Our Lady of Ratisbon, Bavaria (1842) and Memorials of the Saints – 1 December

Our Lady of Ratisbon, Bavaria (1842) – 1 December: One of the most famous examples of Our Lady’s bounty in granting favours to the wearers of the Miraculous Medal occurred less than ten years after the Medal had been struck.Alphonse Ratisbonne was a French Jew who had no religion. When his brother, Theodore became a Catholic and then a Priest, Alphonse was filled with aversion. He was a typical…

One Minute Reflection – 19 April – ‘ … Whoever believes, begins a new life … ‘

One Minute Reflection – 19 April – Monday of the Third Week of Easter, Readings: First: Acts 6: 8-15, Psalm: Psalms 119: 23-24, 26-27, 29-30, Gospel: John 6: 22-29 and the Memorial of Bl Conrad of Ascoli OFM (1234-1289) “This is the work of God, that you believe in him, whom he hath sent.” – John 6:29 REFLECTION – “The senses are full of curiosity – faith is content to know nothing, it… longs…

Quote/s of the Day – 10 July – “The very hairs of your head are numbered.” Matthew 10:30

Quote/s of the Day – 10 July – “Month of the Precious Blood” – Readings: enesis 49: 29-32; 50: 15-26a; Psalm 105: 1-2, 3-4, 6-7; Matthew 10: 24-33 “The very hairs of your head are numbered.” Matthew 10:30 “I see clearly with the interior eye,that the sweet God loves, with a pure love,the creature that He has createdand has a HATRED for nothing but SIN,which is more opposed to Him,than can be…

Quote/s of the Day – 30 December – “Christmas”

Quote/s of the Day – 30 December – The Sixth Day in the Christmas Octave “Christmas” “Maker of the sun,He is made under the sun. In the Father He remains,From His mother He goes forth. Creator of heaven and earth,He was born under heaven. Unspeakably wise,He is wisely speechless. Filling the world,He lies in a manger. Ruler of the stars,He nurses at His mother’s bosom. He is both great in…

Quote/s of the Day – 25 October – Love of God, love of neighbour – Bl Charles of Jesus de Foucauld

Quote/s of the Day – 25 October – Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Readings: Exodus 22:20-26, Psalms 18:2-3, 3-4,47, 51, 1 Thessalonians 1:5-10, Matthew 22:34-40

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbour as yourself.”

Matthew 22:36,39

“No eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor…

Quote/s of the Day – 7 July – “Pray, hope and don’t worry.”

Quote/s of the Day – 7 July – “Month of the Precious Blood” – Tuesday of the Fourteenth week in Ordinary Time, Readings: Hosea 8:4-7, 11-13, Psalm 115:3-10, Matthew 9:32-38

“And will not God vindicate his elect, who cry to him day and night?”

Luke 18:7

“Prayer is an act of love, words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the will to love.”

St Teresa of Jesus…

Quote/s of the Day – 2 September – “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God” – Luke 4:43

Quote/s of the Day – 2 September – Wednesday of the Twenty-second week in Ordinary Time, Readings: 1 Corinthians 3:1-9, Psalms 33:12-13, 14-15, 20-21, Luke 4:38-44

“And the people sought him and came to him and would have kept him from leaving them, but he said to them, I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.”

Luke 4:42-43

Quote of the Day – 22 March – ‘Follow, follow, follow Him’

Quote of the Day – 22 March – Fourth “Laetare” Sunday of Lent

“To receive the grace of God, you must go to the desert and stay awhile.”

“You have only one model, Jesus. Follow, follow, follow Him, step by step, imitating Him, sharing His life in every way.”

Bl Charles of Jesus de Foucauld (1858-1916)

“Christ calls us right now! It were well, if we understood this but we are slow to master the…