Today is the feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel. The most thorough article I have read on the story of Our Lady of Good Counsel (or Our Lady of Genazzano from the location where the icon now rests, see information, below), was written by Dr. Marian T. Horvat and is titled, The Valiant Woman, Petruccia, and the Image of…
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The Blessed Virgin Mary on Holy Saturday
~Today is Holy Saturday. The following entry is a rebuilt post for this day which was originally published in 2019. “Saint Paul tells us that our religion is vain unless we have faith in the mystery of our Saviour’s Resurrection — where was this faith on the day after our Lord’s death? In one heart only, and that was Mary’s.…
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Our Lady of Czestochowa
Today is the feast of Our Lady of Czestochowa, and, for this occasion, I am re-posting a poem which was written by the English-French Catholic writer, Hilaire Belloc (b. 1870- d. 1953). This poem is a tribute to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of the miraculous icon of Our Lady of Częstochowa. The name of this Marian ode…
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Henry Wingate, Artist
Henry Wingate is a Catholic artist residing in Madison County, Virginia. I think you will enjoy this series of videos produced about him by the Archdiocese of Washington: I enjoy seeing an artist at work in his studio. May you have a good day. ~SCF
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Mary, The Divine Shepherdess
Today, the Church honors the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady, Mother of the Divine Shepherd. Our Lady, herself, has been known as the Divine Shepherdess, aka, La Divina Pastora, and La Divine Bergère. There have been numerous images of Our Lady which depict her shepherding the flock of Christ. This morning, I looked about for a good…
