Today is the feast of Our Lady of Mercy, or Ransom (information, here). It is a delightful feast which can be seen in the texts of today’s liturgy, here. It is a feast which honors the tangible work Our Lady does in freeing captives from all sorts of chains, and real prisons, as well as, virtual prisons; as in, the chains of the world,…
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August 14: St. Maximilian Kolbe
Today the Church remembers the martyred Polish Franciscan priest of Auschwitz, St. Maximilian Kolbe. Fr. Kolbe loved the Blessed Virgin Mary, and spent his entire life in her service as her knight. Militaristic from childhood, he developed a spiritual military of knights of both sexes, of all backgrounds and occupations, who give themselves in service to the Immaculata, Mary. This…
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The Secret of Mary
The Secret of Mary by St. Louis de Montfort (b. 1673- d. 1716) is a short book which is filled with the spiritual treasures that de Montfort preached in his parish missions during his short, but fruitful, life. If you are busy, and do not have the time to read this book, there is a free audio version on YouTube (link below).…
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The Secret of Mary
“It was to Mary that God the Father said, ‘Dwell in Jacob’, that is, dwell in my elect who are typified by Jacob. It was to Mary that God the Son said, ‘My dear Mother, your inheritance is in Israel’, that is, in the elect. It was to Mary that the Holy Spirit said, ‘Place your roots in my elect’.…
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Frank Duff Speaks on True Devotion
The founder of the Legion of Mary, Frank Duff, studied and lived out the principles of the Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary as outlined by St. Louis de Montfort in his book, True Devotion to Mary. Duff states in his writings that the reading of this book had a profound effect on his understanding of Mary’s role in salvation history;…
