Ave Maria Meditations The fulfillment of the will of God in our duties of every day is the most sure guide for the Christian who has to find holiness in the midst of…
Ave Maria Meditations As the July date approached Lucia continued to be troubled by the words of her pastor that the devil might be behind the apparitions. Finally, she confided to Jacinta that…
Ave Maria Meditations In these times of doctrinal confusion we must take particular precautions not to give away in the content of our faith, not even in the slightest degree! For if one…
Ave Maria Meditations In the spiritual life we meet not only difficulties which can be surmounted and overcome once and for all by a strong act of courage, but we encounter difficult, painful…
Ave Maria Meditations How great the tale, that there should be, In God's Son's Heart, a place for me! That on a sinner's lips like mine The cross of Jesus Christ should shine!…
Ave Maria Meditations The peace our Lord came to bring was dependent entirely upon an interior state of soul, and was wholly independent of external circumstances. These might be favorable or not, but…
Ave Maria Meditations St. Alphonsus Liguori (August 1st) My Lord Jesus Christ who, because of Your love for me, remain night and day in the Blessed Sacrament full of pity and of love,…
Ave Maria Meditations (St. Peter Julian Eymard, August 2nd) Why is Jesus in the Eucharist? Many answers could be given to that question. The one that sums them all runs as follows: because…
Ave Maria Meditations This story comes to us from the Apostolate of Bob and Penny Lord: She was firm in the face of adversity. The famous incident, which we call the Miracle of…
Ave Maria Meditations May it never happen Most Holy Mother of God, that Heaven and earth, honored by your presence, and you, with your departure, leave men and women without your protection? No.…
Ave Maria Meditations A Morning Offering Prayer: My most sweet Jesus, I offer you this day, through, with, in, and for Mary Most Holy, in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass…
Ave Maria Meditations The Litany of St. Louis, King of France, Protector, Third Order Franciscan Lord, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy…
Ave Maria Meditations The world’s greatest need is great men, someone who will understand that there is no greater conquest than victory over oneself; someone who will realize that the real worth is…
Ave Maria Meditations Mother Teresa’s Reflection on Adoration of Jesus in the most Blessed Sacrament" Every holy hour we make so pleases the Heart of Jesus that it will be recorded in Heaven…