The Marian Chevalier

Doux Coeur de Marie, soyez mon Salut. Sweet Heart of Mary, be my Salvation. Prayer of Petition to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Prostrate at thy sacred feet, O august Queen of Heaven, I venerate thee with the most profound respect, and I believe that thou art the daughter of the Eternal Father, the Mother of His Divine Son, and the Spouse of the Holy Ghost. Full of grace and virtues and heavenly gifts, thou art the purest temple of the most Holy Trinity; thou art the treasury and dispenser of divine mercy. Thine Immaculate Heart, full of charity, sweetness and tenderness, has given thee the name of Mother of Divine Clemency. Therefore, in my affliction and agony I present myself with confidence before thee, our most loving Mother, and I pray thee to make me experience the love which thou bearest us. Grant me (here mention your request) if it be the Will of God and for the good of my soul. Amen. ~ Attributed to Saint Bernard

Month of The Immaculate Heart of Mary~ August 7th MOTHER MOST AMIABLE MARY MOTHER OF MEN (continued) PRAYER O Mary, I firmly believe that thou hast been given us as our Mother, by the voice of thy Son hanging upon the Cross, and that thou never ceasest to act toward us the part of a most tender Mother. Obtain for us so to respond to thy love, that we may merit to be ever thy devoted children. Amen. ~ Very Rev. Alexis M. Lepicier, O.S.M., The Fairest Flower of Paradise (1922)

“Our charity should depend upon our willingness to be united with Jesus Christ and Mary on the way of the Cross at every moment of every day.” — Fr. Paul Sretenovic

“To love Mary is to love Jesus.” + St. Leonard of Port Maurice

Saint of the Day — St. Dominic, Confessor and Founder of the Order of Preachers (August 4th)

Saint of the Day — St. Dominic, Confessor and Founder of the Order of Preachers (August 4th)

ST. DOMINIC was born in Spain, in 1170. As a student, he sold his books to feed the poor in a famine, and offered himself in ransom for a slave. At the age of 25 he became superior of the Canons Regular of Osma, and accompanied his Bishop to France. There his heart was well-nigh broken by the ravages of the Albigensian heresy, and his life was henceforth devoted to the conversion of heretics and the defense of the Faith. For this end he established his threefold religious Order. The convent for nuns was founded first, to rescue young girls from heresy and crime. Then a company of apostolic men gathered around him, and became the Order of Friar Preachers. Lastly came the Tertiaries, persons of both sexes living in the world. God blessed the new Order, and France, Italy, Spain, and England welcomed the Preaching Friars. Our Lady took them under her special protection, and whispered to St. Dominic as he preached. It was in 1208, while St. Dominic knelt in the little chapel of Notre Dame de la Prouille, and implored the great Mother of God to save the Church, that Our Lady appeared to him, gave him the Rosary, and bade him go forth and preach. Beads in hand, he revived the courage of the Catholic troops, led them to victory against overwhelming numbers, and finally crushed the heresy. His nights were spent in prayer; and, though pure as a virgin, thrice before morning broke he scourged himself to blood. His words rescued countless souls, and three times raised the dead to life. At length, on August 6, 1221, at the age of 51, he gave up his soul to God. Reflection—“God has never,” said St. Dominic, “refused me what I have asked”; and he has left us the Rosary, that we may learn, with Mary’s help, to pray easily and simply in the same holy trust.

“One day, through the Rosary and the Scapular, Our Lady will save the world.” – St. Dominic

Catholic man survives a devastating earthquake in Venezuela after the building collapses beneath him. He credits his survival to the powerful intercession of Our Lady and the Miraculous Medal.

Feast of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church (August 2nd)

Feast of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church (August 2nd)

'It is impossible that a servant of Mary be damned, provided he serves her faithfully and commends himself to her maternal protection.'⁠⁠​ - St. Alphonsus

Marian Feast — August 1st — Our Lady of Pity

Marian Feast — August 1st — Our Lady of Pity

O glorious Patriarch St Ignatius, we humbly beseech thee to obtain for us from Almighty God, above all things else, deliverance from sin, which is the greatest of evils, and next, from those scourges wherewith the Lord chastises the sins of His people. May thine example, O loyal knight of Our Lady and standard-bearer of the King of Kings, enkindle in our hearts an effectual desire to employ ourselves continually in labouring for the greater glory of God and the good of our fellow-men; obtain for us, likewise, from the loving Heart of Jesus our Lord, that grace which is the crown of all graces, that is to say, the grace of final perseverance and eternal beatitude. Amen.

Humble courage. @christopherstites

Saint of the Day — St. Ignatius of Loyola (July 31st)

Saint of the Day — St. Ignatius of Loyola (July 31st)