July 13, 2017
Our Lady of Fatima: Apparition of July 13, 1917
Ave Maria Meditations As the July date approached Lucia continued to be troubled by the words of her pastor that the devil might be behind the apparitions. Finally, she confided to Jacinta that…
August 15, 2017
Our Lady is Assumed-Body and Soul-into Heaven!
Ave Maria Meditations May it never happen Most Holy Mother of God, that Heaven and earth, honored by your presence, and you, with your departure, leave men and women without your protection? No.…
August 18, 2017
A Morning Offering Prayer
Ave Maria Meditations A Morning Offering Prayer: My most sweet Jesus, I offer you this day, through, with, in, and for Mary Most Holy, in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass…
August 22, 2017
Queen of Heaven and Earth!
September 8, 2017
Celebrating the Birth of the Mother of God
Ave Maria Meditations Preparatory Prayer: We Fly to thy patronage, O holy Mother of God. Despise not our petitions in our necessities, and deliver us from all dangers, O ever glorious and blessed…
September 12, 2017
The Holy Name of Mary: Thoughts from Some Saints
Ave Maria Meditations "Your name, O Mary, is a precious ointment, which breathes forth the odor of Divine grace. Let this ointment of salvation enter the inmost recesses of our souls." "O great,…
September 14, 2017
Pieta
September 23, 2017
Dear St. Padre Pio!
Ave Maria Meditations O St. Pio, I come to you today knowing that you are truly a miracle worker. As one who is close to Jesus, I ask that you would pray for…
October 7, 2017
Through the Rosary
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October 10, 2017
October 11th: Feast of the Maternity of Our Lady
Ave Maria Meditations October 11: Feast of the Divine Maternity of Our Lady This feast, observed throughout the Western Church on October 11, honor Mary as Mother of God. It was long known…
October 13, 2017
100th Anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun at Fatima
Ave Maria Meditations During the night of 12-13 October it had rained throughout, soaking the ground and the pilgrims who make their way to Fátima from all directions by the thousands. By foot,…
October 24, 2017
Jesus in Mary
Ave Maria Meditations The special obligation which God puts on you to honor the life of Jesus in Mary is that you grow each day in the desire to consecrate yourself to this…
November 21, 2017
The Child Mary is Presented to the Temple
Ave Maria Meditations Prayer: As we venerate the glorious memory of the most holy Virgin Mary, grant, we pray, O Lord, through her intercession, that we, too, may merit to receive from the…
November 27, 2017
A Miraculous Medal Prayer
Ave Maria Meditations O Virgin Mother of God, Mary Immaculate, we dedicate and consecrate ourselves to you under the title of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. May this Medal be for each…