Today, I am sharing a prayer from the last portion of St. Alphonsus Liguori‘s Glories of Mary. St. Alphonsus (b. 1696- d. 1787) was the sort who did not shy away from recognizing the fact that while we are alive, we are in a battle: good vs. evil; and we need heavenly advocates to assist us to make it to heaven.…
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Fr. Faber: Devoted Son of Mary
We often wish our lives were more divine. But they are, in fact, more divine than we believe. It is sorrow which reveals this to us…. For a moment it blinds us; then by degrees the white figure of Jesus comes out in the dim obscurity. We feel the warm blood on our hands as we grasp the Cross. We…
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Children of the Magi
“O Mary, keep us from forgetting that we are the children of the Magi, and that Bethlehem is ever open to receive us.” Dom Prosper Gueranger Since we remain in the octave of the Epiphany, I am posting another meditation by Dom Prosper Gueranger (b. 1805- d. 1875) on the topic of this blessed season. The last paragraph of the…
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What is Total Consecration?
“Her entire life is a sacrifice. She gives all for that baby Jesus. She gives all for that Crucified Jesus; and she gives her all for the Church. So, her life is one gigantic sacrifice, a living sacrifice.” – Dr. Taylor Marshall, from Episode 15, podcast (link, below) Consecrating oneself to Jesus through Mary, or completing what is called the Total…
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St. Joseph and Marian Consecration
“And she was a queen most womanly— But she was a queen of men.” –G.K. Chesterton, The Ballad of the White Horse This year, when setting up your Nativity set, do take a closer look at St. Joseph. St. Joseph, the chaste spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and adoptive father of Jesus Christ, shines in the Gospels as…