Mary, Mother of God
Pope Francis
January 1, 2023
Mary treasured all these things and pondered them in her heart!” (Luke 2:19).
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Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Franciscan Media
August 22
The notion of a queen is somewhat foreign to American ears, but this feast of Mary recognizes her role in the Kingdom of her Son, Jesus.
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Franciscan Media
August 15
The doctrine of the Assumption of Mary is recent: 1950. But the belief among the faithful that Mary was assumed body and soul into heaven at the time of her death dates to the early Church.
Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe
Franciscan Media
August 14
Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe, a Conventual Franciscan, is best known for volunteering to take the place of a condemned prisoner in a death camp. But he also worked tirelessly for the spiritual welfare of people through his deep devotion to the Blessed Mother.
Saint Mary Magdalene
Franciscan Media
July 22
Whether or not Saint Mary Magdalene was a notorious sinner—and she most likely was not—she was one of the women who traveled with Jesus and the Apostles, and was present at the cross. She also was the one chosen to bring the good news of the resurrection to the Apostles.
Saint Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi
Franciscan Media
May 24
Saint Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi is known as the “ecstatic saint” because of her unusual gifts from God. To safeguard the authenticity of her visions, her confessor had her dictate them to fellow sisters. The result was five volumes encompassing ecstasies, letters, and inspirational sayings. But her life was not all sweetness; she also battled with temptations.
Sister Mary Gemma Harris, TOR
Patricia Mish
May 9, 2022
Sister Mary Gemma found encouragement in St. Francis, whose “radical love for God always inspired me. He set aside so many of the good things of this world in order to love Jesus and follow him more closely.”
Mary, Untier of Knots
Maureen O'Brien
April 25, 2022
When life gets tangled, who better to go to than our mother?
Saint Joseph, Husband of Mary
Franciscan Media
March 19
We know very little about Saint Joseph, except that he was the husband of Mary and foster-father of Jesus. Scripture calls him a just man and points out a few incidences in which he showed virtuous behavior. After he and Mary found Jesus in the Temple, Saint Joseph is not mentioned again.
Saint Clement Mary Hofbauer
Franciscan Media
March 16
Together Saint Clement Mary Hofbauer and his fellow Redemptorist Thaddeus, preached five sermons per day while working in Warsaw, Poland.
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