46views 0shareGod Ineffable — whose ways are mercy and truth, whose will is omnipotence itself, and whose wisdom “reaches from end to end mightily, and orders all things sweetly” — having foreseen…
Category: Marian Devotions
The Secret of the Rosary, Second Rose
68views 1shareSince the Holy Rosary is composed, principally and in substance, of the Prayer of Christ and the Angelic Salutation, that is, the Our Father and the Hail Mary, it was without…
The Secret of the Rosary, First Rose
87views 1shareThe rosary is made up of two things: mental prayer and vocal prayer. In the Holy Rosary mental prayer is none other than the meditation of the chief mysteries of the…
Nativity of Our Lady, September 8
165views 1shareCatholic Feast. “Your birth, oh Virgin Mary!, Was joyful news for the world; because from You was born the Sun of righteousness, Christ our Lord, who by destroying the curse gave…
Our Lady of Guadalupe (Extremadura, Spain) September 6
216views 2sharesCatholic Feast. (This feast is not to be confused with the Apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe of Mexico.) Among the famous sanctuaries that are raised throughout the Spanish territory in…
Our Lady of Mount Carmel July 16
112views 2sharesCatholic Feast. From Mount Carmel there appeared in Europe in the 13th century, along with the Crusaders, some hermits called Brothers of Saint Mary of Mount Carmel. Its rule was approved…
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary July 2
81views 1shareCatholic Feast. Barely had the mystery of the Incarnation of the Word taken place, when Mary went from Nazareth to Judea to visit and assist her cousin St. Elizabeth. To the…
Prayer in Thanksgiving for Our Lady’s Privileges
85views 2sharesPrayer. V/. MOST Holy Trinity, FATHER, SON, and HOLY GHOST, Three Persons and one GOD, we adore Thee, and with all the love of our whole hearts we give Thee thanks…
The Magnificat
406views 1sharePrayer. My soul doth magnify the Lord. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me…