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Ave Maria Meditations Devotional Franciscan Things Persecution Saints Spiritual Life

August 11, 2012

The Power of the Eucharist to repulse the enemy

Ave Maria Meditations “By imperial order, regiments of Saracen soldiers and bowmen were stationed there (the convent of San Damiano in Assisi, Italy), massed like bees, ready to devastate the encampments and seize…

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Ave Maria Meditations Devotional Marian Things Spiritual Life

August 8, 2012

Mother of Grace

Ave Maria Meditations MARIA MATER GRATIAE – MARY, MOTHER OF GRACE “Not only is the admirable Heart of the Saviour’s Mother an ocean of grace, containing and almost infinitely surpassing all the graces…

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Ave Maria Meditations Benedict XVI Devotional Spiritual Life

August 6, 2012

The Holy Father teaches on the Transfiguration

Ave Maria Mediations Astonished in the presence of the transfigured Lord, who was speaking with Moses and Elias, Peter, James and John were suddenly enveloped in a cloud from which a voice arose…

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Ave Maria Meditations Devotional Priesthood Sacraments Saints Spiritual Life

August 4, 2012

St. John Vianney Loved the Blessed Sacrament

Ave Maria Meditations Quotes from St. John Vianney (Feast Day August 4th), Patron of Priests: "All the good works in the world are not equal to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass because…

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Ave Maria Meditations Devotional Franciscan Things Marian Shrines Marian Things Saints Spiritual Life

August 2, 2012

Our Lady of the Angels and the Portiuncula Indulgence

Ave Maria Meditations To obtain the Portiuncula plenary indulgence, a person must visit the Chapel of Our Lady of the Angels at Assisi, or a Franciscan sanctuary, or one’s parish church, with the…

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Ave Maria Meditations Devotional Saints Spiritual Life

July 31, 2012

Heroic Virtue?

Ave Maria Meditations On the Valule of Small Annoyances: But as the opportunities for practicing (heroic virtue) in a big way come rather seldom, we must take advantage of the small ones which…

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Ave Maria Meditations Devotional Family Prayer Saints Spiritual Life

July 26, 2012

The Most Blessed of Grandparents

Ave Maria Meditations Saints Joachim and Anne: parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Grandparents of Jesus Christ PRAYER TO ST JOACHIM AND ST ANNE: Great and glorious patriarch, St Joachim, and good St…

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Ave Maria Meditations Devotional Prayer Saints Spiritual Life

July 23, 2012

Meditations on the Passion

Ave Maria Meditations St. Bridget of Sweden (feast day is July 23rd) composed 15 special prayers on Our Lord's Passion; this is the first of the fifteen: O Jesus Christ! Eternal Sweetness to…

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Absolute Primacy of Christ Ave Maria Meditations Catholic Culture Devotional Franciscan Things Saints Theology

July 21, 2012

Franciscan Doctor of the Church: St. Lawrence of Brindisi

One Minute Meditation (1569-1619) Feast Day is July 21st On the Primacy of Christ: God is love, and all his operations proceed from love. Once he wills to manifest that goodness by sharing…

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Ave Maria Meditations Catholic Culture Devotional Spiritual Life

July 18, 2012

The Way of Forgiveness

Ave Maria Meditations "Forgive us our tresspasses as we forgive those who trespass against us." "Because we have been forgiven, we know the way of forgiveness." When Jesus answered the Apostles' plea by…

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