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October 2015

October 22, 2015

Two stories of conversion through Mary, Mary: Day 093

Two stories of conversion through Mary St. Alphonsus tells of two men in quite different...

October 21, 2015

Mary prevents someone from a moral relapse, Mary: Day 092

Mary prevents someone from a moral relapse St. Alphonsus recalls how Our Lady forcefully kept...

October 20, 2015

Mary rescues a priest from sin, Mary: Day 091

Mary rescues a priest from sin St. Alphonsus recounts a story from the life of...

October 17, 2015

Devotions to Mary should be joined with holiness, Mary: Day 088

Devotions to Mary should be joined with holiness Even lavish devotions to Mary, says St....

October 16, 2015

Mary knew herself truly, Mary: Day 087

Mary knew herself truly Mary was humble because she had true self-knowledge, St. Alphonsus observes,...

October 15, 2015

God was drawn to Mary’s humility, Mary: Day 086

God was drawn to Mary’s humility Humility is essential to all the other virtues, St....

October 13, 2015

Mary invites us to give Jesus our hearts, Mary: Day 084

Mary invites us to give Jesus our hearts Mary calls us to give ourselves completely...

October 10, 2015

In heaven Mary is better us able to help, Mary: Day 081

In heaven Mary is better us able to help We should rejoice in Mary’s exalted...

October 08, 2015

Mary was poor, Mary: Day 079

Mary was poor St. Alphonsus tells how Mary’s detachment from worldly goods allowed her to...

October 07, 2015

In Mary, all the virtues of the saints unite, Mary: Day 078

In Mary, all the virtues of the saints unite Each saint excels in certain heroic...

October 06, 2015

Mary was perfectly obedient to God, Mary: Day 077

Mary was perfectly obedient to God Because of her freedom from original sin, St. Alphonsus...

October 05, 2015

Imitate Mary’s patience, Mary: Day 076

Imitate Mary’s patience If Mary is to be our model, says St. Alphonsus, we need...

October 04, 2015

Imitate Mary’s humility, Mary: Day 075

Imitate Mary’s humility We can never be true children of Mary, St. Alphonsus warns, if...

October 03, 2015

Mary exercised perfect faith, Mary: Day 074

Mary exercised perfect faith If we’re looking for a perfect model of faith, St. Alphonsus...

October 03, 2015

Imitate Mary’s faith, Mary: Day 073

Imitate Mary’s faith A lively faith is one that puts belief into practice, St. Alphonsus...

October 01, 2015

Imitate Mary’s charity, Mary: Day 072

Imitate Mary’s charity St. Alphonsus reminds us that if we want to imitate Mary, we...

September 2015

September 30, 2015

How to celebrate Marian novenas, Mary: Day 071

How to celebrate Marian novenas What are some specific ways to observe a novena—nine days...

September 29, 2015

Receive Communion on Mary’s feast days, Mary: Day 070

Receive Communion on Mary’s feast days Do I want to honor Mary on her special...

September 28, 2015

Celebrate Mary’s feasts by imitating her virtues, Mary: Day 069

Celebrate Mary’s feasts by imitating her virtues What’s the best way to celebrate Marian feast...

September 27, 2015

The Church calls us to turn to Mary, Mary: Day 068

The Church calls us to turn to Mary St. Alphonsus points to the Church’s celebration...

September 26, 2015

Our Lady provides two friars with lodging, Mary: Day 067

Our Lady provides two friars with lodging St. Alphonsus tells a story of how the...

September 25, 2015

Help me up when I fall!, Mary: Day 066

Help me up when I fall! St. Alphonsus acknowledges the depth of his sin and...

September 24, 2015

Hands filled with mercy and generosity, Mary: Day 065

Hands filled with mercy and generosity Don’t hesitate to seek Mary’s help, counsels St. Alphonsus;...

September 23, 2015

Jesus returns the favor to his mother, Mary: Day 064

Jesus returns the favor to his mother Jesus was granted a great favor by his...

September 22, 2015

Our Lady of Sorrows saves a youth from the Devil, Mary: Day 063

Our Lady of Sorrows saves a youth from the Devil St. Alphonsus tells how a...

September 20, 2015

Brought to confession by Mary, Mary: Day 061

Brought to confession by Mary St. Alphonsus recalls a story of a husband brought back...

September 19, 2015

Miracles through Mary’s intercession, Mary: Day 060

Miracles through Mary’s intercession St. Alphonsus challenges skeptics who categorically deny the possibility of miracles...

September 18, 2015

Mary helps us bear our crosses, Mary: Day 059

Mary helps us bear our crosses St. Alphonsus reminds us that in this world, consolations...

September 17, 2015

The Devil wants Mary cast away from the soul, Mary: Day 058

The Devil wants Mary cast away from the soul Mary and Jesus are so close,...

September 16, 2015

The Devil is tormented by devotion to Mary, Mary: Day 057

The Devil is tormented by devotion to Mary St. Alphonsus recalls a story that illustrates...

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