July 25, 2008
The Model Grandparents: Saints Joachim and Anne
Today many grandparents are raising their grandchildren. How prayers to the parents of Our Lady and the grandparents of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, are needed! Saint Anne and Saint Joachim , Parents of…
August 1, 2008
August 2nd: Portiuncula Indulgence
Mary, Queen of Angels Ave Maria Meditations August 2nd: Portiuncula Indulgence What is Portiuncula? The following is an excerpt from Major Life of St. Francis by St. Bonaventure. " The Portiuncula was an…
August 4, 2008
A Week of Eucharistic and Marian Saints
Ave Maria Meditations A week of Eucharistic and Marian Saints August 1st: St. Alphonsus Liguori Bishop and Doctor of the Church INTRODUCTORY PRAYER (To be said before each Visit to the Most Blessed…
August 18, 2008
Holy Mary, Mother of God
Ave Maria Meditations ? ? HOLY MOTHER OF GOD MARY, you are the Mother of God because you are the Mother of Jesus Christ, the true Son of God. You could not be…
August 20, 2008
Our Lady of Knock, Queen of Ireland
? Ave Maria Meditations ? August 21st:? Anniversary of Our Lady's Apparition at Knock, Ireland ? Vision of Peace An intense love for the "ever Immaculate Mother of God" and her children suffering…
August 30, 2008
Thoughts on the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
? Ave Maria Meditations ? ? Some thoughts on the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass: ? The Holy Mass as renewal of the Covenant. ? 'Behold, the days are coming?, says the Lord,…
September 1, 2008
O Sacrament Most Holy
Ave Maria Meditations A Short Visit to the Blessed Sacrament ? In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. ? I place myself in the…
September 4, 2008
We Adore Thee, O Christ, and We Praise Thee
? Ave Maria Meditations ? ? ? Jesus is very near to us: in Christian countries where there are so many tabernacles we are hardly ever more than a few miles from Him.…
September 7, 2008
Cause of Our Joy! The Nativity of Mary
Ave Maria Mediations September 8th: Nativity of Mary, the CAUSE OF OUR JOY Causa nostrae laetitiae, ora pro nobis CAUSE OF OUR JOY (1) MARY, we greet you as the Cause of our…
September 22, 2008
St. Pio of Pietrelcina
Ave Maria Meditations September 23rd: St. Pio of Pietrelcina Stay with me, Lord Prayer of St. Pio of Pietrelcina after Holy Communion Stay with me, Lord, for it is necessary to have You…
September 25, 2008
Our Lady and the Two Towers
Ave Maria Meditations When we think of the two towers, we now often think of the World Trade Center and the tragedy associated with it. Or perhaps some might think of the book…
September 30, 2008
Poetry from St. Therese of the Child Jesus
Ave Maria Meditations October 1st: St. Therese of the Child Jesus Heaven for Me! written June 7th, 1896 To bear the exile of this valley of tears I need the glance of my…
October 2, 2008
Some Thoughts on Our Lady from Bl. Columba Marmion
Ave Maria Mediations: A Meditation on the Blessed Virgin Mary - October 3rd: Bl. Columba Marmion OSB (1858-1923) Besides being extremely acceptable to Jesus Christ, this devotion to the Blessed Vir?gin is very…