We wish you a Merry Marymass, St. Mary’s Day, Lady Day, or, as it is commonly known, the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. What a happy day! The Lesson at today’s Mass refers to the Virgin Mary, and reads: “The Lord hath blessed thee by his power, because by thee he hath brought our enemies to nought. Blessed art thou,…
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The Rosary: Promises and Quotes
“The Most Holy Virgin in these last times in which we live has given a new efficacy to the recitation of the Rosary to such an extent that there is no problem, no matter how difficult it is, whether temporal or above all spiritual, in the personal life of each one of us, of our families…that cannot be solved by…
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Tradition: The Democracy of the Dead
“I have never been able to understand where people got the idea that democracy was in some way opposed to tradition. It is obvious that tradition is only democracy extended through time. It is trusting to a consensus of common human voices rather than to some isolated or arbitrary record. . . . Tradition means giving votes to the most…
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Mariology in the Franciscan Order
The Franciscan Mariologist, Fr. Peter Damian Fehlner, was not only an expert on the writings and teachings of St. Francis and St. Bonaventure, but those of St. Maximilian Kolbe, as well; thus he was proficient in tracing the golden thread of “Mary’s presence and continuing influence” at the outset of the Franciscan order to the present day, as seen in the…
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New Marian Celebration
Mary, Mother of the Church is the title under which Our beloved Lady will now be celebrated annually, on the Monday following Pentecost Sunday, according to Vatican News. Vatican News reports: Pope Francis has decreed that the ancient devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, under the title of Mother of the Church, be inserted into the Roman Calendar. The liturgical…
