Mary, Queen of Heaven
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by paulcoholic
4d ago
For this Immaculate Heart Saturday, I’ll connect Mary’s title of “Queen of Heaven” to tomorrow’s Solemnity of Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. According to Wikipedia: The Catholic teaching on this subject is expressed in the papal encyclical Ad Caeli Reginam, issued by Pope Pius XII in 1954. It states that Mary is called Queen ..read more
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The Sacred Heart Devotion and the Works of Mercy
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by paulcoholic
6d ago
I almost gave up on coming up with a topic for today’s Sacred Heart Friday post. Then I got a wee bit of inspiration and decided to look at Mass readings for this upcoming Sunday, which is the Solemnity of Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. I got nothin’ from the First Reading, same for the ..read more
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“Life of Matt Talbot,” by Sir Joseph Aloysius Glynn
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by paulcoholic
6d ago
While looking randomly around CatholicSaintsInfo for random information on random saints, I ran across a free download of an ebook on the Venerable Matt Talbot! Entitled, “Life of Matt Talbot,” by Sir Joseph Aloysius Glynn:   The text of these files is taken from the book Life of Matt Talbot, by Sir Joseph Aloysius Glynn ..read more
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Novena to the Miraculous Medal
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by paulcoholic
1w ago
For today’s Immaculate Heart Saturday post I will offer a reminder for the Miraculous Medal Novena, which begins today (for it to end on the day before, or it can begin onn Suday the 19th if you forgot; then it will end on the Feast of the Miraculous Medal, November 27th.) Here is one: EWTN ..read more
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The Sacred Heart and the Miraculous Medal
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by paulcoholic
1w ago
For this Sacred Heart Friday, I want to point out that the Sacred Heart image is on the reverse side of the Miraculous Medal.  This may not be shocking, ground-breaking, or particularly profound, but you’d be surprised how many people aren’t aware of this. So, when you wear your Miraculous Medal, or hand them out ..read more
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Immaculate Queen of Peace
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by paulcoholic
2w ago
I was looking around for what to write about for today’s Immaculate Heart Saturday post (because I still haven’t been taking heed of the numerous reminders I set during the week to plan ahead and maybe get these and the Sacred Heart Friday posts out a few hours earlier) when I found this Prayer for the ..read more
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The Sacred Heart and the Mystical Body of Christ
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by paulcoholic
2w ago
For this Sacred Heart Friday, I’m writing a short piece on the Sacred Heart and the Mystical Body of Christ. St. Paul wrote that all Christians as members of Christ, so that with Him, they form one Mystical Body. (1 Corinthians 12:12-31) When one suffers, all suffer. When one rejoices, all rejoice. The Sacred Heart ..read more
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The Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Holy Souls
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by paulcoholic
3w ago
For today’s Immaculate Heart Saturday post, I will continue along the theme from yesterday’s post on the Sacred Heart and Holy Souls. “I am the Mother of all the souls in purgatory, and I am Mother of Mercy to these my children who are in the greatest need ​of my assistance, since in their torments ..read more
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Tha Sacred Heart and the Holy Souls in Purgatory
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by paulcoholic
3w ago
Since November is dedicated to the Holy Souls in Purgatory, I am commending this Sacred Heart Friday post to them. Since, as you must know by now, the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is partly about our making reparations for the sins of others, what better population to make reparations for than the ..read more
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Visits to a cemetary devotion for early November
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by paulcoholic
1M ago
This is an annual post on a fruitful pious devotion for November: Catholic Culture has an excellent article regarding a very beneficial pious activity that can aid in your own spiritual progression. It also is a good reminder of where we’ll end up someday. (A grave. Morbid, true, but you wouldn’t be here unless you’re ..read more
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