~”His (referring to Fr. Fehlner, added by SF) spiritual and mystical relationship with the Blessed Mother became such a natural aspect of his daily life that he likened her, with the poet Hopkins to the ‘air we breathe’: ‘Be thou then, O thou dear Mother, my atmosphere.'” ~from the funeral of Fr. Peter Fehlner The following is a link to…
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Our Lady of Perpetual Help, June 27
“As the vine I have brought forth a pleasant odor, and my flowers are the fruit of honor and riches. I am the mother of fair love, and of fear, and of knowledge, and of holy hope. In me is all grace of the way and of the truth, in me is all hope of life and of virtue. Come…
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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.” In the short prayer we invoke our mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, in a very personal and simple way;…
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May 31, The Queenship of Mary
Today, for the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary, I am posting an article (in bold print with source cited at the end) by Dr. Peter Kwasniewski which was published in New Liturgical Movement. The article is titled, “Mighty, Conquering Warrior”: The Queenship of Mary. I think you will find it to be most informative on this special day; and the article begins…
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Fr. Frederick William Faber, Devotee of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Mother of God, He broke thy heart That it might wider be, That in the vastness of its love There might be room for me. Fr. Frederick William Faber (b. 1814- d. 1863) Fr. Frederick William Faber was a talented poet and hymn writer, incorporating his devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary into his writings. As we have done in…
