Stabat Mater
March 30, 2013
Stabat Mater
Ave Maria Meditations The mangled Body of Jesus is restored to His Mother. We cannot imagine the grief of the Blessed Virgin Mary at this moment. Never did a mother love her child…
Consummatum Est
March 29, 2013
Consummatum Est
Ave Maria Meditations "It is finished." (Jn 19:30) What is finished? The Redemption of man is finished. Love had completed its mission, for Love had…
The Supper and the Garden
March 28, 2013
The Supper and the Garden
Ave Maria Meditations. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI: address at the Basilica of St John Lateran, Holy Thursday, 5 April 2012 Dear Brothers and Sisters! Holy Thursday is not only the day of the…
Entering into the Week of the Passion
March 24, 2013
Entering into the Week of the Passion
Ave Maria Meditations O Jesus, help me to enter into the mystery of Your Passion; deign to associate me with it, so that I may participate in Your Resurrection. Meditation Today Passiontide begins,…
St. Joseph the Just
March 19, 2013
St. Joseph the Just
Ave Maria Meditations Prayer to St. Joseph: To thee, 0 Blessed Joseph, we have recourse in our afflictions, and having implored the help of thy thrice-holy Spouse, we now, with hearts filled …
Love and the Cross and Mortifications
March 15, 2013
Love and the Cross and Mortifications
Ave Maria Meditations The greatest manifestation of love Jesus called his disciples, and leaving everything behind, they followed him. They accompanied the Master on the roads of Palestine, to villages and towns. They…
Confession
March 11, 2013
Confession
Ave Maria Meditations At the foot of Your Cross, O Jesus, I confess my sins. Pour over me Your Precious Blood that it may purify my soul. Meditation 1. Penance is the sacrament…
Let us Imitate the Faith of Our Lady
March 2, 2013
Let us Imitate the Faith of Our Lady
Ave Maria Meditations How perfect the story is of Our Lady at Cana. So gently she reminds her son: “They have no wine” (Jn 2:3). In the course of our Christian lives, we…