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June 22, 2011

St. Thomas More: Franciscan Saint and Martyr

Ave Maria Meditations THE KING'S GOOD SERVANT BUT GOD'S FIRST... St. Thomas More, a Franciscan Tertiary, has been named the patron for lawyers and politicians. This holy and wholly Catholic man was a…

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July 14, 2011

July 15th: St. Bonaventure, Franciscan Doctor of the Church

One Minute Meditation Christ on the Cross bows His head, waiting for you, that He may kiss you; He stretches out His arms, that He may embrace you; His hands are open, that…

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July 24, 2011

Humanae Vitae: July 25th, the anniversary of a prophetic encyclical

The rejection of the truths expressed in Humanae Vitae has had reverberations that have not ceased since. All this to terrible consequences throughout the Church and the whole world. Let us say a…

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July 29, 2011

A Franciscan Saint of the Confessional

Ave Maria Meditations St. Leopoldo is known as an Apostle of the Confessional and also as an Apostle of Unity. Feast Day is July 30th. He was born in Dalmatia (Bosnia-Hercogovina) in 1866.…

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August 1, 2011

How St. Francis Taught Brother Leo That Perfect Joy Is Only in the Cross

One winter day St. Francis was coming to St. Mary of the Angels from Perugia with Brother Leo, and the bitter cold made them suffer keenly. St. Francis called to Brother Leo, who…

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August 2, 2011

Video – Roving Reporter #120: First Holy Mass at the Portziuncola in Italy

Roving Reporter #120 - First Holy Mass of 4 New FI Priests, celebrated at Assisi ( 13min) >>> Play Ave Maria! This is the first Holy Mass celebrated by the newly-ordained FI priests,…

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August 2, 2011

August 2: Portiuncula Indulgence; Our Lady of the Angels

Ave Maria Meditations From the Franciscan supplement to the Divine Office:OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS OF THE PORTIUNCULA Feast Our Seraphic Father Francis in keeping with his special love for the Blessed Virgin…

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August 11, 2011

Light Through the Centuries: St. Clare of Assisi

Ave Maria Meditations St. Clare of Assisi: Feast Day is August 11th Clare was born in Assisi, Italy in about 1194 into a family of knights and nobles. At the age of eighteen,…

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August 25, 2011

Living your Faith in the Public Square

Ave Maria Meditations Today is the Feast of the Patron of the Third Order of St. Francis, St. Louis the King. He lived his faith with conviction and publicly. Here is a meditation…

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September 17, 2011

Stigmata of St. Francis

Ave Maria Meditations Lord, I ask you for two graces before I die: to experience in myself, as much as possible, the sufferings of your cruel Passion, and to feel for you the…

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September 23, 2011

September 23rd: We honor our dear St. Padre Pio

Ave Maria Meditations St. Padre Pio’s prayer after Holy Communion: Stay with me, Lord, for it is necessary to have You present so that I do not forget You. You know how easily…

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October 4, 2011

St. Francis of Assisi: a Meditation on the Our Father

Ave Maria Meditations O Most Holy Our Father: Creator, Redeemer, Consoler and Our Savior. Who art in Heaven: in the Angels and in the Saints; enlightening them unto knowledge, because Thou, Lord, art…

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October 22, 2011

St. Peter of Alcantara

“Blessed be the penances which earned me such glory!” These were the words of St. Peter of Alcântara when, after his death, he appeared to St. Teresa of Avila telling her what had…

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November 7, 2011

November 8th: Blessed John Duns Scotus

Ave Maria Meditations Heavenly Father, You filled John Duns Scotus with wisdom, and through his life and teaching gave us a witness of Your Incarnate love. May we come to understand more deeply…

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November 17, 2011

November 17th: St. Elizabeth of Hungary

Ave Maria Meditations Litany of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Protector, Third Order Franciscan Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. O Christ, hear us. O…

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