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Advent Ave Maria Meditations Catholic Culture Devotion to Mary Devotional Marian Things Spiritual Life

December 3, 2020

Advent Hope with Mary

Ave Maria MeditationsThe spirit of Advent largely consists in living close to Our Lady during this time when she is carrying Jesus in her womb. We can think of the whole of our life…

Sr. JosephMary f.t.i.

Advent Ave Maria Meditations Benedict XVI Catholic Culture Devotional JosephMary Spiritual Life

November 30, 2020

Entering into Advent

Ave Maria Meditations Advent does not mean expectations, as some may think. It is a translation of the Greek word parousia which means presence or, more accurately, arrival, i.e., the beginning of a…

Sr. JosephMary f.t.i.

Ave Maria Meditations Devotional Prayer Spiritual Life

November 26, 2020

Ave Maria Meditations A Thanksgiving Prayer: Heavenly Father, source of goodness and love, receive our heartfelt gratitude at this time of thanksgiving. Bless our friends and family, those suffering around the world, and…

Sr. JosephMary f.t.i.

Ave Maria Meditations Devotional Forgiveness Saints Spiritual Life

November 23, 2020

Forgive to be Forgiven

Ave Maria Meditation Is there anyone, O Lord, who is not in debt to You? Is there anyone who has not someone in debt to him? In Your justice You have determined that in…

Sr. JosephMary f.t.i.

Ave Maria Meditations Catholic Culture Devotional Forgiveness Spiritual Life

November 19, 2020

Attaining Heaven with True Repentance

Ave Maria Meditations Our debts to God... must be reckoned according to the price of our redemption, the most Precious Blood of Jesus. Our debts are our sins which needed to be washed away…

Sr. JosephMary f.t.i.

Patroness of Franciscan Tertiaries: St. Elizabeth of Hungary

Ave Maria Meditations Catholic Culture Devotional Franciscan Things Prayer Saints Spiritual Life

November 16, 2020

Patroness of Franciscan Tertiaries: St. Elizabeth of Hungary

Ave Maria Meditations Litany of St. Elizabeth of Hungary (feast day is Nov. 17th) Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ,…

Sr. JosephMary f.t.i.

Ave Maria Meditations Devotional Forgiveness Spiritual Life

November 13, 2020

Forgiveness, Part 2

Ave Maria MeditationsForgiveness from the heart When it is hard to forgive, this is a grace we must ask for. Sometimes our human strength is not enough and we must ask God in humility…

Sr. JosephMary f.t.i.

Ave Maria Meditations Devotional Forgiveness Spiritual Life

November 10, 2020

Thoughts on Forgiveness, part 1

Ave Maria Meditations The mercy we practice in family life takes many forms. We encourage, we support, we carry one another. But the most necessary form of mercy is the ability to forgive. It's…

Sr. JosephMary f.t.i.

Some Short Prayers for the Souls in Purgatory

Ave Maria Meditations Catholic Culture Devotional Prayer Purgatory Spiritual Life

November 5, 2020

Some Short Prayers for the Souls in Purgatory

Ave Maria Meditations Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them and they rest in peace. Amen. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through…

Sr. JosephMary f.t.i.

Word of Our Lord to a Priest in Adoration

Ave Maria Meditations Catholic Culture Devotional Eucharistic Adoration Spiritual Life

October 30, 2020

Word of Our Lord to a Priest in Adoration

Ave Maria Meditations The devil fears a single hour of adoration more than ten sermons. Adoration is an act of faith; it proceeds from faith and causes an increase of faith in the…

Sr. JosephMary f.t.i.