My queen, my mother! I give myself entirely to Thee. ~source below I took the picture (above, note: picture is in the body of the post, if you do not see it on the email version of the post, you might need to click the post open in your browser) from an old book which is titled The Blessed Virgin…
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Assumption 2021
~Tomorrow, on the fifteenth day of August, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven; or, as it is also called, Marymass. For this happy day, I am re-posting the following Assumption day entry with edits and additions. “Mary’s life on Earth drew to a close. Her eyes were fixed on Heaven. Her…
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Epiphany: The Kings’ Feast
Today is the Epiphany, a feast once celebrated with grandeur and joy. Let us revive Epiphany celebrations; let us restore Catholic culture in our homes and in our families. To learn about the history of Catholic Epiphany customs, I am posting the following Epiphany-related text from the French priest and Benedictine monk, Dom Prosper Gueranger (b. 1805- d. 1875): Theodosius,…
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St. Alphonsus Liguori in May
We are beginning to move through the mid-point of May, the month of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Realizing that the days of May are numbered; and the fact that I have yet to share a bit from one of our favorite traditional Marian books, I will do so today. That book is The Glories of Mary by St. Alphonsus Liguori…
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The Blessed Virgin Mary: Necessary for Salvation
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…