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July 9, 2011

July is the month dedicated to the Precious Blood of Jesus

Ave Maria Meditations SEVEN OFFERINGS OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD Eternal Father, I offer Thee the merits of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus, Thy Beloved Son and my Divine Redeemer, for the propagation…

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July 12, 2011

Our Heart is to be an Altar

Ave Maria Meditations Our heart is an altar. The victim placed on this altar is our evil inclinations. The sword destined to slay this victim is the spirit of sacrifice and immolation. The…

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July 14, 2011

July 15th: St. Bonaventure, Franciscan Doctor of the Church

One Minute Meditation Christ on the Cross bows His head, waiting for you, that He may kiss you; He stretches out His arms, that He may embrace you; His hands are open, that…

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July 16, 2011

July 16th: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

Ave Maria Meditations O Most beautiful flower of Mount Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in this my necessity… O, Star of…

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July 19, 2011

By Way of the Narrow Gate

One Minute Meditation Following the Way of the Narrow Gate: Let us, then, try to estimate how honorable it is to wish to please God, as well on account of the goodness and…

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July 22, 2011

A Model Penitent

A meditation from St. Peter Julian Eymard Jesus loved .. Mary. (Jn.11:5) SAINT MARY MAGDALEN was the privileged friend of Jesus. She served Him with her wealth and accompanied Him everywhere. She…

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July 24, 2011

Humanae Vitae: July 25th, the anniversary of a prophetic encyclical

The rejection of the truths expressed in Humanae Vitae has had reverberations that have not ceased since. All this to terrible consequences throughout the Church and the whole world. Let us say a…

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July 26, 2011

Patrons for Grandparents: Saints Joachim and Anne

Ave Maria Meditations PRAYER TO ST. JOACHIM AND ST. ANNE: Great and glorious patriarch, St. Joachim, and good St. Anne, what joy is mine when I consider that you were chosen among all…

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July 29, 2011

A Franciscan Saint of the Confessional

Ave Maria Meditations St. Leopoldo is known as an Apostle of the Confessional and also as an Apostle of Unity. Feast Day is July 30th. He was born in Dalmatia (Bosnia-Hercogovina) in 1866.…

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August 2, 2011

August 2: Portiuncula Indulgence; Our Lady of the Angels

Ave Maria Meditations From the Franciscan supplement to the Divine Office:OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS OF THE PORTIUNCULA Feast Our Seraphic Father Francis in keeping with his special love for the Blessed Virgin…

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August 5, 2011

On the Transfiguration, part one

Ave Maria Meditations The mountain is the place of ascent - not only outward, but also inward ascent; it is a liberation from the burden of everyday life, a breathing in of the…

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August 6, 2011

Thoughts on the Transfiguration, part 2

Ave Maria Meditations (picture is the mosaic from the Church of the Transfiguration on Mt. Tabor) Immediately a cloud overshadowed them. It reminds us of that other cloud that accompanies the presence of…

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August 8, 2011

Offering her Life for her People: St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)

Ave Maria Meditations Feast Day is August 9th Some thoughts from the Saint: Whatever did not fit in with my plan did lie within the plan of God. I have an ever deeper…

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August 11, 2011

Light Through the Centuries: St. Clare of Assisi

Ave Maria Meditations St. Clare of Assisi: Feast Day is August 11th Clare was born in Assisi, Italy in about 1194 into a family of knights and nobles. At the age of eighteen,…

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August 15, 2011

Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament

Ave Maria Meditations With the Solemnity of the Assumption in the same month as the Feast of St. Peter Julian Eymard (founder of the Blessed Sacrament Fathers whose feast day was August 2nd),…

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