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Bl. Teresa of Calcutta’s Vision of the Crucified and His Holy Mother

Sr. JosephMary f.t.i. — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:00:27 +0000

Ave Maria Mediations

In 1947 Mother Teresa was shown a vision in three parts. In the first scene she saw the painful plight of the poor and the yet greater inner poverty that was hidden beneath their material poverty…they were reaching out to her.

In the second scene, Mother Teresa saw the same crowd of the poor…Our Lady was there in the midst of them and Mother Teresa was kneeling at her side; she heard her say:

“Take care of them…they are mine…bring them to Jesus…carry them to Jesus…fear not…teach them to say the rosary…the family rosary, and all will be well…fear not…Jesus and I will be with you and your children.”

In the third scene was the same crowd again and they were covered with darkness. There in the midst of an anguished crowd that seemed unaware of His presence, was Jesus on the Cross. Our Lady was before Him…and Jesus said to Mother Teresa:

“I have asked you…she, My Mother has asked you. Will you refuse to do this for me…to take care of them, to bring them to Me?”

Mother Teresa’s entire life was directed toward returning the Father’s measureless love poured out in Jesus crucified, present in the Eucharist, dwelling in her heart and hidden in the needy.

“The slap on the face, the spitting on His face, the crowning with thorns, the scourging, the removing of His clothes, the crucifixion…putting the Cross in the center, showing that He was worse than the other two. The burial in somebody’s grave, all these and many others, especially the terrible longing to be loved, the terrible lonliness, the terrible feeling of pain for His Mother. All, all these are the love with which He loved you and me.” (Mother Teresa)

One sees in these visions the central and defining role Our Lady would play in every aspect of Mother Teres’as life and work. …Our Lady becomes a bridge both between Mother Teresa and the poor who cried out to her and between the poor and the crucified Jesus Who thirsted for them, Who yearned to love and be loved by them.

(excerpts from “Mother Teresa: In the Shadow of Our Lady” by Joseph Langford, MC)

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Mater Christi

Sr. JosephMary f.t.i. — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:00:37 +0000

Ave Maria Meditations

MATER CHRISTI

Mother of Christ, Mother of Christ, What shall I ask of thee?
I do not sigh for the wealth of earth For the joys that fade and flee;
But, Mother of Christ, Mother of Christ, This do I long to see —
The bliss untold which thy arms enfold, The Treasure upon thy knee.

Mother of Christ, Mother of Christ, He was All-in-All to thee,
In the winter’s cave, in Nazareth’s home, In the hamlets of Galilee;
So, Mother of Christ, Mother of Christ, He will not say nay to thee;
When He lifts His Face to thy sweet embrace, Speak to Him, Mother, of me.

Mother of Christ, Mother of Christ, The world will bid Him flee,
Too busy to heed His gentle voice, Too blind His charms to see;
Then, Mother of Christ, Mother of Christ, Come with thy Babe to me;
Tho’ the world be cold, my heart shall hold A shelter for Him and thee.

Mother of Christ, Mother of Christ, What shall I do for thee?
I will love thy Son with all of my strength, My only King shall He be.
Yes! Mother of Christ, Mother of Christ, This will I do for thee,
Of all that are dear or cherished here, None shall be dear as He.

Mother of Christ, Mother of Christ, I toss on a stormy sea; O lift thy Child as a Beacon Light, To the Port where I fain would be! And, Mother of Christ, Mother of Christ, This do I ask of thee — When the voyage is o’er, oh! stand on the shore And show Him at last to me.

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St. John, the “other” Christmas “baby” – Dec 27 – Homily – Fr Matthias

apostolate — Wed, 27 Dec 2017 14:28:11 +0000

Celebrating St. John during the Christmas Octave makes sense, considering John’s relation to the Lord and to His Mother. Fr. Matthias explains that his characteristic spiritual childhood is the reason he was at the foot of the cross with Mary when all the other apostles had fled.

Ave Maria!

Mass: St. John the Evangelist – Feast

Readings:
1st: 1John 1:1-4
Resp: Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12 0
Gsp: John 20:2-8

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Know Mary to Know Jesus – May 15 – Homily – Fr Matthias

apostolate — Tue, 15 May 2018 12:34:05 +0000

In the homily on the Gospel for today (Tuesday 7th Week of Easter, May 15), Fr Matthias explains that one of the reasons Jesus is not known as He should be is that His Mother is not sufficiently known. Knowledge of the Mother by necessity leads to knowledge of the Son.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Tuesday 7th Week of Easter – Wkdy

Readings:
1st: Act 20:17-27
Resp: Ps 68:10-11, 20-21
Gsp: Jn 17:1-11

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Mary, Mother of the Church – May 21 – Homily – Fr Terrance

apostolate — Mon, 21 May 2018 16:51:17 +0000

In the homily on this historic first occurrence of the obligatory Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church (first Monday after Pentecost, May 21), Fr. Terrance speaks on Mary as the Mother of Christ and Mother of the Church.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church

Readings:

1st: Gen 3:9-15, 20
Resp: Ps 87:1-2, 3, 5, 6-7
Gsp: Jn 19:25-34

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Refreshment for the Soul – Jan 27 – Homily – Fr Ignatius

apostolate — Sun, 27 Jan 2019 16:23:09 +0000

Fr Ignatius gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Jan 27 on how the scriptures, the liturgy of the word and the Eucharist are refreshment for the Soul and rejoicing for the heart, and how Mary plays a central role in this. We are Christ’s body and individually parts of it. As such, Mary, who is the mother of Christ, is mother of all Christians and exercises her maternal role of feeding her children.

Ave Maria!

Mass: 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Sunday
Readings:
1st: neh 8:2-4, 5-6, 8-10
Resp: psa 19:8, 9, 10, 15
2nd: 1co 12:12-14, 27
Gsp: luk 1:1-4, 4:14-21

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Mary: One Final Gift – Jul 20 – Homily – Fr Ignatius

apostolate — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 15:21:20 +0000

Fr Ignatius gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Jul 20, 2019 on how Jesus gave his Mother, Mary, as one final gift to the Church while dying on the cross hen he says “Behold your Mother”. She is always available to help on our road to acquire heroic virtues to be able to get to heaven and be with her and her Son for all eternity

This was a homily for the three day retreat on Heroic Virtue at the Mother of the Redeemer Retreat Center.

For more information about the Mother of the Redeemer Retreat Center: https://www.maryschildren.com/

Ave Maria!

Mass: The BVM, Mother and Teacher in the Spirit – iBreviary – Opt Mem
Readings:
1st: pro 8:17-21, 34-35
Resp: psa 15:2-3a, 3bc-4, 5 0
Gsp: joh 19:25-27

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Fruitful Talents – Aug 31 – Homily – Fr Ignatius

apostolate — Sat, 31 Aug 2019 15:54:01 +0000

Fr Ignatius gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Aug 31, 2019, where he reflects on the parable of the talents and how God entrusts us with his possessions each according to our abilities but we then have a responsibility to be fruitful with these gifts. He then relates this to the Virgin Mary and what kind of amazing gifts God has given to her and how fruitfully she cultivated these gifts, meriting to be assumed into heaven. He finally relates the parable to consecration to Her as a means of being fruitful.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Saturday 21st Week of Ordinary Time – Wkdy
Readings:
1st: 1th 4:9-12
Resp: psa 98:1, 7-8, 9 0
Gsp: mat 25:14-30

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Mary, Mother of the Church – Jun 06 – Homily – Fr Ignatius

apostolate — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 11:09:13 +0000

Fr Ignatius gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Jun 06, 2022, on how Mary is the Mother of the Church because she is the Mother of Christ and we should turn to her as we would to our own mother.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Mary, Mother of the Church – Feast – more: https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/seasons-and-feast-days/mary-mother-of-church-20917
Readings: – http://usccb.org/bible/readings/060622.cfm
1st: act 1:12-14
Resp: psa 87:1-3, 5-7
Gsp: joh 19:25-34

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