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"I could conquer the world if I had an army which recites the Rosary. Pope Pius IX
I plead for a religion in which the Babe of Christmas is not an orphan, but a Child of Mary. I plead for a religion which breathes respect for motherhood, and vibrates with a love for that Mother, above all mothers, who brought our Savior into the world. If there is any man or woman looking for a test as to what constitutes the divine religion on this earth, let him apply the same test he would to the judgment of man. If you ever want to know the real qualities of a man, judge him not by his attitude on the world of commerce, his outlook on business, his kindness and genteel manners, but judge him by his attitude to his mother. If you want to know the quality of a religion, judge it exactly the same way, that is, by the attitude it bears to the Mother of our blessed Lord. If you find a religion which never speaks of that Woman who gave us our Redeemer, then there certainly must be something wanting to the truth of that religion, and---even to its humanity. Most Rev. Fulton J. Sheen "The heart of Mary is so tender toward us that the hearts of all others in the world put together could not be compared to hers." St. John Vianney "It is our Lady-and no other saint-whom we can really imitate
..Each saint has his special work; one person's work. But our Lady had to include in her vocation, in her life's work, the essential thing that was to be hidden in every other vocation, in every life. She is not only human, she is humanity. The one thing that she did and does is the one thing we all have to do, namely, to bear Christ into the world. Christ must be born from every soul, formed in every life." Miss Caryll Houselander The Rosary "
...a powerful means of renewing our courage,
..a ready means to nurture one's faith and keep one from ignorance of his religion, and keep one from the danger or error." Pope Leo XIII Grant us, dear Joseph, to run life's pathway in innocent fashion: May we forever be safe under thy blest patronage. O Saint Joseph, foster-father of Our Lord Jesus Christ and true spouse of Mary the Virgin, pray for us. The Raccolta "O Mary, abide with us, who are your children, guide us along the path which leads to God. Be to us always a Mother." Cardinal Newman "The Blessed Virgin as Mother of God derives from this infinite Being who is God, a dignity which in a certain sense is infinite; and as there is nothing more excellent than God Himself, so nothing could have been created more excellent than Mary." St. Thomas Aquinas "It is a constant tradition of the Catholic Church that anyone who is truly devoted to the Blessed Mother is never lost." Archbishop Fulton Sheen "No matter by how many different titles she is known, Mary was only one person, a Jewish woman who gave birth to Jesus Christ, the Redeemer of mankind. This was certainly the greatest height to which a woman could be called. No other fact can dwarf this one, that Mary brought our Redeemer into the world." Anne Tansey Dear Mary, we could use your prayerful intervention for: Sean, Jack, Joe, Bill, Donald Frances, Lillian, young lady with melanoma, young man, Frank, Alan. Thanks for your help. All prayers are welcomed.
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