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May 15 Meditation: Mary at Cana

May 15: Mary at Cana  ” In the Gospel, St. John has recorded a wonderful phrase of our Lady. At the wedding of Cana she turned to the waiters and said: “Do whatever he tells you.” That is what it is all about – getting people to face Jesus and ask him: ‘ Lord, what…

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May 17 Meditation: Mary the sorrowing mother

May 17: Mary the sorrowing mother    “Our Lady is there listening to the words of her Son, united to him in his suffering, when he cried out, ‘My god, my God, why have you forsaken me?’ What could she do? She united herself fully with the redemptive love of her Son and offered to…

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May 18 Meditation: Mary the Co-Redemptrix

May 18: Mary the Co-Redemptrix  “It is with good reason that the popes have called Mary Co-Redemptrix. ‘So fully, in union with her suffering and dying Son, did she suffer and nearly die; so fully, for the sake of the salvation of all souls, did she abdicate the rights of a mother over her Son,…

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May 19th Meditation: Mary Her Faith

May 19: Mary Her Faith  “If our faith is weak, we should turn to Mary. St. John tells us that it was because of the miracle that Christ performed, at this mother’s request, at the marriage feast at Cana, that ‘ his disciples learned to believe in him.’ Our Mother is always interceding with her…

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May 21: Mary’s Prayer

May 21: Mary’s Prayer  “Let us ask the Blessed Virgin to make us contemplatives, to teach us to recognize the constant calls from God at the door of our heart. Let us ask her now: Our Mother, you  brought to earth Jesus, who reveals the love of our Father God. Help us to recognize him…

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May 22nd Meditation: Mary Ever Virgin

May 22nd :  Mary Ever Virgin “The purity, humility, and generosity of Mary are in sharp contrast to our wretchedness and selfishness. To the extent that we realize this, we should feel moved to imitate her. We too are creatures of God, and if we strive to imitate her fidelity, God will surely do great…

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May 23: Mary Queen of the Apostles

May 23:  Mary Queen of the Apostles  “If we take our Lady’s hand, she will make us realize more fully that all men are our brothers – because we are all sons of that God whose daughter, spouse and mother she is. Our neighbours’ problems must be our problems. Christian fraternity should be something very…

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