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Getting Acquainted
“To pray is to talk to God, but about what?
Persevere In Prayer
“Prayer gives us strength for great ideals, for keeping up our faith, charity, purity, generosity;
Always At Prayer
“Mary is always at prayer because she does everything with reference to her Son:
Prayer and Morality, A Divine Duo
“A person’s prayer often keeps step with his moral life.
Humble Prayer
“When prayer is humble, trusting, and persevering, it obtains for us a more lively faith, a firmer hope, a more ardent charity.
Conversing with God
“Everything starts from prayer.”
Feast of Our Lady of Grace
The Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Saint Catherine Laboure in France in 1830. The Blessed Mother asked Catherine to have a medal struck of the vision she saw. Our Lady promised that abundant graces would be bestowed on those who wore the medal.
In her vision to Saint Catherine Laboure, brilliant rays flowed from the jewels in the rings Our Lady wore on her fingers. The Blessed Mother explained to Saint Catherine:
"These rays symbolize the graces I shed upon those who ask for them. The gems from which rays do not fall are the graces for which souls forget to ask."
For Reflection:
Think about all of the graces we fail to receive because we do not ask for them! Which grace do you most need to receive today? Ask Our Lady – she is waiting to bestow it upon you! Over the next couple of days, journal the ways in which you have seen this grace operating in your life.
Morning Star (Stella Matutina)
Mary is referred to as the Morning Star because she heralds the Son.
Our Lady of Confidence (Madonna della Fiducia)-Feast Day, February 9
A portrait of Our Lady under this title was painted by the great Italian painter Carlo Maratta (1625-1713), who gave it to a young noble woman who would become the Abbess of the Convent of Poor Clares of St. Francis in the city of Todi.
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