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January 2016

January 20, 2016

A prayer to Immaculate Mary, Mary: Day 183

A prayer to Immaculate Mary St. Alphonsus rejoices in the sinless beauty of Our Lady,...

January 19, 2016

God was able to preserve Mary from sin, Mary: Day 182

God was able to preserve Mary from sin Was it too difficult for God to...

January 18, 2016

Mary was without even a venial sin, Mary: Day 181

Mary was without even a venial sin In order to make Mary a mother worthy...

January 17, 2016

Mary reversed the course of the ages, Mary: Day 180

Mary reversed the course of the ages In Mary, Blessed John Henry Newman tells us,...

January 16, 2016

God made Mary a worthy habitation for his Son, Mary: Day 179

God made Mary a worthy habitation for his Son For the honor of his Son,...

January 15, 2016

A fitting dwelling for the Lord, Mary: Day 178

A fitting dwelling for the Lord St. Alphonsus considers the reasons why God would preserve...

January 14, 2016

To be preserved from sin is the greater honor, Mary: Day 177

To be preserved from sin is the greater honor Which is more honorable, St. Alphonsus...

January 13, 2016

What is the Immaculate Conception?, Mary: Day 176

What is the Immaculate Conception? Blessed John Henry Newman lays out in clear terms the...

January 12, 2016

Mary’s name is a fortified tower, Mary: Day 175

Mary’s name is a fortified tower St. Alphonsus declares that the name of Mary, like...

January 11, 2016

Mary is fearful to the demons, Mary: Day 174

Mary is fearful to the demons St. Alphonsus reminds us that even though we may...

January 10, 2016

The angels welcome their queen into heaven, Mary: Day 173

The angels welcome their queen into heaven During her life on earth, the angels no...

January 08, 2016

Mary is exalted above the angels, Mary: Day 172

Mary is exalted above the angels As glorious as the angels may be, St. Alphonsus...

January 08, 2016

Mary, Queen of Angels, Mary: Day 171

Mary, Queen of Angels The Church has long affirmed that the angels are arranged in...

January 07, 2016

Mary, Mother of Oil, Mary: Day: 170

Mary, Mother of Oil Why would Our Lady be called “Mother of Oil?” St. Alphonsus...

January 06, 2016

Mary, Model of Virtue, Mary: Day 169

Mary, Model of Virtue If we truly love Mary, St. Alphonsus insists, we will imitate...

January 05, 2016

Mary, Most Faithful Virgin, Mary: Day 168

Mary, Most Faithful Virgin Blessed John Henry Newman examines the meaning of faithfulness, as it...

January 04, 2016

Mary, Morning Star, Mary: Day 167

Mary, Morning Star Blessed John Henry Newman considers why a star—and in particular, the morning...

January 03, 2016

Run to your mother!, Mary: Day 166

Run to your mother! When small children are in danger, to whom do they run...

January 02, 2016

Two occasions when Mary became our mother, Mary: Day 165

Two occasions when Mary became our mother We typically think of Jesus’ words from the...

January 01, 2016

Mary, Mother of the Church, Mary: Day 164

Mary, Mother of the Church St. Louis de Montfort teaches us that Mary is our...

December 2015

December 31, 2015

Mary, Mirror of Justice, Mary: Day 163

Mary, Mirror of Justice If Mary is called a Mirror of Justice, whose justice did...

December 30, 2015

Mary, Mirror of Virtue, Mary: Day 162

Mary, Mirror of Virtue St. Ambrose of Milan offers a meditation on Our Lady, reflecting...

December 29, 2015

Mary, Refuge of Sinners, Mary: Day 161

Mary, Refuge of Sinners St. Alphonsus explains the ancient origins of the Marian title “Refuge...

December 28, 2015

O Stella Maris!, Mary: Day 160

O Stella Maris! In darkness and in doldrums, in storms and in shallows, we cry...

December 27, 2015

Mary, Star of the Sea, Mary: Day 159

Mary, Star of the Sea Our Lady has long been called by the title “Star...

December 26, 2015

Mary, the second and better Eve, Mary: Day 158

Mary, the second and better Eve Since ancient times, Christian teachers have noted both the...

December 25, 2015

Mary, Virgin Most Prudent, Mary: Day 157

Mary, Virgin Most Prudent We know little of Mary’s everyday life. But Blessed John Henry...

December 24, 2015

Mary, Vessel of Honor, Mary: Day 156

Mary, Vessel of Honor Mary was a martyr, but in her soul, not her body....

December 23, 2015

Mary, Vessel of Devotion, Mary: Day 155

Mary, Vessel of Devotion Blessed John Henry Newman illustrates the meaning of devotion, and shows...

December 22, 2015

Prayer to Mary, Queen of Martyrs, Mary: Day 154

Prayer to Mary, Queen of Martyrs This popular traditional prayer asks for the grace to...

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