Today we celebrate the beautiful feast of the Assumption. It is the day we have been spiritually preparing for the last 9 days during our novena. But you may be asking yourself, “What is the Assumption about any way?” or, “Why is Assumption important? or, maybe
A couple of months ago I did a post about the First Friday Devotions to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and today I want to talk about its complimentary devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. August is a great month to
On Sunday we will celebrate the great solemnity of the Holy Trinity. What an awesome God we serve! A couple of years ago I mentioned that I wasn’t able to find many activities for celebrating Trinity sunday, but I did find these ideas. This year, I was able to find a
Can you believe that tomorrow is June already? Wow. June is traditionally devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and with tomorrow being Friday – the first Friday of the month -, it would be the perfect time to begin the First Friday Devotions.
“When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, ‘Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how
“Since the fullness of the Divine Nature dwelt in Mary’s womb, the Blessed Virgin thereby, acquired a kind of jurisdiction over all graces, for the all the streams of Divine grace flow from her womb as from the ocean of Divinity
“She lives now and is protecting us. She is there in heaven, body and soul, with the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit…But we should never think that this sublime greatness of hers makes her inaccessible to us. She
“Mary, the immaculate perpetually Virgin Mother of God, after the completion of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into the glory of heaven.”–Pope Pius XII
Offering: Remaining silent with someone corrects of misjudges us.
“Mary, my dearest mother, give me your heart so beautiful, so pure, so immaculate, so full of love and humility, that I may receive Jesus as you did–and go in haste to give him to others.” –Blessed Mother Teresa of
“Many conversations, many decisions to give oneself to the service of God have been preceded by an encounter with Mary. Our Lady has encouraged us to look for God, to desire to change, to lead a new life.” –St. Jose