Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen

Ave Maria Meditations Devotional JosephMary Spiritual Life

May 31, 2010

Her Soul Magnifies the Lord

Ave Maria Meditations And Elizabeth cried out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me, that…

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December 30, 2011

The Holy Family

Ave Maria Meditations Presence of God: I beg the Blessed Virgin Mary to allow me to enter in spirit the humble home at Nazareth, to contemplate Jesus’ most admirable life there. Meditation: 1.…

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January 6, 2012

Ave Maria Meditations Arise, be enlightened, O Jerusalem: for thy light us come....And the gentiles shall walk in thy light, and kings in the brightness of thy rising....All they from Saba shall come,…

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June 26, 2012

On the Real Presence

Ave Maria Meditations "Hidden God, devoutly I adore Thee, truly present beneath these veils: all my heart subdues itself before Thee, since all before Thee faints and fails." (cf. Adoro Te Devote) Meditation…

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March 11, 2013

Confession

Ave Maria Meditations At the foot of Your Cross, O Jesus, I confess my sins. Pour over me Your Precious Blood that it may purify my soul. Meditation 1. Penance is the sacrament…

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March 24, 2013

Entering into the Week of the Passion

Ave Maria Meditations O Jesus, help me to enter into the mystery of Your Passion; deign to associate me with it, so that I may participate in Your Resurrection. Meditation Today Passiontide begins,…

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April 3, 2013

The Mercy of God

There is no limit to God’s mercy. He never rejects us because of our sins, He never grows weary of our infidelities, never refuses to forgive us. He is always…

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May 28, 2013

Prayer of Recollection

Ave Maria Meditations May I find You within me, O my God, in the little heaven of my soul! Meditation 1. St Teresa of Jesus warmly recommends to interior souls another kind of…

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June 17, 2013

On the Indwelling of the Holy Spirit

Ave Maria Meditations Just as the Holy Spirit dwelt in the most holy soul of Christ in order to bring it to God, so He abides in our souls for the same purpose.…

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April 24, 2014

Obedience to God’s Will

Ave Maria Meditations One of the greatest obstacles to full conformity of our will to God's is our attachment to our own desires and inclinations. Obedience, because it asks us to be governed…

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April 21, 2015

Faith and Courage

Ave Maria Meditations If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. (Jn 15:20) The more a soul loves God, the more courageous it will be in undertaking any work, no matter how…

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July 19, 2017

Patience in the Spiritual Life

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…

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April 8, 2019

Proof of Love

Ave Maria Meditations After the incarnation, the cross of Jesus is the greatest proof of His love for man. Similarly, mortification, which is suffering eagerly excepted for the love of God, is one…

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May 4, 2019

Month of May: Month of Mary!

Ave Maria Meditations Meditation: 1. Month of May, Month of Mary! The heart of every Christian turns spontaneously toward his heavenly Mother, with a desire to live in closer intimacy with her and…

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August 30, 2019

A Trinitarian Prayer

Ave Maria Meditations Oh Father, grant that I may unite my memory to You by always remembering that You are the beginning from which all things proceed. Oh Son, united my intellect to…

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