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Prayer of a Wife and Mother to the Blessed Virgin

Prayer of a Wife and Mother to the Blessed Virgin

O Mary, most pure and immaculate Virgin, chaste Spouse of St. Joseph, most tender Mother of Jesus, perfect model of wives and mothers; I turn to Thee filled with respect and confidence. With the deepest sentiments of veneration, I cast myself at thy feet and implore thy help. Behold, O …
Author unknown - 31, March 2024

Heaven Is for the Violent

Heaven Is for the Violent

Since the Kingdom of Heaven is conquered by doing violence, those who think they can sanctify themselves without suffering have a mistaken idea of sanctity. We should then ask ourselves: Why fret over such small contradictions? Why become so upset when there is something to suffer, failing to understand the …
St. Angela of the Cross - 29, February 2024

Transfigured on Calvary

Transfigured on Calvary

“During her last illness” – attests Sister Fabruzzo – “[St. Bakhita] suffered atrocious pain and anguish, without a single complaint, maintaining a serene and cheerful countenance. She said that the suffering caused by illness is more meritorious than any voluntary mortification. […] For me, it continues to remain a mystery …
Roberto Italo Zanini - 31, January 2024

A Universal Evil

A Universal Evil

My very dear daughters in Our Lord. […] You were born precisely for the times in which we live; your vocation is specifically the spiritual fight, with the weapons of prayer and immolation, against Satan and the present tactics of his assaults. […] This struggle […] is no longer, as …
Henri Arnaud - 31, December 2023

A Proof of Predilection: To be Crucified with the Lord

A Proof of Predilection: To be Crucified with the Lord

Iunderstand everything you are going through because, if you always felt the joy of sacrifice, what the Lord sends you could not be called a cross. But note: the greatest proof of predilection is that He wants to crucify you with Him in this way […]. If you could only …
St. Maravillas of Jesús - 30, November 2023

A Proof of Love

A Proof of Love

Gertrude’s love for the crucifix was tender and most heartfelt. As her piety could not bear to see Jesus suspended from hard iron nails, she one day replaced these with sweet-smelling cloves. The reward for this act of piety surpassed anything that could possibly be imagined. One Friday she spent …
P. B. Alves Ferreira - 31, October 2023

Tender and Fatherly Concern for Perfection

Tender and Fatherly Concern for Perfection

The solicitude that [St. Louis Bertrand] showed for the temporal interests of the community was but a reflection of another, far more tender concern with which he kept watch over the perfection of his religious. […] A religious who had received the habit at the monastery of St. Onofre communicated …
Fr. Bertrand Wilberforce, OP - 30, September 2023

He Spoke Always for God and of God

He Spoke Always for God and of God

When [St. Nicholas of Tolentino] ascended the pulpit, the mere sight of his angelic and austere face captivated the audience and dominated it in such a way that everyone became deeply recollected and silent, as if hanging on his every word. […] Such was the power of his eloquence that …
Fr. Antonino M. Tonna-Barthet, OSA - 31, August 2023

The Queen Enters, Fair and Glorious

The Queen Enters, Fair and Glorious

Behold, Mary already leaves the earth, at which She looks with affection and compassion: with affection, remembering the many graces She had there received from her Lord; and with affection and compassion, because in it She leaves so many poor children surrounded with miseries and dangers. But see, Jesus offers …
St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori - 31, July 2023

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Editorial team - 30, June 2023

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