“The rose,” Mary told Saint Brigid, “gives a fragrant odor; it is beautiful to the sight, and tender to the touch, and yet it grows among thorns, inimical to the beauty and tenderness. So may also those who are mild, patient, beautiful in virtue, be put to a test among adversaries. And as the thorn, on the other hand, guards,…
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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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St. Francis de Sales and the Immaculate Conception
“His (referring to Christ Jesus) most blessed Mother is the Queen of all Queens, for she is not only crowned with charity, but with the perfection of charity, and to use an expression of the Holy Spirit, Who says that the Son is the crown of the Father; her crown is in truth her Son; that is to say, the…
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Reflection on the Fifth Glorious Mystery of the Rosary
I received a new article from a writer at the Rosary to the Interior: For the Purification of the Church, which is a group that is promoting an international rosary crusade which is scheduled for February 2, 2019. This new article is a reflection on the Fifth Glorious Mystery of the Rosary which is the Crowning of Mary as Queen of…
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Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
The occupants of The Marian Room wish you, and yours, a beautiful feast of the Immaculate Conception, the conception of Our Immaculate Mother and Queen. We are posting the propers from today’s Mass for through them Mother Church speaks to us of what she believes, and for what she prays, on this happy day. May you have a beautiful day. The propers of…




