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10 Forgotten Facts about Fatima and Why You Should Know Them
While many Fatima devotees know the salient aspects of Our Lady’s message and the various events surrounding the apparitions, certain details or nuances could yet be overlooked. We dare offer here several points for study and reflection in the hope … Continue reading
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Tagged Fatima, Fr. W. F. Faber, Holy Purity, Our Lady of Fatima, Purgatory, Seers of Fatima, The Rosary
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The Fatima First Saturdays
It is important to fulfill Our Lady’s request for Communions of reparation to be made on the First Saturdays of the month, but how very special the First Saturday of May is, the month dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. … Continue reading
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Tagged First Saturday devotion, Our Lady of Fatima, Reparation and Penance, The Rosary
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October, month of the Holy Rosary
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
October: The month of the Holy Rosary
The month of October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary. According to an account by fifteenth-century Dominican, Alan de la Roch, Mary appeared to St. Dominic in 1206 after he had been praying and doing severe penances because of his … Continue reading
Help with praying the rosary
A professionally presented video resource by Catholic Devotions which has beautiful images to aid meditation on the rosary mysteries can be accessed here.
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Tagged Catholic prayers, Catholic Spiritual Direction, meditative prayer, The Rosary
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Reflections on the Rosary – from Fatima.
A devotion to the recitation of the Holy Rosary has been, at times a lifeline for me. As I sat by the bed of a dying loved one when the time for words had passed, at times of rejoicing and happiness, in times … Continue reading
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Tagged Dominican Nuns of the Perpetual Rosary, Fatima, The Rosary
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Sometimes we sit and talk – meditative prayer
In the next two posts, I want to tease out the two types of prayer that are mostly about listening – meditative and contemplative prayer. To me, the difference is that meditation is thinking about God, and contemplation is spending … Continue reading
St. Gertrude – The Holy Father’s Catechesis
ST. GERTRUDE: A UNIQUE INFLUENCE ON CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY VATICAN CITY, 6 OCT 2010 (VIS) – In his general audience, held this morning in St. Peter’s Square, the Pope dedicated his catechesis to St. Gertrude, “one of the most famous mystics … Continue reading
The Rosary: a short introduction
Your priest has probably never told you anything about the Rosary. Let us correct this unfortunate situation with some short remarks. The Rosary is both a cycle of prayer and a small object used to help the faithful in reciting … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic Devotions, Catholicism, Conservatice Catholicism, The Rosary
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