In November, Catholics around the world remember, and pray for, the poor souls who have died and are suffering in Purgatory. The Institute of Christ the King issued this brief directive last year: Visit a cemetery this week! From November 1-8, a plenary indulgence, applicable to the souls in Purgatory, may be obtained each day by visiting a cemetery (Coemeterii…
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St. Maximilian Kolbe and The Immaculata
The Polish Marian Franciscan saint, St. Maximilian Kolbe (b.1894- d.1941), was a tireless devotee and servant-son of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This saint, if he could speak to us today, would impart to us the same advice which he gave in his lifetime via his magazine, radio, and newspaper apostolates: he would tell us to entrust ourselves, our families, our…
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The Rosary in the Past and in the Present
“…let them cling more and more to the practice of the Rosary, to that devotion which our ancestors were in the habit of practicing, not only as an ever-ready remedy for their misfortunes, but as a whole badge of Christian piety.” ~Pope Leo XIII, 1883 The following post contains the text of the first of eleven (!)…
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St. Mary Magdalene: The Way of Penitence and Love, Hope for All
Today is the feast of the great St. Mary Magdalene, penitent and devout follower of Our Lord Jesus Christ. The song (above) seems to capture the longing of the sinner for a return to the innocence of childhood: the longing that humans have for a Savior; that Savior is Jesus Christ who came to Earth, and who now reigns in…
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Padre Pio: Rosary Promoter
~Since I never tire of reading this post which is loaded with the thoughts of Padre Pio regarding the Holy Rosary, I am re-posting it today (with edits). Padre Pio was tested and found saintly. We may rely on his advice. ~SCF “…If we do what we have always done, what our fathers did before us, we cannot go wrong.…
