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Ave Maria Meditations Benedict XVI Prayer Pro-Life

January 22, 2018

Prayer for Nascent Human Life

Ave Maria Meditations Lord Jesus, You who faithfully visit and fulfill with your Presence the Church and the history of men; You who in the miraculous Sacrament of your Body and Blood render…

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February 13, 2018

As We Enter Lent: Ash Wednesday

One Minute Meditations Yet even now, says the LORD, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; rend your hearts and not your clothing. Return to the…

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February 16, 2018

First Station of the Cross: a Meditation

Ave Maria Meditations Station I: Jesus is condemned to death Pilate abandoned truth under pressure from the crowd...as do we when we listen to the crowd of public opinion that endorses…

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February 17, 2018

First Sorrow of Our Lady

Ave Maria Meditations The First Sorrow: The Prophecy of Simeon: "And thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that, out of many hearts, thoughts may be revealed." (Lk 2:35) I pity you, oh…

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February 22, 2018

Second Station of the Cross

Ave Maria Meditations Station II: Jesus takes up His cross Jesus kissed His cross out of love of us... as unworthy as we are. His Love rose above our sins and underserving hearts. …

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Ave Maria Meditations Catholic Culture Devotional Faith Prayer Spiritual Life Suffering

February 26, 2018

Third Station of the Cross

Ave Maria Meditations Station III: Jesus falls the first time Jesus falls under the weight of the heavy cross because we are fallen. How heavy our sins weigh upon You, Jesus. And yet…

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February 28, 2018

Fourth Station of the Cross

Ave Maria Meditations Station IV: Jesus meets His mother No matter how difficult it was for her, our Blessed Mother never counted the cost or let her fear get between her and her…

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March 6, 2018

Fifth Station of the Cross

Ave Maria Meditations Station V: Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry His cross Simon, a passerby, is converted when He sees the love that emanates from Jesus' face. He wonders how this man,…

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March 8, 2018

Sixth Station of the Cross

Ave Maria Meditations Station VI: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus Veronica's love and compassion for this tortured soul moved her to step forward to wipe Jesus' bloody face without any thought to…

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March 12, 2018

Seventh Station of the Cross

Ave Maria Meditations Station VII: Jesus falls a second time Jesus falls a second time because of man's weakness and rejection of God's saving grace. To be human is to be limited, fragile…

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March 14, 2018

Eighth Station of the Cross

Ave Maria Meditations Station VIII: Jesus meets the weeping women The women wept to see Jesus endure so much suffering, yet He advised them to weep for their children instead of Him. Like…

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March 16, 2018

Sixth Sorrow of Our Lady

Ave Maria Meditations The Sixth Sorrow: Jesus is taken down from the Cross: They took therefore the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen cloths (Jn 19:40) I pity you, oh my afflicted…

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March 17, 2018

Ave Maria Meditations I arise today Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, Through belief in the Threeness, Through confession of the Oneness of the Creator of creation. I arise today…

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Ave Maria Meditations Catholic Culture Devotional Faith Prayer Spiritual Life

March 20, 2018

Ninth Station of the Cross

Ave Maria Meditations Station IX: Jesus fall a third time In Jesus' third fall, He is felled by the malice of others. So weakened by the loss of blood, the brutal beatings and…

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March 22, 2018

Tenth Station of the Cross

Ave Maria Meditations Station X: Jesus is stripped of his garments Even this humiliation Jesus endured for us...as an example to us of what we can endure for love. Christ's indignities are not…

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