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Solemnity of St. Joseph
"The innumerable favours he has bestowed upon the world entitle him to this additional homage. With a view to her children's interests, the Church would, on this day, excite their confidence in this powerful and ever ready helper"
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"I commend earnest mental prayer to you, more particularly such as bears upon the Life and Passion of our Lord. If you contemplate Him frequently in meditation, your whole soul will be filled with Him, you will grow in His Likeness..." - St. Francis de Sales
The Fourth Sunday in Lent
"Today all are admonished to strengthen, particularly, that disposition of the heart which exercises, in a special manner, a beneficial influence over our life in the service of God, namely, our trust in His providence."
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"Be careful to be gentle, lest in removing the rust, you break the whole instrument." - St. Benedict
St. Valentine's Day
St. Valentine was a holy priest of Rome who was martyred in 270. He cooperated in the Saviour's Redemption "by bearing the cross after Him."
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The Feast of the Epiphany - Christ is King
"An earthly king was troubled when the King of Heaven was born. Earthly greatness is thus brought to confusion when the Majesty of Heaven appears"
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"All saints give testimony to the truth that without real effort, no one ever wins the crown"
St. Thomas Becket, ora pro nobis!
Three Advents for Three Kinds of Men
"To know to which class of men you belong to, think about what the disposition of your soul might be if, let us imagine, St. Joseph invited you into the stable to adore the Child Jesus and pay homage to Our Lady."
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The month of December is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception. The Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first moment of her conception, was preserved from all stain of original sin. This age old belief of the Church was defined by Pope Pius IX in 1854 as an article of revealed truth.
"How could I bear a crown of gold when the Lord bears a crown of thorns? And bears it for me!"
St. Elizabeth of Hungary, ora pro nobis!