The month of May continues, and, today, I am posting a short excerpt from The Reed of God which was written by the English Catholic writer, Caryll Houselander (b. 1901- d. 1954). The topic of The Reed of God is the Blessed Virgin Mary, as is, the topic of this excerpt: “She is not wearied with our littleness; her smile comes down…
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A May Reading: Pius X and Our Lady
May continues, and Catholics around the world scour their gardens for fresh buds to place on their May altars. Such tokens of love and gratitude towards Our Lady are willed by God, who was the first to honor Our Lady in her pure conception, choosing her among all women. We, the children of Mary, continue the tradition of honoring Mary, as God…
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Health of the Sick, Remember Us
“Let us run to Mary, and, as her little children, cast ourselves into her arms with a perfect confidence.” –Saint Francis de Sales One of the titles of the Blessed Virgin Mary is Health of the Sick. Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O. P. (b. 1877- d. 1964) writes about this Marian title in his book, The Mother of the Savior. Traditionally, the Catholic…
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Living Under Her Mantle
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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Children of Mary
The words in the image (above) are of the Franciscan saint-martyr, St. Maximilian Kolbe, which I found on a chalkboard in a home in the Shenandoah Valley, circa fall 2017. Here are the words: “My dear, dear brothers, our dear little, little mother, Immaculate Mary, can do anything for us. We are her children. Turn to her. She will overcome anything.”…
