Mary, Queen of the World
The glorious Virgin has been raised to the dignity of Mother of the King of kings, and therefore the Holy Church is entitled to honor Her, and to ask that all honor Her with the glorious title of Queen. Salve Regina!
The Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ in Heaven
Text taken from: Jesus Christ, His Life, His Passion, His Triumph, by Father Auguste Berthe, cssr
(St. Mark 16:19-20; St. Luke 24:49-53; Acts 1)
Prayer to Our Lady of Fatima to entrust all our needs to Her
Our Lady’s intervention at Fatima is that of a Mother, worried and distressed about the fate of Her children. She wants to save us at all costs. Let us turn to Her with an unshakeable faith and trust.
Novena to Our Lady of Fatima
Starts on May 4. – It may be prayed from the 4th to the 12th of each month.
Novena to the Divine Mercy.
Begins on Good Friday.
story0430-Sinless? – An exception!
Man being a weak creature of body and soul, no one can without lack of reason and common sense believe himself to be free from sin. Only the Mother of God was preserved from all stain by a special privilege. Every man is a sinner. Those who claim to be without fault are often the greatest sinners.
story0429-The appearance of a mother near the precipice.
Example of a devotion, based on the help of Saint Anthony, which is a striking proof of the intercession of the Saints for us.
story0428-Two children call a priest to a dying man.
It is likely that the good Lord allowed the deceased children to come to the aid of their dying father. Through the communion of saints our deceased parents are our intercessors and helpers before God, especially when they are in heaven.
story0427-The prayer of the dying mother in prison.
The intercession of Christians for one another is so powerful that Saint James already exhorted Christians “to pray for one another in order to be saved” (James 5:16). It is above all the prayer of a mother for her child that God loves to answer.
story0426-Emperor Henry IV, Frederick Barbarossa, Frederick II, Philip the Fair.
The end of Judas and Herod, murderer of the Innocents, is also a frightening example of the unhappy end of all the persecutors of the Church.
