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Heavenly Mother Always Listening - Blessed Is She

Heavenly Mother Always Listening

The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. // Luke 7:15 I walked back and forth and back and forth in the...
September 13, 2022
Mary as Our Patron - Blessed Is She

Mary as Our Patron

Blessed are you, O Virgin Mary, who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled. // Luke 1:45 The Church honors Mary in a special...
September 12, 2022
The Trouble with Prayer Intentions - Blessed Is She

The Trouble with Prayer Intentions

Indeed, the grace of our Lord has been abundant. // 1 Timothy 1:14 Can I trust you with a secret? Sometimes I feel silly sharing prayer intentions with friends if...
September 11, 2022
Participating in the Sacrifice - Blessed Is She

Participating in the Sacrifice

Are not those who eat the sacrifices participants in the altar? // 1 Corinthians 10:18 I sank into prayer during the silence of the Eucharistic prayer at the Traditional Latin...
September 10, 2022
Running with Purpose - Blessed Is She

Running with Purpose

Run so as to win. Every athlete exercises discipline in every way. They do it to win a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one. // 1 Corinthians 9:24-25 He...
September 09, 2022
Fresh Light of Day - Blessed Is She

Fresh Light of Day

Do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. // Matthew 1:20 Fear is a funny thing. I see it crop up in my life in the...
September 08, 2022
Rejoice Despite Suffering - Blessed Is She

Rejoice Despite Suffering

"Rejoice and leap for joy on that day! Behold, your reward will be great in Heaven." // Luke 6:23 In high school, it was typical to begin every class with...
September 07, 2022
Calling Out Your Name - Blessed Is She

Calling Out Your Name

He called his disciples to himself, and from them he chose Twelve, whom he also named Apostles. // Luke 6:13 Perched in the choir loft at the back of the...
September 06, 2022
The Way of Vulnerability - Blessed Is She

The Way of Vulnerability

“Stretch out your hand.” // Luke 6:10 "How are you?" Something along the lines of “Oh, I’m fine!” has been my natural response for as long as I can remember....
September 05, 2022
Making Straight the Path - Blessed Is She

Making Straight the Path

“Thus were the paths of those on earth made straight.” Wisdom 9:18b. Wisdom knows to wait gracefully on the Lord. I, on the other hand, not so much. When my...
September 04, 2022
Who Is Hungry in Your Midst? - Blessed Is She

Who Is Hungry in Your Midst?

“Have you not read what David did when he and those who were with him were hungry?" // Luke 6:3 "My old foster grandma lives down that street!" a little...
September 03, 2022
Permission to Control Granted - Blessed Is She

Permission to Control Granted

“Rather, new wine must be poured into fresh wineskins. And no one who has been drinking old wine desires new, for he says, ‘The old is good.’” // Luke 5:38-39...
September 02, 2022