In a beautiful prayer, St. Henry de Ósso praises and honors the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Immaculate Conception, the "Queen, Lady, Protectress and ornament of the whole Catholic Church."
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Quote of the day, 27 January: St. Henry de Ossó
Quote of the day, 9 September: Père Jacques de Jésus
On this Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, Père Jacques speaks of the Virgin's silence: "she had so well absorbed the message of God that even St. Joseph was unaware."
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Quote of the day, 25 December: St. John of the Cross
St. John of the Cross describes the birth of Christ and the amazement of his “gracious Mother” who “gazed in sheer wonder” to see “in God, man's weeping, and in man, gladness.”
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St. John of the Cross Novena 2022, Day 6: Hope
St John of the Cross explains: “hope always pertains to the unpossessed object. If something were possessed there could no longer be hope for it.” The annunciation to St Joseph give us hope, as well.
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Quote of the day, 8 December: Silvio José Báez, o.c.d.
Bishop Silvio José Báez, o.c.d. reminds us that Our Lady’s love for her Son extends to us all: “she is a tender mother also to us, her son's disciples.” We share an excerpt from the Bishop’s message to all Nicaraguans for the feast of the Immaculate Conception.
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St. John of the Cross Novena 2022, Day 3: Transformation
“O night that has united the Lover with his beloved, transforming the beloved in her Lover,” St. John writes. The Blessed Virgin’s “fiat” was her transforming moment!
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St. John of the Cross Novena 2022, Day 1: Belief
At the Annunciation, the Virgin Mary asked, “how can this be, since I am a virgin?” St John of the Cross says that “belief in God’s being” is the way to reach union with God, not by understanding.
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Quote of the day, 9 September: Père Jacques de Jésus
On Thursday evening of his retreat for the Carmel of Pontoise, Père Jacques devoted his conference to the theme of silence. "Silence is not an empty void," he told the nuns; "God dwells therein."
Quote of the day, 30 July: St. Teresa of the Andes
Ask the Virgin Mary to be your guide – to be your star, the lantern that shines for you amid the darkness of your life. #StTeresaoftheAndesTweet
Marie du jour 2022, 30 May: St. Edith Stein
We continue St. Edith Stein's comment on woman's destiny and the Marian ideal: "woman has something in herself inherited from Eve, and she must search for the way from Eve to Mary."
Marie du jour 2022, 29 May: St. Edith Stein
St. Edith Stein sings a hymn of praise to the Blessed Virgin in her 1932 lectures to the Organization of Catholic Women in Zurich: "As Mother of God and mother of all God's children, she is exalted above all creatures on the throne of glory; maternity itself is glorified through her...."
Marie du jour 2022, 25 May: St. Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi
In the translated works of St. Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi, we find this meditation on our Lord's resurrection: "Thou didst wish to appear to Mary first because she had conceived Thee..."
Quote of the day, 25 May: St. Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi
Come Holy Spirit. [...] Come, you who, descending into Mary, caused the Word to take flesh: effect in us by grace what you accomplished in her by grace and nature.
Marie du jour 2022, 12 May: Titus Brandsma
In 1915, Titus Brandsma wrote an article that was published in the review 'Karmelrozen' that describes Saturday Marian devotions in Carmelite churches. "Simply by thinking of Mary's help," he wrote, "we feel ourselves strengthened in our weakness."
Marie du jour 2022, 11 May: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
St. Elizabeth of the Trinity writes to a seminarian in the last days before his ordination: "With the Virgin, you can sing your “Magnificat” and leap with joy in God your Savior, for the Almighty is doing great things in you, and His mercy is eternal... Then, like Mary, “keep all that in your heart.”
Marie du jour 2022, 10 May: Titus Brandsma
From the Scheveningen prison, Titus Brandsma writes: "There was no holy card of the Virgin Mary in my breviary, yet her image is obligatory in the cell of every Carmelite; I had to find a solution for this..."
St. Joseph Novena 2022, Day 2: In St. Joseph’s Hands
Right now, various ones are trying to find some way for me to be interned in a German priory of our Order... I have put the entire matter into the hands of St. Joseph who took the Virgin...
Quote of the day, 27 January: St. John Paul II
From the hand of Teresa of Jesus, Henry de Ossó understands that love for Christ has to be the center of his work: a love of Christ that captivates and attracts people, winning them to the Gospel.
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