Scripture, Reflection and Prayer 12/9/2008

The angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found grace with God."
- Lk 1:30

Reflection: The Immaculate Conception is the name that reveals with precision who Mary is. Mary is profoundly holy in the totality of her existence, from her very beginnings.
- Pope John Paul II

Prayer: O Mary, you are all-holy. Help me to strive after holiness by doing the will of God as it becomes clear to me through each day's events.

From: Mary Day by Day (Catholic Book Publishing Corp., New York)


:: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::

Scripture, Reflection and Prayer 12/8/2008

All of us at one time lived among them in the cravings of our flesh...and we were by nature children of wrath, like the others.
- Eph 2:3

Reflection: How far from this woe of those who are born "children of wrath" was the most holy Nativity of Mary! She was free not only from original sin but also from the fuel of misery, insofar as it leads to sin, for she was conceived without sin.
- St. Bonaventure (click on image to read more about this Saint)

Prayer: O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you.


From: Mary Day by Day (Catholic Book Publishing Corp., New York)


:: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::

Scripture, Reflection and Prayer 12/2/2008

I will give them a new heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh.
- Ezek 11:19

Reflection: Give your heart completely to Mary. And beg her to make it like the Heart of her Divine Son.
- St. John Eudes (click on image to read more about this saint)

Prayer: O Mary, I willingly give you my heart to be conformed to the Heart of Jesus. Grant me the grace to possess the sentiments of your Divine Son.

From: Mary Day by Day (Catholic Book Publishing Corp., New York)


:: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::

Scripture, Reflection and Prayer 12/1/2008

Do not let your hearts be downcast. You believe in God; believe also in me.
- Jn 14:1

Reflection: O happy confidence! O perfect refuge! The Mother of God is my Mother. What firm trust we should have, then, since our salvation depends on the judgment of a good Brother and a tender Mother!
- St. Anselm (click image to read about this saint)

Prayer: O Mary, you are the Mother of Salvation. Let me place all my trust in you and in your Divine Son--no matter what dangers I may encounter during life.

From: Mary Day by Day (Catholic Book Publishing Corp., New York)


:: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::