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PATRONESS OF PRIESTS AND BABIES
Another holy woman, who lived long ago, and gave her life for the sanctification of priests was BLESSED AGNES of JESUS (Agnes de Langeac).She was the daughter of Pierre Galand, a knife-maker, and his...
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ANOTHER BLESSED FOR PRIESTS
Amazing how working on the life of one saint leads us to another. Sometimes I think they gather in Heaven discussing who needs to be noticed next! Another woman who devoted her life to the...
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ADVENT SILENCE
Jesus Christ- Blessed Silence (Mother AnastasThe Danish philosopher Kierkegaard once wrote: ‘The present state of the world and the whole of life is diseased. If I were a doctor and I were asked for my...
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MORE ADVENT SILENCE
Just before Advent, a fiery Pope Francis chastised those who spend Mass talking to others, looking at their phone or even taking pictures during papal liturgies, saying these are distractions that take...
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OUR ARCHBISHOP in ADVENT
I consider our Seattle Archbishop, J. Peter Sartain, to be a very holy man, who treasures the Eucharist and knows the importance of prayer in our daily lives. He has written a small book entitled An...
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A POPE AND ADVENT SILENCE
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was ever conscious of the necessity of silence in our lives, especially in Advent. “Silence is so lacking in this world which is often too noisy, which is not favorable to...
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PERPETUAL WAITING
The Expectant Madonna with St. Joseph- Natl. GalleryThomas Merton remarked that life is a perpetual ADVENT. He sensed that in that waiting, trust began to grow. Trust in God, trust in the Holy One who...
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BREATHING OF JESUS IN OUR WORLD
One of my favorite women says it better than I ever could!Ilian Rachov- BulgariaIt is only necessary to give ourselves to that life, all that we are, to pray without ceasing, not by a continual effort...
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SECRET SEASON
Madonna del Parto- 15th C. ItalianADVENT is the season of the secret, the secret of the growth of Christ, of Divine Love growing in silence. It is the season of humility, silence, and growth. For nine...
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CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS
Margarita Dulac (USA) INCARNATIONIn a thistle-thick field,The sun-baked clay with its break-spade soilHad a summer-seared yield,And the drought-sky-flouted dry ground...
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EPIPHANY
Dr. He QiTomorrow is the great feast of Epiphany. For us in the Monastery it is little Christmas and we always celebrate it on the 6th. Sunday is the Baptism of the Lord. Strange to go from the Child...
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SILENCE IN THE MASS
The Holy Father, into the New Year, continues his message of silence in the Mass. Moments of silence in the Mass should be intentional times of prayer, recollection and communion with God, rather than...
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BRIDE OF CHRIST
(St. Apollinare, Ravenna, Italy)A little known vocation within the Church is that of a consecrated virgin Having helped several women (from Canada) obtain this Blessings, I feel it should be made...
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BLESSING OF MONASTIC ANIMALS
Master of St. Veronica- German 1400Today is the feast of ST. ANTHONY of the DESERT and the day when animals in monasteries around the world are blessed. St. Anthony the Abbot was a hermit-saint in the...
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DEFENDER of the FAITH
BL. CLEMENS AUGUST GRAF von GALEN was born into the German aristocracy in 1878. He belonged to one of the oldest and most distinguished noble families of Westphalia. The von Galen name had a presence...
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AMERICAN JESUIT SAINT
I am always looking for Jesuit saints to be and here is another American, one who had a great devotion to the Eucharist.“The blessings we may expect are the blessings already proven by the lives of all...
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MODERN ST. BENEDICT
BLESSED BENEDICT DASWA, who feast is today, born Tshimangadzo Samuel Daswa, was a South African school teacher and principal. He was given the name of “Samuel” by his parents when he started to...
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FRANCE'S DOROTHY DAY
Almost every month in the Magnificat, there is a homily by MADELEINE DELBREL, whom I find interesting, not the least because she was a mystic. The last weekend of January Pope Francis proclaimed her...
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NEW BLESSEDS
As of February 3, 2018 the Church has a new blessed, of whom Pope Francis said: He has borne witness to Christ through the love of the weak, and he is united with the long rank of the martyrs of...
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ANOTHER SAINT WE KNEW
The Holy Father has certainly been busy this month, giving us more new saints! February 6. the Congregation for the Causes of Saints approved the second miracle needed for the canonization of BLESSED...
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