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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.…

  • Padre Pio, Our Lady, and the Holy Rosary

    “…If we do what we have always done, what our fathers did before us, we cannot go wrong. Satan wants to destroy this prayer, but in this he will never succeed. The Rosary is the prayer of those who triumph over everything and everyone. It was Our Lady who taught us this prayer, just as it was Jesus who taught…

  • 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,…

  • A Tip from a Spiritual Master on a September Ember Day

    “The fear you say you have about sins committed in the past is deceptive and is a genuine torment caused by the devil. Haven’t you already confessed those sins? Well, what are you afraid of? Let that whole sad affair go once and for all, and instead open your heart wide to a holy and boundless confidence in Jesus. Trust…

  • St. Padre Pio Relics in America

    Relics of St. Padre Pio (b. 1887- d. 1968) are on display for veneration at St. Paul Cathedral in Pittsburgh through eight p.m. this evening. We visited the relics yesterday, and the visit was made even lovelier as the altar of the grand cathedral was donned with flowers galore in all of its Easter glory.  We will post pictures of…