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February 28, 2013

Through the Cross

Ave Maria Meditations 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 after…

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May 29, 2013

CNS STORY: New leader of Friars Minor says pope has energized Franciscans

Ave Maria! The brown Franciscans have a new Minster General and he is an American born in Indianapolis, IN which is the same diocese that AirMaria HQ is now located. May God be…

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May 30, 2013

Consecration: Love Without Limits

Ave Maria Meditations From a letter by St. Maximilian Kolbe: Dearest children, I desire very much to tell you, to repeat for you, how good the Immaculate is. That way I could remove…

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June 13, 2013

June 13th: St. Anthony, Franciscan Priest and Doctor of the Church

Ave Maria Meditations (Although known for many more things than the finding of people and things, this is a most popular devotion that never seems to fail; how good St. Anthony is to…

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June 22, 2013

St. Thomas More

Ave Maria Meditations St. Thomas More, Martyr and Third Order Franciscan (Feast is June 22nd), often meditated on the Passion of Christ and in a special way on Christ's agony in the garden.…

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July 14, 2013

Jul 14 – Homily – Fr Dominic: St. Bonaventure the Seraphic Doctor

Homily #130714 ( 18min) Play The "second founder" of the Franciscans, St. Bonaventure led the ever growing order with great holiness and profound prudence. He became bishop, cardinal, and was declared a saint and…

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July 14, 2013

Prayers from St. Bonaventure

Ave Maria Meditations Prayers from St. Bonaventure (Franciscan Doctor of the Church, Feast Day is July 15th): Pierce, O most sweet Lord Jesus, my inmost soul with the most joyous and healthful wound…

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July 30, 2013

A Franciscan Saint of the Confessional

An Ave Maria Meditations Encore July 30th: St. Leopoldo Mandic A Saint of the Confessional and a Saint for the Cause of Unity He wrote: "The august Mother of God is in truth…

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August 10, 2013

St. Clare: a Light through the Centuries

Ave Maria Meditations Clare was born in Assisi, Italy in about 1194 into a family of knights and nobles. At the age of eighteen, Clare became the first female follower of Saint Francis…

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August 13, 2013

August 14th: St. Maximilian Kolbe, Franciscan Saint and Martyr

Ave Maria Meditations More than once, no doubt, we have come across the expression, "God's will," or perhaps this other one, "the Immaculate's will"; or again, "the accomplishment of the Immaculate's will is…

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September 17, 2013

Stigmata of St. Francis

Ave Maria Meditations St. Francis Prayer Before Receiving the Stigmata Lord, I ask you for two graces before I die: to experience in myself, as much as possible, the sufferings of your cruel…

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September 22, 2013

St. Padre Pio, Pray for Me!

Ave Maria Meditations Prayer for the Intercession of St. Pio of Pietrelcina : Dear God, You generously blessed Your servant, St. Pio of Pietrelcina, with the gifts of the Spirit. You marked his body…

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September 28, 2013

Eucharistic Humility

Ave Maria Meditations Body of Christ, make me holy. Fill my weak soul with an overflowing of Grace so You and I may be as One. You have created me for Yourself. What…

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September 30, 2013

The Truth About the Appointment of a Commissioner to the Franciscans of the Immaculate

Update: Please, keep in mind that these statistics where never intended to be published. In fact, the entire visitation and the resulting decree regarding the appointment of the commissioner and the restriction of…

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October 4, 2013

Whispers in the Loggia: “Francis, Teach Us to Remain Before the Cross… Teach Us To Be Instruments of Peace”

HOMILY OF POPE FRANCIS MASS ON THE FEAST OF ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI BASILICA OF ST FRANCIS 4 OCTOBER 2013 I give you thanks, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for you have…

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