Mary
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Knots for Mary
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in ReflectionsLast year, my son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. One star, do not recommend. As we are self-employed, we regularly find ourselves at odds with the health care system, not fitting neatly into its preferred boxes. Ben’s diagnosis brought forth a host of new doctors, bills, and medical supplies like insulin, needles, and continuous…
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Happy Birthday, Mama Mary!
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“Mary, my dearest Mother, give me your heart so beautiful, so pure, so immaculate, so full of love and humility that I may receive Jesus as you did and go in haste to give Him to others.” – St. Teresa of Calcutta (September 8th is the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary,…
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Endless Love and Praise
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Prayer for the Assumption of MaryFather in heaven, all creation rightly gives you praise, for all life and all holiness come from you.In the plan of your wisdom, she who bore the Christ in her womb was raised body and soul in glory to be with him in heaven. May we follow her example in…
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Our Perpetual Help
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“My Mother watches over you. She is your advocate and your perpetual help. Go to her confidently with your doubts, your worries, and your fears. Trust in her maternal Heart is never misplaced, and she will never disappoint you.” – Excerpts from In Sinu Jesu (by a Benedictine Monk) Learn the symbolism behind the Our…
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Heart of Mary
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“If you put all the love of all the mothers into one heart, it would still not equal the love of the Heart of Mary for her children.” -St. Louis De Montfort
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Good St. Anne
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“Glorious St. Anne, filled with compassion for those who invoke thee, and with love for those who suffer, heavily laden with the weight of my troubles, I cast myself at thy feet and humbly beg of thee to take the present affair which I recommend to thee under thy special protection. Vouchsafe to recommend it…
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I Am the Mother
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“I am the mother of all who seek me and place their trust in me.” – Our Lady of Guadalupe
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Lifting us to the Divine
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“The Assumption of Mary is a sign of God’s great love for humanity, lifting us from the earthly to the divine.” -Pope Francis
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Handmaid of the Lord
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“Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word.” -Mary’s response to the Angel Gabriel’s announcement, Luke 1:38
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Mother of Jesus
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“If you ever feel distressed during your day, call upon our Lady – just say this simple prayer: ‘Mary, Mother of Jesus, please be a mother to me now.’ I must admit – this prayer has never failed me.” –St. Teresa of Calcutta