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  • Pope Leo XIV

    We have a pope, Pope Leo XIV! One of the newly minted Holy Father’s “first visits” was to the beautiful image of Our Lady of Good Counsel: Here is a picture of the painting of Our Lady of Good Counsel visited by Pope Leo XIV: I wrote the following about this painting of Madonna and Child in April of 2021:…

  • May the 8th: The Supplica

    The commemoration of Our Lady of Pompeii occurs on May the 8th. The day is celebrated all over the world with the recitation at Noon of a prayer called The Supplica which was written by Blessed Bartolo Longo (born 1841- died 1926). Blessed Longo wrote The Supplica years after he converted from being a Satanist priest to the Catholic Faith.…

  • The Blessed Virgin Mary: Our Mother, Our Confidence

    Mater Mea, Fiducia Mea. My Mother, My Confidence. The Roman Catholic people have loved Our Lady in the beautiful image of Our Lady of Confidence (above) for generations.  They have invoked her aid by the simple prayer, “My Mother, My Confidence.” We posted about this prayer, and image, in November of 2020, and, since then, nothing has changed; nor will…

  • Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    ~Tomorrow, on the fifteenth day of August, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven; or, as it is also called, Marymass. For this happy day, I am re-posting the following Assumption day entry.  “Mary’s life on Earth drew to a close. Her eyes were fixed on Heaven. Her heart beat with affection…

  • Holy Mother, Hear Our Cries

    Some times a song (a poem!) expresses that which Catholics feel for the Most Holy Blessed Virgin Mary, and the following song (see link) is an example of such a piece of music. It captures the traditional sentiments of love and trust that the Church has had, and we, her children, too, hold towards this good and loving Mother. “By…