May is the Month of Our Lady! And what better way to honor Our Lady than to not only say the rosary as a family but make a small pilgrimage too! A Marian Pilgrimage consists of a pilgrimage to a Marian statute or shrine and the praying of the rosary; Pray one set of the…
The commemoration of the 7 Joys of Mary takes place on Saturday, August 27th. While the 7 Sorrows of Mary tend to be a more well-known and popular devotion, the 7 Joys of Mary is just as ancient. Where did the tradition of the 7 Joys of Mary come from? It is a devotion preserved…
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary into Heaven. To commemorate this feast day, we’re sharing 9 quotes about the Assumption of Mary from Scripture, Saints, and the Mass. “A great sign appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown…
Next Monday, August 15th, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary, Our Mother. In the words of St. Josemaria Escriva from Christ is Passing By, “Mary has been taken up to heaven by God in body and soul, and the angels rejoice.’ Joy overtakes both angels and men” As we experience the great…
This Saturday, July 16 is the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel! This feast honors the Blessed Virgin Mary as the patroness of the Carmelite order and calls to mind the tradition of the Brown Scapular. The first Carmelites with hermits who lived on Mount Carmel in the Holy Land starting in the late…
St. Josemaria Escriva had a great love for Our Lady, so great in fact that he once told someone that they should not emulate him in anything except his love for Mary! His love for her is the driving force behind the Mary, Mother of Fairest Love shrine project and all we do here to…
During the month of May, and always, we can honor Our Lady by praying the Holy Rosary – the prayer she gave us and has asked us repeatedly to say. It’s a powerful tool, one that the Popes and Saints have repeatedly spoken about, and one that we can employ at any moment in our…
Traditionally, the month of May is dedicated to Our Lady. It provides us with an opportunity to increase our Marian devotion individually and as a family. This month can also serve as a great reminder of the great love Our Lady has for her Son and for each one of us – a love so…
At 6 am, noon or 6pm everyday it is custom for Catholics to say either the Angelus or the Regina Caeli. The Angelusdates back to the Middle Ages and is a prayer that commemorates the word becoming flesh in Mary’s womb. It celebrates and remembers the “Yes” Mary gave to the Angel Gabriel. Now, the Regina Caeli, or Queen of Heaven…
This week we celebrate the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord – the great moment when Mary said yes to God’s call and the moment the Word became flesh. “It was her faithful response to the angel’s message, her fiat, that began the work of Redemption” (In Conversation with God 6, Francis Fernandez, p.175). There…