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December 18, 2018

The Foster Father of Jesus: St. Joseph

Ave Maria Meditations Aware of the great mystery of the incarnation, Joseph's whole life gravitated about that of the Incarnate Word: for Him he endured worry, suffering, fatigue, labor. To Him he consecrated…

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December 15, 2018

Our Lady, Queen of the Seraphic (Franciscan) Order

Ave Maria Meditations Our Lady is Queen of the Seraphic (Franciscan) Order: Feast Day is December 15th Saint Francis' Greetings to the Blessed Virgin: Hail, Lady and Queen, holy Mary, Mother of God, Virgin who…

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December 12, 2018

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Ave Maria Meditations "Listen and let it penetrate your heart…do not be troubled or weighed down with grief. Do not fear any illness or vexation, anxiety or pain. Am I not here who…

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December 10, 2018

Recalling the Continuing Presence of Christ, Having Come in Time

Ave Maria Meditations “Advent” does not mean “expectation,” 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…

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December 8, 2018

The Other Holy Family of Sts. Joachim, Anne, and Mary

Ave Maria Meditations Among other considerations, we must remark that we are indebted to the holy childhood of Mary for three great favors. The Son of God then about to be born into…

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December 5, 2018

Preparing to Meditate on the Immaculata

Ave Maria Meditations Preservation from original sin...signifies no exceptional proficiency, no exceptional achievement; on the contrary, it signifies that Mary reserves no area of being, life, or will for herself as a private…

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December 2, 2018

Advent: the Coming of a Presence

Ave Maria MeditationsDear Brothers and Sisters, Today on the First Sunday of Advent, we enter that four-week Season with which a new liturgical year begins and that immediately prepares us for the Feast…

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November 28, 2018

Miraculous Medal Prayer

Ave Maria MeditationsMiraculous Medal Prayer O Virgin Mother of God, Mary Immaculate, We dedicate and consecrate ourselves to you under the title of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. May this Medal be…

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November 25, 2018

Christ the King!

Ave Maria Meditations ENCYCLICAL OF POPE PIUS XI ON THE FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING TO OUR VENERABLE BRETHREN THE PATRIARCHS, PRIMATES, ARCHBISHOPS, BISHOPS, AND OTHER ORDINARIES IN PEACE AND COMMUNION WITH THE…

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November 23, 2018

On This Feast of Martyrs: One Martyr’s Letter to His Loved One

Ave Maria MeditationsProvincial prison of Jaen, Oct. 1, 1936 My dearest Maruja: Your memory will remain with me to the grave and as long as the slightest throb stirs my heart, it will…

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