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In her City of God, Venerable Maria of Agreda, a XVII Century Conceptionist nun and mystic, to whom the Blessed Mother dictated her life, writes of a marvelous event in the early Christian Church. After the first Pentecost, one of the five thousand first converts was a girl called Lillian. One day she fell gravely ill, and the devil, capitalizing on her bodily weakness, and the fact that she had given in to a few sins, took the form of a woman, and paid her sick-calls. Little by little, by slandering the disciples of Jesus and the Christian community, the fiend introduced doubts in Lillian’s mind about her new-found Faith. At first the sick girl resisted, speaking of the peace and kindness of the beautiful lady who was Jesus’ Mother. But the devil assured Lillian that she was the worst of all. In the end, Lillian gave up her Faith. One of the disciples of Jesus on visiting and finding Lillian’s attitude changed, tried to win the girl back to Christ, but to no avail. Deeply c...

St. Bernard of Clairveaux on the Holy Name of Mary O man, whoever you are, if you realize that in the whirlwind of this world, far from walking on firm ground, you are driven hither and thither by storms and tempests, turn not your eyes from this bright Star, if you do not want to be swallowed up by the hurricane. If the winds of temptation are stirred up, if you encounter dangers and tribulations, look at the Star, and invoke Mary: “respice Stellam, voca Mariam”! If you are shaken by waves of pride, ambition, criticism or jealousy, look at the Star and invoke Mary! If anger, avarice, or the seductions of the flesh stir up a storm in your soul, cast a glance towards Mary, “respice ad Mariam”. If troubled by the enormity of your crimes, confused by the weight of the sins on your conscience, you feel yourself slipping into the whirlpool of sadness and the abyss of despair, then think of Mary, “cogita Mariam”. In perils, in anguish, in perplexity, think of Mary, invoke Mary. Let He...

O Immaculata, Queen of Heaven and Earth, Refuge of sinners and our most loving Mother, whom God has made the treasurer of His mercy, I, an unworthy sinner, throw myself at thy most holy feet and humbly beseech thee to accept me, whole and entire as thy property and possession. To thee, O Mother, I offer all the faculties of my soul and body, and I place my life, my death and my eternity in thy hands, that thou may use my entire being according to thy will. Use me, O Immaculate Virgin as thou will, to fulfill that which was written of thee – “She shall crush thy head”, and “Thou hast destroyed all heresies in all the world”. Deign that I may become in thy most pure and merciful hands a useful instrument to make thee known and loved by so many erring and indifferent souls, and also to increase as much as possible the number of those who truly admire and love thee in order that the Kingdom of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus may be spread throughout the world. This I can do, O Most ...

Pope St. Pius X’s Prayer to the Immaculate Virgin Mary O Most Holy Virgin Mary, who didst find favor in God’s sight and hast become His mother; O Virgin, Immaculate in body and soul, in thy faith and in thy love, look down with pity on the wretched who in our need seek thy powerful protection. The evil serpent on whom was cast the primal curse continues, alas, to attack and ensnare the poor children of Eve. But thou, our Blessed Mother, our Queen and our Advocate, thou who from the first instant of thy conception didst crush the head of this cruel enemy, receive our prayers. United to thee with one heart, we beseech thee to present them before the throne of God. May we never be caught in the snares around us, but rather may we all reach the harbor of salvation. Despite the awesome perils which threaten, may God’s Church and all Christian society sing out once again the hymn of deliverance, of victory and of peace. Amen.  (Pope St. Pius X) God bless everyone. Please visit u...

First what is Litany?     Litany are expressing praise to God, Mary and to the Saints it depends on to whom the litany is addressed, its also a list of their deeds or attributes which are admirable and to which we aspire and most of all even theirs a lot of litany across the teaching of the Catholic Church it just a simple but gracious way of praising and honoring our Almighty God for everything he does to us………………….God bless everyone     The Litany of Our Lady of Guadalupe Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. God the Father of Heaven, Have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us. God the Holy Ghost, Have mercy on us. Holy Trinity, One God, Have mercy on us. Holy Mary of Guadalupe, pray for us. Holy Mary, Mother of the Americas, pray for us. Holy Mary, Star of Evangelization, pray for us. Holy Mary, Perfect and Ever-Virgin, pray for us. H...

First what is Litany? Litany are expressing praise to God, Mary and to the Saints it depends on to whom the litany is addressed, its also a list of their deeds or attributes which are admirable and to which we aspire and most of all even theirs a lot of litany across the teaching of the Catholic Church it just a simple but gracious way of praising and honoring our Almighty God for everything he does to us………………….God bless everyone The Litany of Our Lady Lord have mercy. 2x Christ have mercy. 2x Lord have mercy. 2x Christ hear us. 2x Christ, graciously hear us. 2x God, the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the word, have mercy on us. God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.  Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us. Holy Mary, pray for us. Holy Mother of God, pray for us. Holy Virgin of virgins, pray for us. Mother of Christ, pray for us. Mother of the Church, pray for us. Mother of Divine Grace, pray for us. Mother most pure, pra...

Hundred thousands Catholic died in persecution in Vietnam in 1798. Many Catholics refuge in the jungle near the place of Quang Tri a village in the central part of Vietnam. The persecution of the Catholics in Vietnam is because the  Cảnh Thịnh  Emperor restricted the practice of Catholicism, issued an anti-Catholic edict which the persecution began, fearing the spread of Catholicism across the country.  While the people are hiding in the jungle they gathered every night to pray the Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary but one night everything had change the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to the refugees wearing white surrounded by light and holding Jesus in her arms full of care, two angels were by her side she comforted the them and  told them to boil leaves from the trees for medicine to cure the illness. According to the story  the term “La Vang” was a derivative of the Vietnamese word meaning “crying out”. In the year of 1802 the Cat...