Discussing Marian devotion with a convert of his time, Newman wrote,
“to my feelings nothing is more delightful than the contemplation of the Mysteries of the Incarnation, under the invocation, so to call it, of her whowas the human instrument of it-so that she who ministered to the Gracious Dispention itself, should minister also to our adoring thought of it.”
So true! And this is the answer to those ninnies who say you shouldn’t pray the rosary during Eucharistic Adoration.
“I ever possess, and take with me everywhere, the God of my heart and the Heart of my God.”
The Sainted Antipope – Fr. Jim Tucker @ Dappled Things
As we recall the example of Saint Clare, let us pray for the the Poor Clares at the Monastery of Mary, Mother of the Church, in Alexandria, Virginia. You know they are praying for all of us!
This is a holy card from St. John Baptiste Vianney Parish in Gladwyne, PA. They commissioned an artist to do this visage of the saint to commemorate their 75th anniversary under his patronage. The work is wonderful but this scan is a little strange looking because the card is laminated. It’s shame I can’t post a larger photo of it.
