“Tradition means giving a vote to most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant oligarchy of those who merely happen to be walking about. All democrats object to men being disqualified by the accident of birth; tradition objects to their being disqualified by the accident…
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Mother of Divine Providence
A Little Litany “When God turned back eternity and was young, Ancient of Days, grown little for your mirth (As under the low arch the land is bright) Peered through you, gate of heaven–and saw the earth. Or shutting out his shining skies awhile Built you about him for a house of gold To see in pictured walls his storied…
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The Secret of Mary
“It was to Mary that God the Father said, ‘Dwell in Jacob’, that is, dwell in my elect who are typified by Jacob. It was to Mary that God the Son said, ‘My dear Mother, your inheritance is in Israel’, that is, in the elect. It was to Mary that the Holy Spirit said, ‘Place your roots in my elect’.…
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Madonna of the Streets
The artist Roberto Feruzzi (b. 1854- d. 1934) painted Madonna of the Streets (image, above) in 1896. It is quite lovely. Totus Tuus, Maria! •SCF Explanation: Totus Tuus Information: consecration to Mary