Category Archives: Marian

The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Posted on November 21, 2019 by kathleen

From ‘Saint Andrew Daily Missal’: Fresco of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary from the Church of the Entrance of the Virgin Mary into the Temple, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia The Feast of the Presentation of Mary is founded on … Continue reading →

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BISHOP CHALLONER’S MEDITATION FOR DECEMBER 8TH, ON THE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN.

Posted on December 8, 2018 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

  Tota pulchra es, Maria, es macula originalis non est in te.   Consider first, how man who was originally created in justice and sanctity – to be happy here in grace and innocence, and eternally happy hereafter in the … Continue reading →

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The speech of angels is song

Posted on March 17, 2016 by GC

Christianity has always understood that the speech of angels is actually song, in which all the glory of the great joy that they proclaim becomes tangibly present. And so, from that moment, the angels’ song of praise has never gone … Continue reading →

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October, month of the Holy Rosary

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

 Pope Leo XIII: In Mary, God has given us the most zealous guardian of Christian unity. There are, of course, more ways than one to win her protection by prayer, but as for Us, We think that the best and … Continue reading →

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Honouring Our Lady of Fatima

Posted on May 13, 2014 by mmvc

Last Sunday was Fatima Day at “The Dome of Home” on the Wirral. The day began with a sung Tridentine Mass after which a beautiful statue of Our Lady was crowned. In a moving ceremony the faithful who had each … Continue reading →

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Private revelations: Are they reliable?| AD2000

Posted on May 2, 2014 by GC

Above is a photo of crowds of mostly Catholics that gathered for weeks in front of what looked like an image of our Blessed Mother that had appeared suddenly in one of the windows of a largish private hospital. This hospital … Continue reading →

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St Luke

Posted on October 18, 2013 by The Raven

Mabuse – St Luke October 18.–ST. LUKE. My first thought, when St Luke is mentioned, is of him as a writer, leaving us the vivid pen-portraits in the gospel that bears his name and Acts. However, tradition has it that … Continue reading →

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Cor ad Cor Loquitur

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Catholicism Pure & Simple
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Nailing jelly to the wall

Posted on October 14, 2013 by The Raven

Once again Ches hits the nail on the head: … today’s events in Rome are another indication of how complex it is trying to get a handle on this pope. I have no need to rehearse again here the various … Continue reading →

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Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Posted on October 10, 2013 by mmvc

From the Catholic Herald online: The Bishop of Shrewsbury will consecrate his diocese to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on Sunday. Bishop Mark Davies’s act of consecration will mirror Pope Francis’s, the Pope will consecrate the world to Our Lady’s … Continue reading →

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Maria Victrix

Posted on October 7, 2013 by The Raven

Veronese, the Doges’ palace, Venezia The Battle of Lepanto took place on 7 October 1571 when a fleet of the Holy League, a coalition of southern European Catholic maritime states, decisively defeated the main fleet of the Ottoman Empire in … Continue reading →

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Saint John Eudes and the United Hearts of Jesus and Mary

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

St John Eudes, (November 14, 1601 – August 19, 1680) was a French priest, missionary, founder of religious congregations and writer. In his book La Vie et le Royaume de Jésus, St John Eudes taught about the mystically united hearts of Jesus and Mary: “You … Continue reading →

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Full text of Archbishop Eamon Martin’s homily and the Consecration of Ireland to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Gertrude

Yesterday Archbishop Eamon Martin, Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh, at the Basilica of Our Lady of Knock, consecrated Ireland to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Below is the text (in full) of his homily. Out in Italy, at the monastery of … Continue reading →

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Even on Mount Tabor, Mary Kept a Low Profile

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

  In the most glorious moments of Jesus’ life—on Mount Tabor, at his entrance into Jerusalem, or when he performed miracles—Mary kept a low profile. Only at times of the greatest danger and sadness is she present and her courage … Continue reading →

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Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us!

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Litany of Intercession to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, … Continue reading →

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