It was built in Venezuela on the spot where the Virgin was said to have appeared in 1570. From 1892 to 1954, when Ellis Island served as the main port of entry into the United States, migrants coming from across the Atlantic were welcomed by a colossal neoclassical statue representing the one thing they were […]
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Bless our entries and departures! Blessed are you, Lord our God, because you guide our steps. You bless our inputs and outputs; from birth until we die, you have us under your care. Bless this door, O Lord, which we consecrate for this time of preparation. Each day we pass through this place, draw us
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THIS NOVENA HONORS THE NINE MONTHS DURING WHICH OUR LADY CARRIED OUR BLESSED LORD IN HER WOMB. “Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope! To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of
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‘Then the kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. When the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them; but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroom was
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Wonderful Father, full of mercy and grace. I give you praise for counting me worthy to witness another day on this earth. Thank you Heavenly Father, for the gift of a new day. Lord, I laid down, slept in peace and woke up safely, because you were watching over me. You kept me all through the
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Father, I thank you for the great authority and protection you have given your children in the person of Jesus Christ. Even as I go out into the world, your promise remains true to me. Nothing shall, by any means, hurt me. All authority in heaven and earth has been given to you, Lord Jesus, leaving
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One remarkable sermon that has yet to be translated into the English language is a homily by St. John Chrysostom which bears the curious name, “On the Cemetery’s Name and the Cross.” The actual title of the sermon could be something like, “Why A Cemetery Is Named Thus.” This homily is traditionally read during the
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Dear Lord, there is so much going on in the world… so much that is upsetting and beyond my control. Please help me to cast my cares on you. Help me to turn my worry time into prayer time. Please help all who are dealing with tragedies, illness, adversity and losses. Please put your angels
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Virgin Mother, my Mother, come to the aid of my children! May your blessing accompany them, guard them, and defend them. May it encourage them, sustain them in every difficulty, and in every place. When they go off to work or to play, when they move from place to place, at every step they take,
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Pope Benedict XVI when he was Father Joseph Ratzinger seems to have predicted the future of the Church in a 1969 broadcast on German radio. “The future of the Church can and will issue from those whose roots are deep and who live from the pure fullness of their faith. It will not issue from
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