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Pope St. John XXIII on the Holy Eucharist

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October 11, 2021

Pope St. John XXIII on the Holy Eucharist

Ave Maria Meditations To keep me from sin and straying from Him, God has used devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. My life vows destined to be spent…

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October 13, 2021

A Morning Offering

Ave Maria Meditations Oh my Jesus, I include myself in all the holy Masses which are celebrated this day throughout the world, and offer them to You in union with the intentions of…

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October 15, 2021

St. Teresa of Avila on Prayer

Ave Maria Meditations Anyone who has not begun to pray, I beg for the love of the Lord, not to miss so great a blessing. There is no place here for fear, but…

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October 19, 2021

Ave Maria Meditations The Holy Face represents the Divinity and the holy Name of God outraged by blasphemers... Eternal father, we offer Thee the Holy Face of Jesus, covered with blood, sweat, dust, and…

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October 22, 2021

Totus Tuus

Ave Maria Meditations Saint Pope John Paul II lived a life of heroic consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary. He renewed his consecration every day and took the words Totus Tuus, or "totally yours,"…

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Advice on Holiness from The Imitation of Mary

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October 26, 2021

Advice on Holiness from The Imitation of Mary

Ave Maria Meditations My child, if you seek to do the heavenly Father's will and not your own and are content with the state in which He has placed you, you will desire nothing…

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October 28, 2021

Prayer to St. Jude

Ave Maria Meditations St. Jude (Feast Day is October 28th) is not only a Saint for "impossible causes" but also a Saint for hope in difficult situations: Most holy Apostle, Saint Jude Thaddeus,…

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October 30, 2021

Deliver Us From Evil

Ave Maria Meditations Oh Jesus our Savior, my Lord and my God, my God and my all, with Your sacrifice of the Cross You redeemed us and defeated the power of satan. I beg…

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November 2, 2021

Prayer for the Holy Souls in Purgatory

Ave Maria Meditations O most sweet Jesus, through the bloody sweat which Thou didst suffer in the Garden of Gethsemane, have mercy on these Blessed Souls. Have mercy on them. R. Have mercy…

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November 5, 2021

The Value of Frequent Holy Communion

Ave Maria Meditations All spiritual writers agree that the best sign you can have a solid devotion is amendment of life and perseverance in good. I began to amend my life by frequenting…

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November 8, 2021

Prayer to Blessed John Duns Scotus

Ave Maria Meditations Blessed John Duns Scotus, you strove to understand, explain, and defend the truths of the holy Christian Faith in the light of human reason. For all truths, natural and supernatural,…

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A Litany Prayer for the Holy Souls in Purgatory

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November 11, 2021

A Litany Prayer for the Holy Souls in Purgatory

Ave Maria Meditations LITANY FOR THE SOULS IN PURGATORY Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. God the…

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St. Elizabeth of Hungary: Patroness of the Franciscan Third Order

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November 16, 2021

St. Elizabeth of Hungary: Patroness of the Franciscan Third Order

Ave Maria Meditations A Prayer to St. Elizabeth Almighty God, by whose grace your servant Elizabeth of Hungary recognized and honored Jesus in the poor of this world: Grant that we, following her example, may with love…

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November 19, 2021

I Want to Love Jesus

Ave Maria Meditations My Jesus, my God, I ask You by the love You have for your holy Mother, grant me the grace so to love You that I will love no one else…

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November 23, 2021

Viva Cristo Rey!

Ave Maria Meditations Jesuit priest and martyr Blessed Miguel Pro Juarez is pictured just before his execution by firing squad Nov. 23, 1927, in Mexico. From a letter written by Blessed Miguel Pro,…

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