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January 1, 2012

Of Her was Born Jesus

Ave Maria Meditations Mary is the woman who does not see herself, unless it be in Christ and, through him, in humanity. By giving birth to Jesus, who is the Son of God…

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A Prayer of Abandonment to the Will of God

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January 4, 2012

A Prayer of Abandonment to the Will of God

Ave Maria Meditations Father, I abandon myself into your hands; do with me what you will. Whatever you may do, I thank you: I am ready for all, I accept all. Let only…

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January 6, 2012

Ave Maria Meditations Arise, be enlightened, O Jerusalem: for thy light us come....And the gentiles shall walk in thy light, and kings in the brightness of thy rising....All they from Saba shall come,…

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Baptism of the Lord: John is the voice, and Christ is the Word

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January 9, 2012

Baptism of the Lord: John is the voice, and Christ is the Word

Ave Maria Meditations John is the voice, but the Lord is the Word who was in the beginning. John is the voice that lasts for a time; from the beginning Christ is the…

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January 12, 2012

On the Narrow Road

Ave Maria Meditations I am part of the Fellowship of the Unashamed. The die has been cast. The decision has been made. I have stepped over the line. I won't look back, let…

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January 15, 2012

How to Become a Saint…

Ave Maria Meditations It is a great thing to realize that in order to be saints we have only to be what God made us to be, and to do what God made…

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January 20, 2012

Peace in God’s Will

Ave Maria Meditations Are you at peace in the midst of the painful challenges of life and of suffering? I am talking about substantial, deep peace, compatible with agitation, with all our daily…

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January 22, 2012

Sanctity of Human Life

January 22nd marks the sad anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision that legalized abortion across the United States. More than 50 million unborn children have perished since. This statue in Slovenia shows…

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January 25, 2012

The Sin Against the Holy Spirit

Ave Maria Meditations Did you ever wonder about this passage: “Every one who speaks a word against the Son of man will be forgiven; but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will…

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A Prayer of St. Thomas Aquinas before Mass

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January 28, 2012

A Prayer of St. Thomas Aquinas before Mass

Ave Maria Meditations Almighty and ever-living God, I approach the sacrament of Your only-begotten Son Our Lord Jesus Christ, I come sick to the doctor of life, unclean to the fountain of mercy,…

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Famous Dream of St. John Bosco: The Two Pillars

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January 31, 2012

Famous Dream of St. John Bosco: The Two Pillars

Ave Maria Meditations January 31st: Feast of St. John Bosco For sixty years St. John Bosco received remarkable dreams which were almost visions. Probably his best-known dream-vision was that of the Church like…

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A Holy Little Girl and her First Communion Prayer

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February 4, 2012

A Holy Little Girl and her First Communion Prayer

Ave Maria Meditations Revealed to the Childlike: thoughts of a little girl. "Dear Jesus, today I'm going out and I'm going to my nuns to tell them I want to make my First…

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February 7, 2012

Living for the “Something Greater”

Ave Maria Meditations On Living for 'something greater": But if you wish to know how these things come about, ask for grace not instruction; desire not understanding; the groaning of prayer, not diligent…

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February 11, 2012

Our Lady of Lourdes

Ave Maria Meditations Blessed John Paul II’s Prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes: Hail Mary, poor and humble Woman, Blessed by the Most High! Virgin of hope, dawn of a new era, We…

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February 14, 2012

Faith in God’s Love

Ave Maria Meditations Faith in God's unending love does not take away the struggle for a decent life, but it does liberate men and women from the things of this world and fear…

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