“Tradition means giving a vote to most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant oligarchy of those who merely happen to be walking about. All democrats object to men being disqualified by the accident of birth; tradition objects to their being disqualified by the accident of death. Democracy tells us not to neglect a good man’s opinion, even if he is our groom; tradition asks us not to neglect a good man’s opinion, even if he is our father.” ~G.K. Chesterton I have noticed the above picture of the Italian street-portrait of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the website Pixabay for some time, and I like it very much. It says to me that, at some point in time, one of our Catholic ancestors saw fit to place such a piece of art on the outside of their home/property, blatantly displaying their Catholic Faith, and their love for the Blessed Virgin Mary. I wonder: was it an older person? A man or a woman? What…
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A Marian Homily
~”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 a brief homily (circa 2016) from +Fr. Peter Fehlner on the Blessed Virgin Mary as perfect Queen, and perfect Mother. Fr. Fehlner was a Franciscan priest, and Marian scholar, who passed away in 2018. His words in this homily (see link below) remain pertinent, and are filled with Catholic thought and belief. I think you will enjoy it. Link to homily. May you have a good day. ~SCF
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 over to me, all ye that desire me, and be filled with my fruits; for my spirit is sweet above honey, and my inheritance above honey and the honeycomb. My memory is unto everlasting generations. They that eat me, shall yet hunger; and they that drink me, shall yet thirst. He that hearkeneth to me shall not be confounded, and they that work by me shall not sin. They that explain me shall have life everlasting.” ~ Ecclesiasticus 24: 23-31, Epistle from today’s Mass, source Today, the Roman Catholic Church commemorates the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. The original icon which represents Our Lady of Perpetual Help is housed in Rome in the…
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; in a way of trust and confidence. It is a way which is naturally taken by children towards their mothers; and, as children of Mary, Catholics have historically taken this child-like approach towards the Blessed Virgin Mary. May this tradition, of invoking Our Lady in our daily needs, continue in us, in our homes, and in our families. #rememberIsabelle May God bless you all. ~SCF
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 now: “May 31, on the calendar of the Roman Rite, is the Feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary (plus a commemoration of St. Petronilla). We bring this to mind every time we pray the Fifth Glorious Mystery. It is worth our while to ponder why she is, and is called, our Queen. Always feeling much safer when relying on a worthy authority, in this case I am happy to lean on Blessed Columba Marmion, who writes in his Rosary meditations: What is the purpose of all the mysteries of Christ? To be the pattern of our supernatural life, the means of our sanctification, the source of all our holiness. To create an eternal and glorious society of…