The Queenship of Mary

The liturgical theme of the Memorial of the Queenship of Mary is that, “by honoring Mary our Queen, we honor Christ the King and obtain eternal life in the heavenly kingdom”.  Originally celebrated on May 31st, the Memorial was moved to August 22nd so that the Solemnity of the Assumption could have a natural prolongation, with its festive [...]

Feastday of St. Bernard of Clairvaux

St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090 – 1153) was a Cistercian and a Doctor of the Church.  He is known as the Marian Doctor, and in an excellent article found on the website Our Lady of Medjugorje, author Cristina Palici explains: Amongst the Doctors of the Church he is known as the Marian Doctor; not that [...]

Feastday of St. John Eudes

Today is the feastday of St. John Eudes (1601-1680), whose devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary I wrote about a few months ago, in this post.  You can learn more about St. John Eudes on the website of the Congregation of Jesus and Mary (the Eudists). Here is [...]

Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

From:  The Life and Revelations of St. Gertrude the Great …it was revealed to her that on the day previous to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin she [Mary] had been so absorbed in God, from the hour of None until the moment of her happy departure from this world, as to have nothing human [...]