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January 28, 2019

A Doctor of the Church

Ave Maria MeditationsSt. Thomas Aquinas, the brilliant Dominican, was the author of the Summa Theologica and also the Office for the Feast of Corpus Christi, among other things. His works are still most…

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January 31, 2019

St. John Bosco: A Saint with Dreams

Ave Maria Meditations A few quotes: "Do you want our Lord to give you many graces? Visit him often. Do you want him to give you few graces? Visit him seldom." "Visits to…

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February 11, 2019

A Short History about the Apparition of Our Lady at Lourdes

Ave Maria Meditations " I cannot promise you happiness in this life; only in the next", said Our Lady to the little girl named Bernadette. The young girl lives out her life quietly,…

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February 19, 2019

The Love of God through the Holy Mass

Ave Maria Meditations Reflections of a priest on the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass: "O wondrous exchange: The Creator of the human race taking to Himself a living body, deigned to be born…

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February 27, 2019

A Novena Prayer to St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows

Ave Maria Meditations O good St. Gabriel, God inspired thee to see the Passion of Jesus as it was reflected in the heart of Mary. By her side, thou did stand beneath the…

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March 19, 2019

Guardian of the Redeemer and the Blessed Mother

Ave Maria Meditations "Joseph did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took his wife" (cf. Mt 1 :24). Inspired by the Gospel, the Fathers of the Church from the earliest…

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April 5, 2019

Uniting with the Suffering of Christ

Ave Maria Meditations encore Let us do penance and suffer with Christ : Although the cross especially before Christ’s passion was in itself a horrible thing, it is nevertheless something to be sought…

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April 8, 2019

Proof of Love

Ave Maria Meditations After the incarnation, the cross of Jesus is the greatest proof of His love for man. Similarly, mortification, which is suffering eagerly excepted for the love of God, is one…

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April 10, 2019

Reasons for Penance

Ave Maria Meditations Reasons for Penance...to remove obstacles, to renounce one's own will and for the purpose of co-redemption Jesus summoned the crowds and His disciples…

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April 12, 2019

Gospel vs. Anti-gospel

Ave Maria Meditations We are now standing in the face of the greatest historical confrontation humanity has ever experienced. I do not think the wide circle of the American Society, or the wide…

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April 16, 2019

Our Lady of Sorrows

Ave Maria MeditationsTo Our Lady of Sorrows: O most holy Virgin, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ: by the overwhelming grief you experienced when you witnessed the martyrdom, the crucifixion, and death…

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April 19, 2019

The cross of Christ gives Life to the Human Race

Ave Maria Meditations Death trampled our Lord underfoot, but He in his turn treated death as a highroad for His own feet. He submitted to it, enduring it willingly, because by this means…

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April 21, 2019

He is Not Here: He is Risen!

Ave Maria Meditations “You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen, he is not here” (Mk 16:6). With these words, God’s messenger, robed in light, spoke to the women who…

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April 24, 2019

Supper, Cross, and Resurrection

Ave Maria Meditations And behold I Am with you all days until the consummation of the world. (Mt. 28:20) If we have at length interpreted the connection between Supper and Cross, we have…

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April 27, 2019

Divine Mercy Sunday

Ave Maria Meditations “BE MERCIFUL EVEN AS YOUR FATHER IS MERCIFUL” (Lk 6:36) The Feast of the Divine Mercy is the Sunday after Easter “Jesus Christ taught that man not only receives and…

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