“O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.” -words inscribed on the front side of the Miraculous Medal as requested by Our Lady Today is the commemoration of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. On this day, we remember the 1830 apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary to St. Catherine Laboure in Paris, France. In…
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The Hope of St. Therese of Lisieux
On Sunday, in the traditional calendar, the Roman Catholic Church celebrates the Doctor of the Church, St. Therese of Lisieux (b. 1873- d. 1897). St. Therese is popularly known as The Little Flower, because of her teachings on what is known as “spiritual childhood“; she saw herself as a little flower in the many differing blooms of souls who loved God.…
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Home at Christmas
“Any one thinking of the Holy Child as born in December would mean by it exactly what we mean by it; that Christ is not merely a summer sun of the prosperous but a winter fire for the unfortunate.” ~G.K. Chesterton (b. 1874- d. 1936) It is moving closer to the Nativity of Our Lord, the 25th day of December.…
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Advice from Fr. Lasance
The following is a bit of advice from the Catholic priest-writer, Fr. Francis Xavier Lasance (b. 1860- d. 1946). This spiritual advice was written in 1908, but remains pertinent to our day. I can imagine you, or I, phoning him (if a phone existed whereby we might reach him in heaven) on a day where we are troubled by events…
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Our Lady of Perpetual Help
“All the glory of the King’s Daughter is within, in golden borders, clothed round about with variety: after her shall virgins be brought to the King, her neighbours shall be brought unto thee. (P.T. Alleluia, alleluia). Ps. My heart hath uttered a good word: I speak of my works to the King. Glory be to the Father . . .” …
