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…
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Devotion to Mary with Fr. Frederick William Faber
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) ~For today, I am revising, and re-posting, an April 2019 piece on Our Lady’s son, Fr. Frederick William Faber. I think it will give you a…
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The Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ
“The Precious Blood is the wealth of the Sacred Heart. The Sacred Heart is the symbol of the Precious Blood; yet not its symbol only, but its palace, its home, its fountain. It is to the Sacred Heart that it owes the joy of its restlessness and the glory of its impetuosity. It is to the Sacred Heart that it…
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Fr. Faber in May
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) The month of May would not be complete without a post on Our Lady’s son, Fr. Frederick William Faber. I wrote of this English priest in…
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Fr. Faber: Devoted Son of Mary
We often wish our lives were more divine. But they are, in fact, more divine than we believe. It is sorrow which reveals this to us…. For a moment it blinds us; then by degrees the white figure of Jesus comes out in the dim obscurity. We feel the warm blood on our hands as we grasp the Cross. We…