Today is October 13th, the day we recall the “Miracle of the Sun” event at Fatima in 1917. This was intended to be a warning. Our Lady said at Fatima, ‘War is punishment for sin.” World War I was raging at the time and among her warnings was that a worse war would take place …
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For this Immaculate Heart Saturday, I found some connections to the saint whose feast day today is. September 30th is the feast of St. Jerome, a Doctor of the Church and the translator of the Bible into 4th Century vernacular Latin. It was he who said, “Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.” That’s not …
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Just like yesterday, I am going to ‘cheat’ a little for today’s Immaculate Heart Saturday post and direct your attention an article posted on the EWTN Library on St. Pio of Pietrelcina, popularly known as ‘St. Padre Pio.’ His feast day is today, September 23. For today, please read “Padre Pio and the Immaculate Heart …
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Three days ago on the 13th of September was the 106th anniversary of the penultimate Apparition of Our Lady at Fatima. Our Lady promised a miracle at her next visit in October. This post has nothing to do with that, but I thought I’d bring it up anyway. However, for this Immaculate Heart Saturday post, …
For today’s Immaculate Heart Saturday post, I will bring up something from the Apparitions of the Angel of Peace to the young shepherd children of Fatima in the Spring of 1916. In the first apparition of the Angel, he taught them what was to be the first of the “Fatima Prayers:” “My God, I believe, …
For this Immaculate Heart Saturday post I will continue the theme from yesterday’s Sacred Heart Friday post “Have you made your Sacred Heart Consecration yet?” Today, it’s and Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Oh Immaculate Heart of Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth and tender Mother of men, in accordance with …
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Continuing along with yesterday’s post; on this Immaculate Heart Saturday, think about the ways in which you can use your creative aspirations to lead people through Mary and onward to Jesus. Mary participated in the creation of Jesus in His sacred Humanity when she said ‘Yes,’ to the Angel Gabriel and the Holy Spirit overshadowed …
On this Sacred Heart Friday, I remind you that the feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe is coming up this Monday. He is an ideal patron for those of us who are growing in their devotion to the Immaculate and Sacred Hearts of Mary and Jesus. His method of consecration is deeply rooted in the Two …
In this post I announced that I’ll be starting a new series of posts, these to be called “Immaculate Heart Saturdays.” Just like their related series, Sacred Heart Fridays, these will focus on Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. There will be a lot on the Five First Saturday Devotions (reminder, today is a …
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This Sacred Heart Friday post is a brief review of the history of the Alliance of the Two Hearts of Jesus and Mary. The joint devotion to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary was formally started in the 17th century by St. John Eudes who established the Society of the Heart of the Mother Most …
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