by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“During the month of #May, we celebrate many Catholic traditions and customs. May processions, the recitation of the rosary, Marian sodality celebrations and seeking the intercession of #Mary on Mother’s Day are all part of parish life. Also during May, we celebrate the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin (May 31). In your family, you may even plant
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“… Cardinal Pietro Parolin delivered a homily stressing the Virgin Mary’s desire to console all humanity and to have humanity join her in prayer against evil. “In the midst of great concern and uncertainty about the future, what does Fatima ask of us? Perseverance in the consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, shown daily by the recitation of the
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“Standing before the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, Pope Francis canonized two shepherd children who saw Mary at Fatima … more importantly, he said, they heeded the call to pray for sinners and trust in the Lord. ‘We declare and define Blessed Francisco Marto and Blessed Jacinta Marto as saints,’ … The Marian apparitions began May 13, 1917, when
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“… In the year 1917, in a mountainous region at the center of Portugal, the Mother of God appeared six times to three young children. Elsewhere on the continent the ‘Great War’ raged, that would cost Europe an entire generation, over 37 million lives. Besides sending her own sons to die (in France and North Africa) Portugal was in political
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Stabat Mater dolorosa Juxta Crucem lacrimosa, Dum pendebat Filius.Cujus animam gementem, Contristatam et dolentem, Pertransivit gladius. FAITHLINK: Catholic Prayer: Stabat Mater (At the Cross Her Station Keeping) – CatholicCulture Stabat Mater dolorosa Juxta Crucem lacrimosa, Dum pendebat Filius. Cujus animam gementem, Contristatam et dolentem, Pertransivit gladius. O quam tristis et afflicta Fuit illa benedicta Mater Unigeniti! Quem maerebat, et dolebat,
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“The #angel #Gabriel was sent from #God to a town of #Galilee called #Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named #Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was #Mary. And coming to her, he said, ‘Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you. … Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor
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“… #Medjugorje, a town in what is now Bosnia and Herzegovina, began to experience phenomena which they have claimed to be apparitions of the Blessed Virgin #Mary. …”
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“… #Christ of our sufferings, Christ of our sacrifices, Christ of our Gethsemane, Christ of our difficult transformations, Christ of our faithful service to our neighbour, Christ of our pilgrimages to Lourdes, Christ of our community, today, in St Peter’s Basilica, Christ our Redeemer, Christ our Brother! Amen.”
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“Saint Proclus of Constantinople (c.390-446), Bishop, Sermon no.1; PG 65,682 … ‘… Let all humanity dance in unison …. The holy Mother of #God has brought us together in this place; the Virgin #Mary, purest treasure of virginity, the Second Adam’s spiritual paradise, place in which the two natures are united, place of exchange in which our salvation has been
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