Blessed Karl of Austria (August 17, 1887 – April 1, 1922) was the last ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was a devout Catholic and loved the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Rosary. He is becoming increasingly “popular” in the Church as his heroic sanctity, long hidden from the world, is being revealed in our days. Here is a web site…
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A Letter of Encouragement
“Whenever you feel guilty, even if it is because you have consciously committed a sin, a serious sin, something you have kept doing many, many times, never let the devil deceive you by allowing him to discourage you. Whenever you feel guilty, offer all your guilt to the Immaculate, without analyzing it or examining it, as something that belongs to…
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August 28: St. Augustine of Hippo
Prayer of Saint Augustine to the Blessed Virgin O blessed Virgin Mary, who can worthily repay thee thy just dues of praise and thanksgiving, thou who by the wondrous assent of thy will didst rescue a fallen world? What songs of praise can our weak human nature recite in thy honor, since it is by thy intervention alone that it…
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August 19: Feast of St. John Eudes
Marian Prayer of St. John Eudes O Blessed Virgin, Mother of my God and Saviour, I honour and revere you in the first moment of your life. I honour and revere the dispositions of your holy soul, an all that took place in you at that time. You began immediately, O holy Virgin, to love and glorify God most perfectly,…