St. Maximilian Daily

Ave Maria! "We should always regret that the words which we read are not capable of expressing who the Immaculate is, because they are human words, drawn from earthly concepts, words which present…

Ave Maria! "Acknowledge with sincerity that without the help of the Immaculate you are incapable of undertaking anything with regard to knowing and, by consequence, to loving Her. Realize that She alone must…

Ave Maria! "Do not begin reading without first having invoked the help of the Immaculate with some prayer; don't worry about reading much, but rather mingle with the reading the elevation of your…

Ave Maria! "Turn often to the Immaculate in time of difficulty, temptation or need. Spend time with the Immaculate, speak often with Her, one on one with Her, and you will become ever…

Ave Maria! "Prayer is a principal element in the work for the conversion of souls, because conversion is a grace which must be obtained by prayer. Also we religious, moreover, to faithfully concord…

Ave Maria!? "For all worries and woes the most efficacious remedy is prayer. In any case, the Immaculate is aware of everything and permits all things in view of the greater good of…

Ave Maria! "Meditation and the examination of conscience are the foundations of religious life. In fact, the cause of the abandonment of a religious order is the neglect, reduction or omission of these…

Ave Maria! "The most important thing in confession is sorrow for sin. This depends solely on the will. Even if there is absolutely no sensible sorrow, the sorrow of the will is sufficient…

Ave Maria! "In times of interior desolation don't make new resolutions, be more faithful to those already undertaken, pray more if possible and mortify yourself. Remember that this situation will pass and acknowledge…

Ave Maria! "One needs to recite the "Officium divinum" digne, attente, devote. One verse alone can convert a soul. A protestant converted after only browsing through a breviary. The Divine Office and the…

Ave Maria! "Holy Communion is our nourishment. Just one Holy Communion is enough to make us saints. It all depends on our interior dispositions, our life of prayer, our preparation. In fact, half…

Ave Maria! "Grace is the source of conversion and sanctification. We obtain grace by prayer; from this (prayer) and from sacrifice depends the fruit of our work. Let yourself be led in serenity…

Ave Maria! "Prayer is an unknown means and, nevertheless, it is the most efficacious to reestablish peace in souls, to give them happiness, because it serves to draw them closer to the love…

Ave Maria! "Let us pray, let us pray well, let us pray much, both with the lips and with the mind, and we will experience in ourselves how the Immaculate will take ever…