May 12, 2021 | Fatima, Our Lady
Speaking at the weekly General Audience in Saint Peter’s Square in Rome this morning, our Holy Father Pope Francis had this to say – “Tomorrow we remember, with great veneration, Our Lady of Fatima. Let us place ourselves confidently under Her...
Apr 27, 2021 | Our Lady, The Saints
Main image: (C) Fr Hugh Gillespie SMM Truly great Saints leave a lasting legacy which extends far beyond their own time and place, reaching forward and influencing the future direction of the Church, and the lives and the spirituality of those who will come later....
Apr 24, 2021 | Diary of St Faustina, Our Lady
For as far back as I can remember, I have prayed for the dead. They feature at length in my second prayers of every day – the first being my Morning Offering – and they are remembered at intervals during the day and again with my Chaplet in the evenings. I...
Apr 12, 2021 | Events, Our Lady
On Saturday evening I had the pleasure of taking part in an online Marian conference organised by the Legion of Mary in Dublin, Ireland. The theme was ‘Hail, Holy Queen’ and it looked specifically at Mary as ‘Mother of Mercy’ – which was...
Apr 3, 2021 | Church, Our Lady
“Today it will do us good to stop a little and think about the pain and sorrows of Our Lady. She is our Mother.” – Pope Francis Italians are in the habit of referring to the time after the Crucifixion on Good Friday as “l’ora della...
Mar 25, 2021 | Church, Our Lady
“Holy Mother of God, intercede for us.”- Intercessions, Morning Prayer for the feast of the Annunciation of the Lord It is easy to read the Gospel account of the Annunciation and not really stop to consider what this event demanded of the Blessed Virgin...
Mar 15, 2021 | Fatima, Our Lady, The Spiritual Life
In the whole of the story of the appearances of Our Lady at Fatima, there has always been one single line which, from the moment I first heard it, jumped out at me; and it is this – “Do not lose heart. I will never forsake you. My Immaculate Heart will be...
Feb 27, 2021 | Church, Our Lady
“By Her complete adherence to the Father’s will, to His Son’s redemptive work, and to every promptingof the Holy Spirit, the Virgin Mary is the Church’s model of faith and charity.” – Catechism of the Catholic Church, para.967 As a...
