – Our Lady of the Snows – Leo XIII wrote liturgical texts for the feast of the Most Holy Rosary Can we ask Mary anything? Mary is like a mother! We should all start by asking ourselves about our
April 16 – Holy Saturday – Our Lady of the Vines (Genoa, Italy, 1816) – Death of Bernadette Soubirous in Nevers, France (d. 1879, incorrupt body) "In vain did we shake her faith" (At the Crucifixion) Some [...] When they took the body down from the cross, we (the demons) tempted John as well, saying to his spirit, "Look how your Messiah ended! Look how your Messiah ended!" We also tempted your Mother. She had
December 1 – Holy Mary of Graces (Italy, 1923) Your Mother must be invoked, just like the Father The Hail Mary must not be recited by thinking only of the earth and your flesh, which is dust and will become [...] part of Hail Mary is the request addressed to Mary for your needs as mortals and immortals in the spirit. Your Mother must be invoked like the Father is invoked. You must not think that she lacks mercy
illuminated his spirit. His life, "mysterious and hidden in God until then", suddenly burst forth in a great cry of Love for humanity. Priests, monks, nuns, emperors, all came to pay homage to the holy starets [...] January 2 - Feast of the Epiphany - Memorial of Holy Guardian of the Gate, Panaghia Portaitissa (Mount Athos, Greece) - St Basil and St Gregory of Nazianzus - St Seraphim of Sarov (1759-1833) "I never
December 31 – Holy Virgin Hodegetria (Italy) – Saint Catherine Laboure (d. 1876) Mary invites us to enter the New Year with confidence On January 1st, the Church celebrates Mary, Mother of God. I find [...] human--it depends on temperament or analysis of a situation. Trust is rooted in God. It is a fruit of the Spirit and does not depend on the qualities of the person or the potentially positive outcomes of a situation
(etymology in-fans : who cannot speak), is already the Word of God in his silence, and filled with the Holy Spirit. He comes to bring us back to the Father, to hasten the day of his last Advent (Coming) where, [...] December 1 – First Sunday of Advent – Holy Mary of Graces (Italy, 1923) – Blessed Charles de Foucauld Advent is THE light of the world, hidden in the Virgin Mary’s womb For Brother Francis Huot, a Benedictine
of Christ, who is always present in the action of the Lord and his Church. As Mary, through the Holy Spirit, gave birth to the Son of God, who received from her his human body, she ardently desires the visible [...] 1623) – Holy Miraculous Icon (Russia) Saint Josaphat: A defender of Church Unity Today the Church honors a great champion and promoter of Orthodox reunion with the Apostolic See in Rome. Saint Josaphat
March 29 – Monday of Holy Week Protected by the watchful eyes of Our Lady My aunt Marguerite was a very pious and truly charitable woman. I remember that when I visited her, she would often invite me to [...] didn’t take care of properly. She was for us a providential substitute grandmother, loving, young in spirit, joyful and welcoming. We couldn’t remember our paternal grandmother who died before we could meet
The Celestial Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit loved ardently to hold me in their arms to cherish their little daughter. In an excess of love for me, the Most Holy Trinity said to me: "Beloved daughter [...] June 30 - Feast of the Most Holy Icon of Spoleto (Italy, 1185) "Whatever the cost, we want to save man," God said to Mary In 1932, Luisa Piccarreta(1) (1865-1947) published a book entitled The Virgin Mary [...] infinite paths of life in the Divine Will. In this excerpt from the book, Mary explains that the Most Holy Trinity made her his secretary: "My Conception surpassed all the wonders of Creation, so the Creator
celebrated in the Catholic church on Ascension Thursday, 40 days after Easter; 3) the Coming of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles; 4) the Assumption of Jesus’ Mother, Mary, into heaven; 5) the Coronation of [...] December 10 – The Translation of the Holy House of Loretto (1294) What is the Rosary? The rosary, a favorite devotional prayer of many Catholics throughout the world, goes back to the 13th century. It [...] Tuesday and Friday are centered on the happenings at the end of Jesus’ life, and are recalled during Holy Week in Lent. They are, Jesus’ 1) Agony in the Garden; 2) Scourging (beating) at the Pillar; 3) Crowning
