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Biebl’s Ave Maria
Franz Biebl (1906 - 2001) was a contemporary German composer, known for his choral ensemble works, the best known of which is his Ave Maria (Angelus Domini), published just in time for Mary's month...
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Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
(Here is the text of the Act of Consecration which Pope Francis will pray today, in union with all the bishops of the world. The Holy Father will recite the prayer at 6:30 p.m....
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Lent is a time of going very deeply into ourselves…What is it that stands between us and God? Between us and our brothers and sisters? Between us and life, the life of the Spirit?...
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Controversy over the Consecration
The full text of the prayer of consecration for this Friday, the Solemnity of the Annunciation, has been released by the Vatican and, as feared, there is already a priori controversy. The text consecrates...
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He was chosen by the eternal Father as the trustworthy guardian and protector of his greatest treasures, namely, his divine Son and Mary, Joseph’s wife. He carried out this vocation with complete fidelity until...
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Your accumulated offences do not surpass the multitude of God's mercies: your wounds do not surpass the great Physician's skill - Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (+386)
Nota in Brevis
In the Footsteps of the Martyrs
Saint Jean de Brebeuf was put to death, after horrific tortures, on this day, March 16th, 1649, and his companion, Saint Gabriel Lalemant, surviving until the following morning. A more full account of the...
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To comprehend the nature of a thing is to unlock the mysteries of its present, and more, to disclose the profundities of its future - Hilaire Belloc
