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April 2016

April 24, 2016

Mary’s body is snatched up to heaven, Mary: Day 278

Mary’s body is snatched up to heaven St. John of Damascus explores the reasons why...

April 23, 2016

Mary’s body rests in the tomb, Mary: Day 277

Mary’s body rests in the tomb Immediately after her death, Mary’s body is laid in...

April 22, 2016

The mother of Life passes through death, Mary: Day 276

The mother of Life passes through death Because she was sinless, St. John of Damascus...

April 21, 2016

Mary’s death was the cause of rejoicing, Mary: Day 275

Mary’s death was the cause of rejoicing St. John of Damascus ponders the reasons for...

April 20, 2016

Mary died from her love for God, Mary: Day 274

Mary died from her love for God Did Our Lady die of old age? No,...

April 19, 2016

Mary died with perfect peace of mind, Mary: Day 273

Mary died with perfect peace of mind St. Alphonsus observes yet another way in which...

April 18, 2016

Mary breathes forth her soul in love, Mary: Day 272

Mary breathes forth her soul in love When Mary died, insists St. Alphonsus, death came...

April 17, 2016

Mary’s last words to the Apostles, Mary: Day 271

Mary’s last words to the Apostles St. Alphonsus imagines Our Lady’s last farewell to the...

April 16, 2016

The Apostles grieve to know Mary will leave them, Mary, Day: 270

The Apostles grieve to know Mary will leave them Who could fully appreciate the sorrow...

April 15, 2016

The saints vie for Mary’s presence, Mary: Day 269

The saints vie for Mary’s presence St. John of Damascus imagines how, at the time...

April 14, 2016

Jesus gives Mary his Body one last time on earth, Mary: Day 268

Jesus gives Mary his Body one last time on earth St. Alphonsus, like St. John...

April 13, 2016

Jesus comes to embrace Mary as she dies, Mary: Day 267

Jesus comes to embrace Mary as she dies St. John of Damascus imagines a conversation...

April 12, 2016

Mary died certain of her salvation, Mary: Day 266

Mary died certain of her salvation Mary knew that she was full of grace, St....

April 11, 2016

Mary’s assumption into heaven was fitting, Mary: Day 265

Mary’s assumption into heaven was fitting Catholics affirm that Mary was assumed into heaven because...

April 10, 2016

In the Assumption, Jesus honored his mother, Mary: Day 264

In the Assumption, Jesus honored his mother St. John of Damascus suggests that Mary’s assumption...

April 09, 2016

Death cannot claim Mary as its prey, Mary: Day 263

Death cannot claim Mary as its prey St. John of Damascus explains why death could...

April 08, 2016

Mary’s death was unlike any other, Mary: Day 262

Mary’s death was unlike any other St. John of Damascus insists that Mary’s death was...

April 07, 2016

The death of Mary was precious, Mary: Day 261

The death of Mary was precious St. Alphonsus tells how Mary’s death was made sweet...

April 06, 2016

If other saints’ bodies were raised, so was Mary’s, Mary: Day 260

If other saints’ bodies were raised, so was Mary’s Blessed John Henry Newman reasons that...

April 05, 2016

The Immaculate Conception implies the Assumption, Mary: Day 259

The Immaculate Conception implies the Assumption The bodies of Adam and Eve, Blessed John Henry...

April 04, 2016

Mary prepares for death, Mary: Day 258

Mary prepares for death St. Alphonsus summarizes the account of some ancient writers of the...

April 03, 2016

God calls Mary home, Mary: Day 257

God calls Mary home St. Alphonsus considers how Mary might have spent her time between...

April 02, 2016

Why I love you, Mary!, Mary: Day 256

Why I love you, Mary! These concluding lines of the last poem of St. Thérèse...

April 01, 2016

Mary’s life after Jesus’ ascension into heaven, Mary: Day 255

Mary’s life after Jesus’ ascension into heaven How did Mary spend her time in the...

March 2016

March 31, 2016

Mary in the upper room at Pentecost, Mary: Day 254

Mary in the upper room at Pentecost Pope St. John Paul II explains how Mary’s...

March 30, 2016

Queen of Heaven, rejoice!, Mary: Day 253

Queen of Heaven, rejoice! The composer of this traditional hymn is unknown, but one legend...

March 29, 2016

Mary, this is your night, Mary: Day 252

Mary, this is your night These words of Pope St. John Paul II, prayed during...

March 28, 2016

Mary watches as Jesus is buried, Mary: Day 251

Mary watches as Jesus is buried St. Alphonsus imagines the scene as Jesus is laid...

March 27, 2016

Mary receives the body of Jesus, Mary: Day 250

Mary receives the body of Jesus St. Alphonsus describes St. Bridget’s vision of Mary’s petition...

March 26, 2016

Jesus gave you Mary as your mother, Mary: Day 249

Jesus gave you Mary as your mother As he was dying on the cross, Jesus...

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