The Sorrows of Mary. Jesus, although God, wanted, in his mortal life, to suffer pains and tribulations; and, if he made his Mother free from sin,…
Immaculate purity of Mary. Not subject to original sin, Mary was also exempt from the stimuli of concupiscence, which wages such a bitter war against us,…
Jesus replied: “I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." – John 14:6…
Detachment of Mary from the earth. We are not made for this world; we barely touch the ground with our feet; Heaven is our homeland, the…
Mary's profound humility. The pride which is so rooted in man's broken nature could not germinate in the Heart of Mary Immaculate. Mary elevated above…
“And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped him in cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them…
Ardent love of Mary. The sigh of the Saints is to love God, it is to lament one's inability to love God. Mary alone, the Saints say, could…
Collected life of Mary. recollection comes from fleeing the world and from the habit of meditating: Mary possessed it perfectly. She fled the world, hid…
“Keep the good deposit entrusted to you.” – 1 Timothy 6:20 Last summer, I spent a lot of time in the letters that Paul wrote…
Mary, faithful to the graces of God. It pleased the Lord to lavish such great graces on Mary, that St. Bonaventure wrote that God could not form a creature anymore…
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. – Romans 12:12 Discontent is not a feeling that we introduce freely. No,…
Mary without sin. What a thought! Sin never touched Mary's Heart… The infernal serpent could never dominate her Soul! Do not…
Advent is a season to redouble our efforts to reform our lives, so that the second coming of Jesus is not…
The Eternal Himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you or forsake you. Do not be afraid; don't be discouraged." – Deuteronomy 31:8…
ROSARY OF THE TEARS OF THE OUR LADY "Everything that men ask me for the Tears of My Mother I am obliged to grant!" “The devil flees…
Grandeur of Mary Immaculate. Mary was the only woman conceived without sin; God exempted her for a singular privilege, and made her hers, if only for this ...
This devout practice, recommended by St. Margaret Mary to her novices, having been approved by the competent Ecclesiastical Authority, in accordance with the rescript of the Sacred Congregation…
Let's pass it into mortification. The Church consecrates four weeks to prepare us for Christmas, both to remind us of the four thousand years that preceded the Messiah, and both ...
The 27th day of each month, and in particular that of November, is dedicated in. special way to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. Do not…
Purity of soul is required. Whoever eats Jesus unworthily eats his condemnation, says St. Paul. It is not presumptuous to approach it frequently, writes Chrysostom; but…
The fifteen secret tortures of Our Lord Jesus Christ revealed to the pious lover of God Mary Magdalene of the order of Santa Clara, Franciscan, who lived, died…
Prayer to Jesus for the Souls in Purgatory My Jesus, for that copious sweat of blood that You shed in the garden of Gethsemane, have mercy on souls ...
Jesus said to Sister Maria Marta Chambon: “You do not have to fear, my daughter, to make my wounds known because they will never be seen ...
Invitations of Jesus. Meditate on why Jesus instituted the Holy Eucharist as food… Wasn't it to show you the need for it for the spiritual life? But…
The Church is the house of God. The Lord is everywhere, and everywhere he rightly demands respect and honour: but the temple is the place to…
He will wipe away every tear from their eyes and there will be no more death, nor will there be mourning, nor weeping, nor pain, because things…
Outward patience. What do you say about a person who, for any contrariety, breaks out in words of anger, in liveliness, in altercations, in offenses to others?…
He's a wicked friend. No one can forbid us to have a regulated love of ourselves, which moves us to love life and adorn ourselves with…
“Whatever you do, work from the heart, as for the Lord and not for men”. – Colossians 3:23 I remember several years ago when I was teaching…
The age of Mary's sacrifice. Joachim and Anna are believed to have led Mary to the temple. Three-year-old girl; and the Virgin, already endowed with the use…
It's easy to start. If beginning were enough to become a saint, no one would be excluded from Paradise. Who ever in some circumstance of life does not experience a…
Answer me when I call, O God of my justice! You gave me relief when I was in trouble. Be kind to me and hear my prayer!…
Do you know her? Not only does the body have her life; even the heart, with regard to God, has its own life, called interior, of sanctification, of…
Have you ever woken up every morning with multiple problems? As if they are waiting for you to open your eyes, so they can attract…
The remorse of conscience. The Lord did not create Hell for you, on the contrary He paints it for you as a horrendous punishment, for you to escape from it. But…
“Now may the God of peace who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the everlasting covenant, endow you with…
Account of evil. Soon, you will have to present yourself before the Supreme Judge; do you hope to see him in an attitude of pity, of goodness, or with the…
What are you missing to save yourself? Do you perhaps lack God, his grace? But you know how much He has done for you, with favors without…
A Prayer to Help You Know God's Joy in You He took me out to a spacious place; he saved me because yes…
God makes it difficult. When a fruit is not ripe, it seems repugnant to leave the native branch. So for our heart; whence does it come…
The innocence. This is the first door that leads to Heaven. Up there nothing gets stained; only the pure, candid soul, similar to a spotless lamb, can reach…
Eternal salvation is the first of business. Meditate on this profound sentence which converted so many sinners and populated Heaven with thousands of Saints. Lost ...
When you can't sleep In moments of anxiety, when you can't find peace of mind or rest in the body, you can turn to ...
Excellence of this divine gift. Grace, that is, that help from God that enlightens our minds on what we must do or flee, and moves ...
1. Importance of the propagation of the faith. Jesus, giving us the Gospel, wanted him to be spread throughout the world: Docete omnes gentes, to communicate to ...
O Saint Raphael, great prince of the celestial court, one of the seven spirits who relentlessly contemplate the throne of the Most High, I (name) in the presence of the Most Holy ...
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. O lovable and glorious St. Joseph, sweet guardian of the Son of God and ...
1. She is our Mother: we must love her. The tendernesses of our earthly mother are so great that they cannot be compensated other than with a living person ...
1. What it is. The fear of God is not an excessive fear of his scourges and his judgments; it's not always living ...
Awaken our pity. When you think that every slightest sin will be punished in the fire, you do not feel an urge to avoid all sins, ...