I was blessed this past summer to visit a very special and blessed Basilica and Shrine. This shrine was in Syracuse, Italy on the island of Sicily. Something special happened in 1953. That not many people know about. Let me share this with you. The image you see above is a print of a plaster …
Category Archives: Our Blessed Mother
And then there is Mary …..
By: Kathleen Aparo And then there is Mary……. This journey of faith cannot be taken without looking at Jesus’ mother, Mary. Why? Because every strength we need, all the courage we need, the faith we need, shines through her life. She said “yes” to an angel and didn’t ask anyone to help her make that …
The Assumption: Celebrating the Blessed Mother’s ultimate journey
The woman who spent so much of her life in motion — setting out, traveling, searching and fleeing –- finally is given a place of rest, a place “prepared by God,” as Revelation puts it Deacon Greg Kandra August 15, 2016 The gospel today begins with a journey. “Mary set out and traveled to the …
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Join us in a novena for Our Country
Intention for the Novena is to ask our Blessed Mother to protect our country from all that threatens our religious freedom and to keep us safe from wars and terrorism, to bring to us the Godly leaders we need and to ask our Lord to help us become the nation He intends for us to …
Prayer Commending Oneself to Mary
On this Feast day of The Assumption of Our Blessed Mother, let us say this pray to help us along the way: O holy Mary, my Mistress, into thy blessed trust and special blessing, into the bosom of thy tender mercy, this day, every day of my life and at the hour of my death, …