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The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
On September 8th in the small town of Bethlehem in Israel in the year 14 BC a woman named Anne gave birth to a girl named Mary. Why is it […]
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The Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Liturgical Year Dom Prosper Gueranger, O.S.B. THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. September 8th Let us celebrate the Nativity of the Virgin Mary; let us adore her […]
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The Family Rosary
The Most Holy Rosary is, after the Most Sacred Liturgy (the Holy Mass and the Divine Office) and Mental prayer, the most important of all prayers not least of which […]
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The Most Holy Rosary: Power
“They will have the two-edged sword of the word of God in their mouths and the blood-stained standard of the Cross on their shoulders. They will carry the crucifix in […]
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The Most Holy Rosary: Importance
“If you say the Rosary faithfully until death, I do assure you that, in spite of the gravity of your sins ‘you shall receive a never-fading crown of glory.’ Even […]
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The Most Holy Rosary: History
"One day, Brother Angelus, to your Order of Carmel the Most Blessed Virgin Mary will give a devotion to be known as the Brown Scapular, and to my Order of […]
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Three Books that Will Change Your Life
There are any number of good books that one can read and that will have a favorable influence upon you. As Catholics we have a duty to be reading only […]
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Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
“The Blessed Virgin has so merciful a heart, that she deserves not only to be called merciful, but mercy itself.” -Pope Saint Leo the Great “What safer refuge can we […]
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Feast of the Seven Sorrows of our Lady
“[On Calvary there were] two altars: one in Mary’s heart, the other in Christ’s body. Christ sacrificed his flesh, Mary her soul.” –Abbot Arnold of Chartres (1144-56), friend and disciple […]
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Saint Joachim, Father of the Blessed Virgin Mary
It is most fitting that August 16th, the first day of the Octave of the Assumption, is the day chosen to celebrate the Feast of the Father of our Illustrious […]
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