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January 2016

January 28, 2016

Mary was born a saint, Mary: Day 191

Mary was born a saint Our Lady’s immaculate conception, St. Alphonsus reasons, means that she...

January 27, 2016

Rejoice! Mary was born for us, Mary: Day 190

Rejoice! Mary was born for us We should celebrate Mary’s nativity, St. Alphonsus declares, because...

January 25, 2016

Let no one lament over paradise lost, Mary: Day 188

Let no one lament over paradise lost Blessed Henry Suso exults in the marvelous work...

January 24, 2016

Jesus the sun, Mary the moon, Mary: Day 187

Jesus the sun, Mary the moon St. Alphonsus concludes that if Jesus is the Sun...

January 23, 2016

My Lady, my refuge, Mary: Day 186

My Lady, my refuge St. Germanus cries out in confidence to the pure and powerful...

January 22, 2016

My soul, step joyfully forth!, Mary: Day 185

My soul, step joyfully forth! Blessed Henry Suso urges his dejected soul, burdened with sins,...

January 21, 2016

Mary, the gate of all grace, Mary: Day 184

Mary, the gate of all grace Blessed Henry Suso lavishes the heavenly queen’s beauty with...

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...

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