Luther said that he “could not endure the thought that the Church of Rome should call Mary, who is only a creature, ‘our hope,’ for God alone [he said], and Jesus Christ as our Mediator, is our hope.” But the Church does teach us to invoke Mary on all occasions and call her our hope: “Hail, our hope!” ~St. Alphonsus…
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The Blessed Virgin Mary: Full of Grace
Today, I am posting an excerpt from The Glories of Mary by St. Alphonsus Liguori* (b. 1696- d. 1787) where this Doctor of the Church teaches us that the Blessed Virgin Mary, from the moment of her Immaculate Conception, was filled with grace: Justly, then, did David say, that the foundations of this city of God, Mary, should be laid…
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Beneath Thy Protection
We fly to Thy protection, O Holy Mother of God; Do not despise our petitions our necessities, but deliver us always from all dangers, O Glorious and Blessed Virgin. Amen The above hymn is titled, Beneath Thy Protection, or, in Latin, Sub Tuum Praesidium. This hymn to the Blessed Virgin Mary dates back to the fourth century: “…the expression Our Lady of Grace is…
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Our Lady, the Mediatrix, and St. Anthony
“The rainbow is a symbol of the peace and reconciliation which the blessed Virgin, our Mediatrix, effected between God and man.” St. Anthony of Padua, b. 1195- d. 1231 Last week, the Church celebrated the feast of St. Anthony of Padua. His life and writings testify to his deep love, and devotion, to the Blessed Virgin Mary. One aspect of…
