Mother Mary
Hail Mary, Full of Grace
Colleen C. Mitchell
April 24, 2023
Mary is the ultimate illumination of a woman filled with Christ’s presence, of a woman lit up from within by grace.
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Lent with St. Clare: Fifth Monday
Franciscan Media
March 27, 2023
Beginning with Mother Mary, our faith is blessed with a long line of strong and holy women. Clare is definitely one of them. Just like Mary, it took great strength and courage to take the path that she did.
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We Are Found
Maureen O'Brien
March 11, 2023
Reflect During Lent, as we are called to look more closely at the Stations of the Cross, we witness Jesus falling for the first time, and his mother being there. May this prayer remind you that Mary sees how heavy ...
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Our Lady of Guadalupe
María Ruiz Scaperlanda
October 4, 2020
This month, millions in Mexico and the United States celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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Virgin Mary, the First Disciple
Lawrence S. Cunningham
September 7, 2020
Pope Paul VI wrote succinctly: “The Virgin Mary is held up as an example to the faithful for the way in which in her own particular life she fully and responsibly accepted the word of God and did it….She is ...
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Franciscan Inspirations: Mary at the Cross
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
May 13, 2020
Both the devotion of Mary and the women witnessing Jesus’ death—and the gift of Mary as mother to us—are truths we cannot be without.
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The Magnificat: Canticle of Mary
The greatness of the Magnificat is that it embraces the whole sweep of the Incarnate Word—and the whole sweep of Mary’s trust in God.