May 19
“As maternal Mediatrix, Mary presents our desires and petitions to Christ, and transmits the divine gifts to us, interceding continually on our behalf.”
-St. John Paul II
Monthly Archives: May 2024
Love and gratitude
May 18
“God seeing that we are unworthy to receive His graces directly from Him, gives them to Mary so that we might receive from her all that He decides to give us.”
-St. Louis Grignion de Montfort
The source of your joy
May 17
“Am I not here who am your mother? Are you not under my shadow and protection? Am I not the source of your joy? Are you not in the folds of my mantle, in the crossing of my Arms? Do you need anything more?”
-Our Lady of Guadalupe to Juan Diego
What is a Starseed?
AG writes: “Can you give me some information on starseeds? What are they and is this connected in any way to the New Age?”
Close to those who are suffering
May 16
“The conviction that Mary is close to those who are suffering or in situations of serious danger has prompted the faithful to invoke her as ‘Benefactress.’ The same trusting certainty is expressed in the most ancient Marian prayer with the words, “We fly to thy patronage, O holy Mother of God; despise not our petitions in our necessities but deliver us always from all dangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin (from the Roman Breviary).”
-St. John Paul II
Sustain us in our struggles
May 15
“…that good Mother makes herself so present and so near to her faithful servants, to enlighten them in their darkness and their doubt, to strengthen them in their fears, and to sustain them in their struggles and difficulties, that…this virginal path to find Jesus Christ is a path of roses and honey.”
-St. Louis Grignion de Montfort
What the Devil Thinks of Your Intentions
EV writes: “I don’t understand why it’s so dangerous to read a horoscope or get a tarot reading just for fun. If I don’t have any intention of being in contact with demons, what’s the harm?”
Protection from harm
May 14
“The love that this good mother bears us is so great that as soon as she perceives our wants, she comes to our assistance. She comes before she is called.”
-Richard of St. Lawrence
Blessed Sacrament Miraculously Survives Deadly Tornado
An EF-4 tornado that ripped through Barnsdall, Oklahoma on May 6 with winds up to 175 mph tore through the parish of St. Mary’s in Barnsdall, leveling the parish center but leaving the tabernacle and the Blessed Sacrament untouched – and the sanctuary lamp still burning!
Eternal salvation is at stake
May 13
“Christians call upon Mary as “Helper,” recognizing her motherly love which sees her children’s needs and is ready to come to their aid, especially when their eternal salvation is at stake.”
-St. John Paul II
