St. Paul tells us how to do battle against evil. He wrote: Finally, draw your strength from the Lord and from his mighty power. Put on the armor of God so that you may be able to stand firm against the tactics of the devil. For our struggle is not with flesh and blood but
Help for fasting on this Wednesday of the 1st Week of Lent: “Prayer is greatly aided by fasting and watching and every kind of bodily chastisement. In this regard each of you must do what you can. Thus, the weaker will not hold back the stronger, and the stronger will not press the weaker. You
Help for fasting this Friday of the 1st Week of Lent: On January 25, 2001, Our Lady the Queen of Peace in Medjugorje gave us the following message: “Dear children! Today I call you to renew prayer and fasting with even greater enthusiasm until prayer becomes a joy for you. Little children, the one who
For nearly 39 years, it is said that Mary, the Mother of God has been appearing on earth daily. If this is true, what an extraordinary and incomparable grace God is giving the world?! But, what are we to believe? Do we not look to the Church for guidance? And if to the Church, is
How deeply Mary loves us! She has come to us every day for more than 38 years to call us to conversion in order to save us! Especially as we enter into Lent, may we take Mary as our guide and Mother – asking her for the grace to live her messages so to help
“I don’t think any of us understand the magnitude of what is going on here: How God’s whole plan of salvation is culminating in Divine Mercy and Medjugorje. How everything has led up to this point, this point in human history.” Father Chris Alar, MIC “Here in Medjugorje, we are at the Wedding Feast of
Day 34 Day of Consecration On the day of consecration, either fast, give alms, or offer a votive candle for the good of another (or all of the above); do some spiritual penance and approach consecration in the spirit of mortification. Now go to Confession (or, if that is not possible, go during the 8
“I am all yours, and all that I have is yours, O most loving Jesus, through Mary, your most holy Mother”(True Devotion, 233). DAY 33 of 33: SECTION 4: ENTERING INTO GREAT HEIGHTS OF HOLINESS DESTINED FOR THOSE CONSECRATED TO MARYToday we will contemplate the holiness Mary leads us to …taking Mary herself, St. Maximilian
“I am all yours, and all that I have is yours, O most loving Jesus, through Mary, your most holy Mother”(True Devotion, 233). DAY 32 of 33: SECTION 4: ENTERING INTO GREAT HEIGHTS OF HOLINESS DESTINED FOR THOSE CONSECRATED TO MARYToday we will contemplate the holiness Mary leads us to …taking Mary herself, St. Maximilian
“I am all yours, and all that I have is yours, O most loving Jesus, through Mary, your most holy Mother”(True Devotion, 233). DAY 31 of 33: SECTION 4: ENTERING INTO GREAT HEIGHTS OF HOLINESS DESTINED FOR THOSE CONSECRATED TO MARYToday we will contemplate the holiness Mary leads us to …taking Mary herself, St. Maximilian
Readings and Prayers for St. Louis-Marie de Montfort’s Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary FIRST WEEK THEME FOR THE WEEK: KNOWLEDGE OF SELF Prayers, examinations, reflection, acts of renouncement of our own will, of contrition for our sins, of contempt of self, all performed at the feet of Mary, for it is from her that we
On this Friday of the 2nd Week of Lent, enjoy the following talk on fasting: Here are a few notes I took from the talk: We fast to help us to love God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength. Human heart is like silver when we fast it is like we mix the
“I am all yours, and all that I have is yours, O most loving Jesus, through Mary, your most holy Mother” (True Devotion, 233). DAY 7 of 33: Contemplating the Hail Mary. Action: Pray the entire Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary today contemplating God becoming man. The video teaching of this week is the a
1. Woo Hoo! My first blog post made it into the National Catholic Register! After receiving the good news in an email from my friend (who shared the post on her blog), I jokingly asked my husband this morning, “So, do you know who you are looking at?” (Wanting to tell him: A contributing author
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