Articles in 'Mary & The Saints'
Mary's Special Day; Saturday
Mary's Special Day; Saturday
By John Roskoski
Our Lady of Solitude is a little-known devotion to an aspect of Our Mother Mary. It seems that it gains its power from its beautiful simplicity. This simple power is what has attracted the interests of Pope Paul the VI and other religious leaders.
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December Feast Days
December Feast Days
By The Catholic Philadelphian
December is packed with many feast days. Some to round out the month are the feasts of martyrs like Sts. Lucy, Stephen, and Thomas Becket. It also includes two feast days, Immaculate Conception (patroness of the United States) and Christmas.
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St. Andrew and the Advent Tradition
St. Andrew and the Advent Tradition
By The Catholic Philadelphian
Happy Feast Day of St. Andrew. Did you know that there is a prayer of his that is prayed 15 times from his feast day until Christmas Eve? Those who fervently pray it during that 24-day period will have a favor granted.
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Shrines of Italy: Church of San Geremia
Shrines of Italy: Church of San Geremia
By Christopher McCarthy
Obscure Venice church contains the body of Saint Lucy.
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24 Days of Thanksgiving: Part 4
24 Days of Thanksgiving: Part 4
By Sarah J. Pedrozo
As we approach the end of the "24 Days of Thanksgiving" journey, here are four more reasons to give thanks.
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Popular Book Shows How “Holy Ambition” in Ordinary Life Leads to Heroic Virtue
Popular Book Shows How “Holy Ambition” in Ordinary Life Leads to Heroic Virtue
By Mary Beth Bracy
Eric Sammons breaks open St. Josemaria Escrivá’s plan for everyone to attain sanctity.
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Pope Francis and Mary, the Mother of the Church
Pope Francis and Mary, the Mother of the Church
By John Roskoski
Pope Francis, after centuries of growing scholarship and devotion has decreed Mary to be the Mother of the Church. With this, he embraced the Patristic arguments, popular faith, and Pope Benedict's love of scholarship
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The Rosary and the "Blue Army"
The Rosary and the "Blue Army"
By John Roskoski
The power of Our Lady's Rosary has generated the "Blue Army". As many Popes and Saints have said, the Rosary is the weapon that can conquer and fix this broken world. From her humility comes indomitable power.
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Celebrate the Feast of All Carmelite Saints
Celebrate the Feast of All Carmelite Saints
By J. John Basil
The Feast of All Carmelite Saints is celebrated on November 14th. The day is to commemorate all of the saints who are members of the Carmelite Family whose history dates back to the Prophet Elijah and official founding in 1247.
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St. Ignatius Loyola; Christian Soldier
St. Ignatius Loyola; Christian Soldier
By John Roskoski
St. Ignatius Loyola is a prime example of a soldier, a veteran, who followed the call of God to found and organize the Religious Order known as the Jesuits. The order keeps his warrior's spirit alive through their disciplined way of life.
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Meet Our Lady of Valfleury
Meet Our Lady of Valfleury
By John Roskoski
Our Lady of the "Flowered Valley", Valfleury, has had a steady devotion throughout years of strife. Devotees, following the example of St. Vincent de Paul, dedicate themselves to the sick and the poor. They minister to both spiritual and physical poor.
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A Thought in the Eternal Mind Of God
A Thought in the Eternal Mind Of God
By Stephen Clark
St Therese of Lisieux made sanctity available and within reach for all with her discovery of the ‘Little Way’ where every moment of life, pleasant or otherwise, could be sanctified and translated into an act of love by dying to oneself and going against our nature or ‘natural’ responses.
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What’s in a Name?
What’s in a Name?
By Nancy Lessard
There are a lot of fad names assigned to children in our culture and some of them are not too flattering. As Catholics our names our counter-cultural. We have traditionally named our children for the saints we admire. it’s time to recapture our tradition.
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Is Grandma a Saint?
Is Grandma a Saint?
By J. John Basil
Catholics venerate saints, but do not worship them. The process of designating a saint by the Church is explained here. It includes three stages and generally requires two miracles. There are over 10,000 saints identified by the Church.
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What Does It Take to Be a Saint? Three Qualities Stand Out
What Does It Take to Be a Saint? Three Qualities Stand Out
By The Catholic Philadelphian
Are you ready to be a saint? It is part of your faith journey.
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Halloween and Obsession with Death
Halloween and Obsession with Death
By Paul Murano, Ph.D.
Fear of death and glorification of death are the two extremes that a people without Christ fall into.
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Three Important Devotions to Combat the Evil of Our Times
Three Important Devotions to Combat the Evil of Our Times
By Marysmantle
Three very important tools for combatting the evil of our times. The Flame of Love is a prayer program that blinds Satan. The Ceaseless Act of Love emphasizes the importance of love of the Eucharistic Jesus, and the Divine Will prepares us to receive the gift of living in the Divine Will and will bring about the return of the relationship between humanity and God before the fall.
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