Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia

Ave Maria! "From the first moment of the Immaculate's existence, the Giver of grace, the Holy Spirit, established His personal dwelling in Her soul, moreover, He took possession of it and pervaded it…

Ave Maria! "To St. Bernadette, who more than once at Lourdes had questioned Her, the Immaculate Virgin responded, 'I am the Immaculate Conception'. With these words She clearly affirmed to be not only…

Ave Maria! "Because the Immaculate is the Mediatrix of all graces, She is also the Queen of the Angels and of the Saints, She is the Help of Christians, She is the Refuge…

Ave Maria! "The Immaculate in and of Herself is nothing, as are all creatures, but by the work of God She is the most perfect of all creatures. She is the most perfect…

Ave Maria! "What were you thinking, O Immaculate, when for the first time you laid the Divine Child in that little bit of hay? What sentiments flooded your heart while you wrapped Him…

Ave Maria! "What sentiments of humility, of love, of gratitude must have filled your heart, O Immaculate, when the Child Jesus was born and you contemplated His humility, His love, and the gratitude…

Ave Maria! "For seven centuries we strove for the recognition of the truth of the Immaculate Conception, and our efforts were crowned with the proclamation of the dogma and the apparition of the…

Ave Maria! "All of "Francis' friars" will strive towards conquering the whole world for the Immaculate, because each of them were chosen for this purpose. All, therefore, will return to their mother of…

Ave Maria! "Amidst all of the dangers and oppressions, in all of your uncertainties and afflictions, invoke Mary, think of Mary: May She be always in your mind and on your lips.' And…

Ave Maria! "We call the Immaculate, 'Mother'. However, an earthly mother is not immune from imperfections; the Immaculate, instead, is much more than an earthly mother because She is a Mother without stain,…

Ave Maria! "If, generally speaking, human words are not capable of expressing divine realities, then the meaning of Immaculate Conception must also be much more profound, incomparably more profound, more beautiful and more…

Ave Maria! January's Theme: Divine and Spiritual Maternity "Human words are not capable of describing who She is, She who became the true Mother of God. To tell you the truth She, by…

Ave Maria! "A mother is not called such and is not the mother of a part of the son, neither is a father the father of only a part of him, but both…

Ave Maria! "Although the dignity of the Divine Maternity constitutes the principle reason for all of the privileges of Our Lady, nevertheless, the first grace that She received from God is Her Immaculate…