“With this soil of sin I will convert the most obstinate sinners. Their conversion is dear to God.” “I tell you, in just the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.” (Lk 15:7) Meditation The Virgin of […]
“Be Missionaries of the Word of Truth.” “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.” (Mt 28:19-20) Meditation With this invite the Virgin urges us to imitate her […]
“The divine promise, the nine first Fridays to the Sacred Heart, that you did before entering into lies and becoming an enemy of God, has saved you.” “He remembers his covenant for ever, the promise he laid down for a thousand generations” (Ps 105:8) Meditation The Sacred Heart of Jesus burns with love for men. […]
“Call me Mother and tell them to call me Mother: I am the Mother of the pure clergy, Mother of the holy clergy, Mother of the faithful clergy, Mother of the united clergy, Mother of the living clergy.” “When Jesus saw his mother 11 and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his […]
The Hail Marys that you say with faith and love are like golden arrows straight to the heart of Jesus.” “…the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” Jesus said to her, “Woman, how does your concern affect me? My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servers, “Do […]
“All those who place themselves under my green mantle of mercy I will protect.” “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High and abides in the shade of the Almighty says to the Lord: My refuge, my stronghold, my God in whom I trust” (Ps 90: 1-2) Meditation: Our Lady is often invoked […]
“Never stop saying the Holy Rosary, I am always with you to help you.” “Then he told them … about the need to pray continually and never lose heart.” (Lk 18:1) Meditation Like every good Mother, the Virgin of Revelation always gives her children advice to help them on their journey through life: pray the […]
The Easter Triduum begins with the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, where the Church commemorates the institution of the Eucharist, the greatest gift Christ entrusted to His people. One of the most striking visual meditations on this mystery is The Last Supper by the Spanish Renaissance painter Juan de Juanes (1560s). His masterpiece draws us […]
Once again this year, the Lenten journey is interrupted by the great solemnity in honor of St. Joseph, the Church’s most powerful and humble saint. Resounding in the celebration of this day is the remembrance of Pope Gregory XV, who in 1621 declared March 19 a feast of precept. The evangelist Matthew, giving greater prominence […]
“If you knew the gift of God” is the phrase that Jesus said in the episode in which He met the Samaritan woman at the well of Sicar that is recorded in chapter 4 of St John’s Gospel from verses 1 to 10 (Jn 4:1-10). Let us try to understand Jesus’ words together, entering into […]