Most Holy Hearts
June 11, 2010
Most Holy Hearts
Ave Maria Meditation
Hail, Lord Jesus Christ, Word of the Father…
June 14, 2010
Hail, Lord Jesus Christ, Word of the Father…
One Minute Meditation Hail Lord Jesus Christ, Word of the Father, Son of the Virgin, Lamb of God, Salvation of the world, Sacred Host, Word made Flesh, Fount of Goodness. Hail Lord Jesus…
No Greater Love
June 17, 2010
No Greater Love
Ave Maria Meditations Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. (Jn. 15:13) I dare say that God in His omnipotence could not give…
Thoughts on the Heart of Christ
June 20, 2010
Thoughts on the Heart of Christ
Ave Maria Meditations The Heart of Christ is the clearest image of the fullness of God embracing all things. By this we mean the fullness of mercy which is the special characteristic of…
A Franciscan Martyr who is a Man for All Seasons
June 22, 2010
A Franciscan Martyr who is a Man for All Seasons
Ave Maria Meditations ST. THOMAS MORE, a Third Order Franciscan, wrote this to his daughter Meg shortly before his martyrdom on July 6, 1535. His Feast is celebrated with the English bishop and…
Litany of the Most Sacred Heart
June 25, 2010
Litany of the Most Sacred Heart
Ave Maria Meditations I have loved thee with an everlasting love. (Jer. 31:3) The Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Christ, graciously hear…
A Litany to the Most Precious Blood
June 30, 2010
A Litany to the Most Precious Blood
Ave Maria Meditations. July is the month dedicated to the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ Litany to the Most Precious Blood: Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Christ, have…
On the Wise Ordering of Life
July 2, 2010
On the Wise Ordering of Life
Ave Maria Meditations FOR ORDERING A LIFE WISELY O merciful God, grant that I may desire ardently, search prudently, recognize truly, and bring to perfect completion whatever is pleasing to you for…
A Young Martyr for Purity: St. Maria Goretti
July 6, 2010
A Young Martyr for Purity: St. Maria Goretti
Ave Maria Meditations Maria Goretti died a martyr before her twelfth birthday. Young as she was, she made a choice, a choice based on her faith. The Church holds up to the world…
Archbishop Sheen on ‘tolerance’
July 9, 2010
Archbishop Sheen on ‘tolerance’
Ave Maria Meditations The Curse of Broadmindedness (from Fulton J. Sheen: Moods and Truths-written in 1932) "The Catholic Church intolerant." That simple thought, like a yellow-fever sign, is supposed to be the one…
Jesus living in Mary
July 12, 2010
Jesus living in Mary
Ave Maria Meditations Prayer to Jesus Living in Mary O Jesus living in Mary: Come and live in Thy servants, In the spirit of Thy holiness, In the fullness of Thy power, In…
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
July 15, 2010
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Ave Maria Meditations Prayer to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel: O Mary, Queen and Mother of Carmel, I come today to consecrate myself to you, for my whole life is but a small…
Franciscan Doctor of the Church: St. Lawrence of Brindisi
One Minute Meditations St. Lawrence of Brindisi (1559-1619) Feast Day is July 21st “God is love, and all his operations proceed from love. Once he wills to manifest that goodness by sharing his…
Go, and sin no more.
July 22, 2010
Go, and sin no more.
Ave Maria Meditations “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” “No one, Lord.” “Neither do I condemn you; go, and do not sin again!” (Chapter 8 of St. John's Gospel) In…
The World needs the Cross
July 24, 2010
The World needs the Cross
Ave Maria Meditations The focus of our celebration today is the Cross of Christ. Many might be tempted to ask why we Christians celebrate an instrument of torture, a sign of suffering, defeat…