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July 29, 2016

Perseverance in the Spiritual Life

Ave Maria Meditations But good people worry because they say, "I never become any better; I go on week after week and year after year committing the same sins, being equally unsuccessful at…

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Ave Maria Meditations Devotional Eucharistic Adoration Sacraments Saints Spiritual Life

August 2, 2016

Prayer to St. Peter Julian Eymard

Ave Maria Meditations NOVENA TO SAINT PETER JULIAN EYMARD Saint Peter Julian, who received the great privilege of so perfectly knowing what treasures are ours in the Most Blessed Sacrament, of being all…

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A Simple Prayer from St. John Mary Vianney, Patron of Parish Priests

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August 4, 2016

A Simple Prayer from St. John Mary Vianney, Patron of Parish Priests

Ave Maria Meditations Prayer of St. John Vianney: I love You, O my God, and my only desire is to love You until the last breath of my life. I love You, O…

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Anti-Catholicism Ave Maria Meditations Franciscan Things Persecution Religious Liberty Saints Spiritual Life

August 9, 2016

Cost of Conscience

An Ave Maria Meditations Encore But the souls of the just are in the hand of God and no torment shall touch them. They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be…

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Ave Maria Meditations Devotional Franciscan Things Saints Spiritual Life

August 11, 2016

Words from St. Clare of Assisi

Ave Maria Meditations Clare says to me, “Gaze upon Him, consider Him, contemplate Him, I put this more simply: behold, hold, enfold. I behold the Lord I see His outstretched hands I see…

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A Thought from St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe

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August 13, 2016

A Thought from St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe

Ave Maria Meditations "All those who love and honor Our Lady are hated by the Evil One and his demons but especially hated are those consecrated to Our Blessed Mother. I'm inspired by…

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August 15, 2016

In Union with the Mother of God

Ave Maria Meditations The love of Marian souls for their heavenly Mother is not the only love that finds a marvelous increase in their union with her; their love for Jesus increases even…

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August 19, 2016

Ark of the New Covenant

Ave Maria Meditations SUB tuum praesidium confugimus, Sancta Dei Genetrix. Nostras deprecationes ne despicias in necessitatibus1, sed a periculis cunctis libera nos semper, Virgo gloriosa et benedicta. Amen. WE fly to thy patronage,…

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August 22, 2016

Our Lady: Our Queen!

Ave Maria Meditations Felix culpa, sings the church: O happy fault because it has obtained for us such a Redeemer. O happy fault, we can also add, which has merited us to receive…

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Ave Maria Meditations Devotion to Mary Devotional Prayer Spiritual Life

August 24, 2016

On Vocal Prayer

Ave Maria Meditations In our vocal prayers, we must not try to follow the exact meaning of all the words. Each prayer expresses one or several sentiments; the words are only means to…

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Let not Haste make Waste in our Spiritual Endeavors: Seek Our Lady’s Calm

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August 27, 2016

Let not Haste make Waste in our Spiritual Endeavors: Seek Our Lady’s Calm

Ave Maria Meditations Haste is not one of those disordered tendencies of the soul, such as pride etc... But rather it is a defect caused by nervousness and we must learn to check…

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Ave Maria Meditations Devotional Eucharistic Adoration Faith Spiritual Life

August 30, 2016

A Prayer to Our Eucharistic Lord

Ave Maria Meditations Eucharistic Jesus, we thank You for instituting Your Real Presence on earth (in the Blessed Sacrament). Thanks to this great Gift, we can speak to You just as truly as…

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September 2, 2016

Mother Teresa’s Prayer for Priests

Ave Maria Meditations Mary, mother of Jesus, throw your mantle of purity over our priests. Protect them, guide them and keep them in your heart. Be a mother to them especially in times…

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Saint Mother Teresa and Prayer at the Blessed Sacrament

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September 5, 2016

Saint Mother Teresa and Prayer at the Blessed Sacrament

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Commemoration of the Birth of Our Immaculate Mother Mary

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September 8, 2016

Commemoration of the Birth of Our Immaculate Mother Mary

Ave Maria Meditations What does Mary being "Immaculate" mean? And what does this title tell us?... After the Original Sin, God addresses the serpent, which represents Satan, curses it and adds a promise:…

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