“Lo, how a rose e’er blooming, From tender stem hath sprung. Of Jesse’s lineage coming, As men of old have sung; It came, a flow’ret bright, Amid the cold of winter, When half spent was the night Isaiah ’twas foretold it, The Rose I have in mind, With Mary we behold it, The virgin mother kind; To show God’s love aright, She bore to…
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The Blessed Virgin Mary, Refuge of Sinners
The Roman Catholic Church traditionally honors the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of Refuge of Sinners. St. Alphonsus Liguori (b. 1696- d. 1787) wrote quite a bit about the manner in which Our Lady is a refuge for sinners in his book The Glories of Mary. I never tire of reading of this glory of Mary; the glory whereby she is…
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St. Luke the Evangelist
A happy feast of St. Luke the Evangelist to all of you. Last night, R. Anne reminded me that today was the splendid feast of the physician and artist, and writer!, St. Luke. Friend of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Paul, he often seems to be the quiet Gospel writer, receiving less fanfare than the venerable Sts. John, Mark, and…
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The Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
“As the vine I have brought forth a pleasant odour: and my flowers are the fruit of honour 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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The Catholic Approach to Death
I was reading a blog article by Msgr. Charles Pope this week wherein he discusses the Catholic approach to death via the teachings of the bishop St. Cyprian (b. 200-210- d. 258). Msgr. Pope and St. Cyprian state that Christians should be willing to greet death eagerly when it (naturally) approaches as it is the entry into Heaven; and the…
