Today, June the thirteenth, is the feast of St. Anthony of Padua, Doctor of the Church, who is also known as the hammer of the heretics. Five years ago, we wrote about his teaching on the perpetual virginity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. I am posting this writing again, today, as it is such a delight to learn about the…
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The Sacred Heart of Jesus
~On Fridays, the Church bids us to reflect on the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The following is a revised post on this topic. In a series of Church approved apparitions, the Sacred Heart of Jesus was revealed (by Jesus) to the Roman Catholic saint, Margaret Mary Alacoque. St. Margaret Mary was a French Visitation sister who was born in 1647,…
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Feast of St. John Eudes 2021
Tomorrow, August the nineteenth, is the feast of our saint-ancestor, Fr. John Eudes (b. 1601- d. 1680); and for this day, we might allow him to speak to us about the Immaculate Heart of Mary through an excerpt from his book The Admirable Heart of Mary. I think you will find him to be a helpful instructor on the mysteries…
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Pope Pius XI and the Sacred Heart of Jesus
On the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, I am presenting a 1928 encyclical on reparation to the Sacred Heart from Pope Pius XI. The encyclical is long, but I cannot cut it down without losing portions of the thoughts of Pius XI, which I do not wish to do. So, without further ado, Pope Pius XI on reparation…
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The Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
June is the month in the Roman Catholic Church that is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Father Martin Berlioux (1829‒1887) wrote of this June theme in the following; a kickstart for this, as he described, month of fruits: The devotions of the Month of Mary have just been brought to a close, and the result of those devotions…
