“A great sign appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars:” – John the Evangelist Revelation 12:1 The Woman Clothed with the Sun Fleeth from the Persecution of the Dragon.Benjamin West, 1738–1820 – Princeton University Art Museum Gospel Reading […]
Saint of the day – Saint Rita of Cascia, Religious “Consider, then, with what deeper feelings of devotion God has willed that we should honour Mary, He who has placed the fullness of all good in her; so that if there is any hope in us, if any grace, if any salvation, we know that
“To Jesus, we must go through Mary. Let your love for the Sacred Heart always be mirrored and safely kept within the immaculate mantle of Our Lady of Guadalupe.” – – Saint José María Robles Hurtado one of the Mexican martyrs Gospel Reading – John 12:24-26 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of
Saint of the day – Saint Bernardino of Siena, Priest “As the moon has no light of its own, but receives all its brilliance and warmth from the reflection of the sun, so the glorious Virgin …is a most perfect mirror, completely filled with the light of the Eternal Word. She catches the fullness of
“If anyone does not, according to the Holy Fathers, confess truly and properly that the holy and ever-virgin and immaculate Mary is the Mother of God… having conceived Him without seed… and having incorruptibly borne Him, her virginity remaining indestructible also after His birth, let him be condemned.” – The Lateran Council (649 AD) Gospel
Saint of the day – Pope Saint John I – Martyr “O Virgin Lady, immaculate Mother of God, my most glorious mistress, higher than heaven, much purer than the rays of the sun… listen to my unworthy prayer, keep me and deliver me from all the traps of the evil one…” St Ephrem John 16:29-33
Acts 1:6-11 So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has
“The Spirit who moved over the waters at the first creation, moved over Mary to begin the second.” – Didymus the Seer Gospel Reading for the day: John 16:23-28 In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father, he will give it
“Let the life of Mary be as a mirror, in which is reflected the form of virtue and the beauty of chastity.” – St Ambrose of Milan John 16:20-23 Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into
Acts 1:1-11 In the first book, O Theoph′ilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. To them he presented himself alive after his passion by many
