Holy Mary, Ransom of Captives
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In 1960, the feast of Our Lady of Ransom was officially added to the liturgical calendar, celebrating the foundation of the Order of the Mercedarians (or the Order of the ... Read more
Hope in Our Lady of Sorrows
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Today the Church reflects upon the sufferings of Mary, most notably remembered through the Seven Sorrows and the Seven Sorrows Rosary (popularized by the Servite and Dominican Orders). But for ... Read more
Power in the Name of Mary
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As Pope Innocent XI watched the overwhelming Ottoman troops close in on Vienna, Austria, vulnerable and with little allied support, he did the one thing we should all do in ... Read more
The Joyful Invitation of Our Lady’s Birth
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When celebrating the saints, the Church most often commemorates them with one feast day. Naturally, for the Blessed Mother, we celebrate many more. We recall her Immaculate Conception on December ... Read more
The Resilience of Our Lady of Częstochowa
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In August 1384, Władysław Opolczyk, an advisor to the King of Poland and Hungary, passed by the town of Częstochowa with a Hodegetria Marian icon in his possession. His horses ... Read more
Queenship and the New Eve
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“Crowned in glory – as she appears in the last Glorious Mystery – Mary shines forth as Queen of the Angels and Saints, the anticipation and the supreme realization of ... Read more
What does the Assumption of Mary teach us?
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The Assumption of Mary is the fourth and most recently declared Marian dogma – Church teachings about Mary that are considered essential for all practicing Catholics to believe. Proclaimed in ... Read more
Snow… in August?
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The site of today’s Marian celebration is a must-visit for any world-traveling Catholics. Santa Maria Maggiore (Saint Mary Major) is not only a papal basilica (alongside its neighbor, St. John ... Read more
Mountainous Sanctity and Our Lady
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Promises and striving to keep them are essential parts of our lives. When we love something – even when we simply want something – it’s engrained in us to set ... Read more
Waiting for Peace with Ave Regina Pacis
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Amid World War I, Pope Benedict XV called upon Our Lady, Queen of Peace as a place for all to rest in times of unrest. The devotion welled up from ... Read more
The Iconic Feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
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The origins Our Lady of Perpetual Help (or Our Lady of Perpetual Succor) are about as varied as the countries in which she is venerated. Some believe that the walnut-wood ... Read more
A Mother’s Perfect Love: the Immaculate Heart of Mary
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The Immaculate Heart of Mary, celebrated the day after the feast of the Sacred Heart, has been the subject of prayerful study and fervent veneration since the early years of ... Read more