~The following post is a repeat from September of 2018 (with edits). I like to re-read Pope Leo XIII, and think you will, too. SF “…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…
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October 8: Our Lady of Good Remedy
“My dear, dear brothers, our dear little, little mother, Immaculate Mary, can do anything for us. We are her children. Turn to her. She will overcome anything.” ~St. Maximilian Kolbe Today is the feast of Our Lady of Good Remedy. Our Lady has been honored under this title since the founding of the Trinitarian Order by St. John of Matha in the…
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The Blessed Virgin Mary: A Merciful Advocate
Today, I am posting a long excerpt from The Glories of Mary which was written by the Catholic bishop, saint, and Doctor of the Church, St. Alphonsus Liguouri (b. 1696- d. 1787). This book was well researched long (!) before the internet, and contains documentation from saints, priests, Church teaching and references from the Bible. As I have said before, let…
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The Great Novena to the Immaculate Conception
Today, on the feast of St. Andrew, the Great Novena to the Immaculate Conception begins, for it is nine days until December 8th, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. The following details this novena, and explains its history: France knows what is called the “Great Novena of the Immaculate Conception,” which is held annually from November 30 to December 8.…
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A Queen Prays the Rosary and Other Stories of the Rosary
I enjoy reading historical stories wherein the characters involved were devoted to the Holy Rosary. Such a character was the Catholic queen, Blanche of Castile (b. 1188- d. 1282), mother of the saint-king, King Louis IV of France. Elaine M. Jordan recounts the story of the Rosary devotion of Queen Blanche in the following (links within the text added by SCF): Queen…
