Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Bliss me Father ...

“Listen, my Brothers. If the Blessed Virgin Mary is justly honored for having carried the Lord in her most chaste womb, if St. John trembled at baptizing Him, not daring, as it were, to place his hand on God’s Chosen One; if the tomb wherein Jesus reposed for a few hours is the object of such veneration, then how worthy, virtuous, and holy ought he to be who touches with his fingers, receives on his mouth and in his heart, and administers to others, Christ, no longer mortal, but eternally triumphant and glorious!” –  St. Francis of Assisi





Thursday, September 7, 2017

Eve Maria


Ephesians 1:5-7
"He destined us in love to be his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace."

Luke 1:28
"And he came to her and said, "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!'"


The Immaculate Conception
The Blessed Virgin Mary, "in the first instant of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege granted by the Almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the human race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin." - Pope Pius IX, Ineffabilis Deus, 1854


https://www.churchmilitant.com/pdf/2017-03-04-niles.pdf