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December 2, 2018

Advent: the Coming of a Presence

Ave Maria MeditationsDear Brothers and Sisters, Today on the First Sunday of Advent, we enter that four-week Season with which a new liturgical year begins and that immediately prepares us for the Feast…

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December 5, 2018

Preparing to Meditate on the Immaculata

Ave Maria Meditations Preservation from original sin...signifies no exceptional proficiency, no exceptional achievement; on the contrary, it signifies that Mary reserves no area of being, life, or will for herself as a private…

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The Other Holy Family of Sts. Joachim, Anne, and Mary

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December 8, 2018

The Other Holy Family of Sts. Joachim, Anne, and Mary

Ave Maria Meditations Among other considerations, we must remark that we are indebted to the holy childhood of Mary for three great favors. The Son of God then about to be born into…

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Recalling the Continuing Presence of Christ, Having Come in Time

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December 10, 2018

Recalling the Continuing Presence of Christ, Having Come in Time

Ave Maria Meditations “Advent” does not mean “expectation,” as some may think. It is a translation of the Greek word parousia which means “presence” or, more accurately, “arrival,”, i.e., the beginning of a…

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December 12, 2018

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Ave Maria Meditations "Listen and let it penetrate your heart…do not be troubled or weighed down with grief. Do not fear any illness or vexation, anxiety or pain. Am I not here who…

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December 18, 2018

The Foster Father of Jesus: St. Joseph

Ave Maria Meditations Aware of the great mystery of the incarnation, Joseph's whole life gravitated about that of the Incarnate Word: for Him he endured worry, suffering, fatigue, labor. To Him he consecrated…

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December 21, 2018

The Immaculate One

Ave Maria Meditations God delights to honor His saints by bestowing upon them special graces which mark them off from the rest of mankind. To one He gives a burning zeal for souls;…

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December 25, 2018

The Word was made Flesh…

May God bless you abundantly this holy Christmas season! Ave Maria!

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December 28, 2018

The Holy Innocents

An Ave Maria Meditations Encore We remember today, O God, the slaughter of the holy innocents Of Bethlehem by King Herod. Receive, we pray, into the arms of your mercy all innocent victims;…

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January 3, 2019

Jesus: The Name above All Names

Ave Maria Meditation Jesus, Name above all names: Beautiful Savior, Living Word Emmanuel, God is with us: Blessed Redeemer, glorious Lord Lift high the cross, the love of…

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January 8, 2019

Ou Lady of Prompt Succor

Ave Maria Meditations DURING the French Revolution of the late 18th century, priests and religious were persecuted and often had to go into hiding in order to administer the Sacraments and keep their…

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January 12, 2019

La Conquistadora

Ave Maria Meditations La Conquistadora, the oldest continuously venerated image of the Virgin Mary in the U.S., arrived in Santa Fe on a wagon train in 1626 with Fray Alonso de Benavides. The…

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January 15, 2019

Our Lady of Banneux: January 15th

Ave Maria Meditations OUR LADY of BANNEUX, FEBRUARY 15, 1933. (a Church approved apparition) Banneaux is an unremarkable village on the edge of the Ardennes Mountains. In 1933 the Beco family were living there…

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January 22, 2019

Prayer for Nascent Human Life

Ave Maria Meditations On this sad anniversary of the legalization of abortion in the United States: Lord Jesus, You who faithfully visit and fulfill with your Presence the Church and the history of…

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January 24, 2019

Belonging to God

Ave Maria Meditations May you always belong to God in this mortal life, serving Him faithfully as you follow Him carrying His cross; and may you belong to Him in the life eternal,…

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