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The Visitation – faith confirmed, St John the Baptist awakened and sanctified
In the Visitation, so familiar in the Rosary, Our Lady's presence with Christ in her womb was the occasion of God awakening and sanctifying St John the…
God's providence in the mystery of the Visitation
The Visitation is the great example of fraternal charity, in which the Blessed Virgin Mary immediately goes to help her cousin – but this event sheds…
The Nativity of St John the Baptist – moments of true joy before trials
What are we to learn from the Gospel account of the birth of St John the Baptist, whom Our Lord Jesus Christ called the greatest prophet among men?
How Our Lady felt on the Day of Pentecost – Fr H.J. Coleridge SJ
Pentecost marks the promulgation of the New Covenant. What did the Blessed Virgin Mary feel about the 3,000 new Christian converts baptized that day?
St Matthias, his election and Our Lady – Fr H.J. Coleridge SJ
How did the Blessed Virgin Mary feel when St Matthias was elected as an Apostle to fill the place left by Judas?
Awaiting Pentecost: Our Lady and the Apostles in the Cenacle – Fr H.J. Coleridge SJ
"She could understand, more than any other, the gifts and fruits of the Holy Ghost as they are drawn out for us by Isaias and by St. Paul."
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How St John the Baptist’s sufferings teach us about Christ’s Kingdom
“Would He drive away the Herodian princes as He had scattered the money-changers?”
What St John the Baptist's ministry tells us about recent devotions in the Church
“… a sign of danger, secret pride, or coldness of charity.”
When Our Lady became the Mother of Sorrows – Fr H.J. Coleridge SJ, 1885
“Now for the first time she is raised to that pre-eminent throne of suffering.”
The Annunciation: Why did Isaias prophesy that “a Virgin shall be with Child”? – Fr H.J. Coleridge SJ, 1885
“In abandoning your House, he would be abandoning his own promises.”
Do the Gospels tell us more about St Joseph than we realise? Fr H.J. Coleridge SJ, 1885
“… It becomes obvious that we have continual though silent record of decisions and acts of St Joseph.”
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Persecution, a chastisement in which the Devil is allowed temporary success
Far from being romantic, persecution is a time of tragedy and success for the Devil, often resulting in the loss of faith in many, who ultimately lose…
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