Mary

  • My Dear Mother

    My Dear Mother

    “At the Cross her station keeping,stood the mournful Mother weeping,close to her Son to the last. Through her heart, His sorrow sharing,all His bitter anguish bearing,now at length the sword has passed. O how sad and sore distressedwas that Mother, highly blest,of the sole-begotten One. Christ above in torment hangs,she beneath beholds the pangsof her…

  • Hail, Holy Queen

    Hail, Holy Queen

    Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy,our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To thee do we cry,poor banished children of Eve; To thee do we send up our sighs,mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate,thine eyes of mercy toward us,and after this our exileshow unto us the blessed fruit…

  • Your Refuge

    Your Refuge

    “My Immaculate Heart will be your refuge and the way that will lead you to God.” -Our Lady to Lucia in Fatima

  • Love Mary

    Love Mary

    “Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much. You can never love her more than Jesus did.” – St. Maximilian Kolbe

  • Nothing Ordinary About Ordinary Time

    Nothing Ordinary About Ordinary Time

    Easter is over. Lent is long gone. Here we are, back in Ordinary Time.  I’ve been thinking about ordinariness lately.* In this age of blockbusters and viral sensations, we don’t hold being ordinary in high esteem. Even in our spiritual lives, it’s easy to think that seasons like Lent and Advent are where we make…

  • Every Heavenly Blessing

    Every Heavenly Blessing

    “May the Mother of Jesus and our Mother always smile on your spirit, obtaining for it, from her Most Holy Son, every heavenly blessing.” – St. Padre Pio

  • Into Her Arms

    Into Her Arms

    “Let us run to Mary, and, as her little children, cast ourselves into her arms with a perfect confidence.” – St. Francis De Sales

  • Immaculate Heart

    Immaculate Heart

    “You are not alone, my child, and you must not be sad. I will be with you always, and my Immaculate Heart will be your comfort and the way which will lead you to God.” —Our Lady of Fatima, June 13, 1917

  • Meeting His Mother

    Meeting His Mother

    “You yourself a sword will pierce so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.” – Luke 2:35

  • Under Her Protection

    Under Her Protection

    “Let not your heart be disturbed. Do not fear that sickness, nor any other sickness or anguish. Am I not here, who is your Mother? Are you not under my protection? Am I not your health? Are you not happily within my fold? What else do you wish? Do not grieve nor be disturbed by…