“I am all thine, and all that I have is thine, O most loving Jesus, through Mary Thy most holy and Immaculate Mother.

23. God the Father gathered all the waters together and called them the seas (maria). He gathered all his graces together and called them Mary (Maria). The great God has a treasury or storehouse full of riches in which he has enclosed all that is beautiful, resplendent, rare, and precious, even his own Son. This immense treasury is none other than Mary whom the saints call the “treasury of the Lord”. From her fullness all men are made rich.

24. God the Son imparted to his mother all that he gained by his life and death, namely, his infinite merits and his eminent virtues. He made her the treasurer of all his Father had given him as heritage. Through her he applies his merits to his members and through her he transmits his virtues and distributes his graces. She is his mystical channel, his aqueduct, through which he causes his mercies to flow gently and abundantly.

25. God the Holy Spirit entrusted his wondrous gifts to Mary, his faithful spouse, and chose her as the dispenser of all he possesses, so that she distributes all his gifts and graces to whom she wills, as much as she wills, how she wills and when she wills. No heavenly gift is given to men which does not pass through her virginal hands. Such indeed is the will of God, who has decreed that we should have all things through Mary, so that, making herself poor and lowly,, and hiding herself in the depths of nothingness during her whole life, she might be enriched, exalted and honored by almighty God. Such are the views of the Church and the early Fathers.

28. Mary has authority over the angels and the blessed in heaven. As a reward for her great humility, God gave her the power and the mission of assigning to saints the thrones made vacant by the apostate angels.

35. When Mary has taken root in a soul she produces in it wonders of grace which only she can produce; for she alone is the fruitful virgin who never had and never will have her equal in purity and fruitfulness. Together with the Holy Spirit Mary produced the greatest thing that ever was or ever will be: a God-man. She will consequently produce the marvels which will be seen in the latter times. The formation and the education of the great saints who will come at the end of the world are reserved to her, for only this singular and wondrous virgin can produce in union with the Holy Spirit singular and wondrous things.

36. When the Holy Spirit, her spouse, finds Mary in a soul, he hastens there and enters fully into it. He gives himself generously to that soul according to the place it has given to his spouse. One of the main reasons why the Holy Spirit does not work striking wonders in souls is that he fails to find in them a sufficiently close union with his faithful and inseparable spouse. I say “inseparable spouse”, for from the moment the substantial love of the Father and the Son espoused Mary to form Jesus, the head of the elect, and Jesus in the elect, he has never disowned her, for she has always been faithful and fruitful. who fell away through pride.

47. I said that this will happen especially towards the end of the world, and indeed soon, because Almighty God and his holy Mother are to raise up great saints who will surpass in holiness most other saints as much as the cedars of Lebanon tower above little shrubs. This has been revealed to a holy soul whose life has been written by M. de Renty.

48. These great souls filled with grace and zeal will be chosen to oppose the enemies of God who are raging on all sides. They will be exceptionally devoted to the Blessed Virgin. Illumined by her light, strengthened by her food, guided by her spirit, supported by her arm, sheltered under her protection, they will fight with one hand and build with the other. With one hand they will give battle, overthrowing and crushing heretics and their heresies, schismatics and their schisms, idolaters and their idolatries, sinners and their wickedness. With the other hand they will build the temple of the true Solomon and the mystical city of God, namely, the Blessed Virgin, who is called by the Fathers of the Church the Temple of Solomon and the City of God . By word and example they will draw all men to a true devotion to her and though this will make many enemies, it will also bring about many victories and much glory to God alone.

52. God has established only one enmity – but it is an irreconcilable one – which will last and even go on increasing to the end of time. That enmity is between Mary, his worthy Mother, and the devil, between the children and the servants of the Blessed Virgin and the children and followers of Lucifer.

from “True Devotion to Mary” by St. Louis de Montfort

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Month of Mary #3 ( 09min) Play – Jesus is our joy, our salvation, and redemption. Like St Louis de Montfort, we need to be grateful for the news of Jesus and Mary, and be passionate for spreading it. Even though he died, worn out from his apostolic labors, at 43, his influence reaches even to St. John Paul II, who said “You know that I owe much to this saint, and to his True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin,” and from whom he took his motto, “Totus tuus.” We have heard of the need for Marian Consecration, but we must also realize it is not just another devotion, but a life to be lived, one of zeal, desire for sanctity, and generosity. Finally he gives us this quote from St. Louis de Montfort: “We never give more honor to Jesus than when we honor his Mother, and we honor her simply and solely to honor him all the more perfectly. We go to her only as a way leading to the goal we seek – Jesus, her Son.”
Prayer for the day: Come Holy Spirit, living in Mary, help me to make this retreat with generosity and zeal.

Ave Maria!

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Homily #150111n ( 22min) Play – Father Matthias comments on the effects of Baptism, the three types of baptism, and the necessity of Baptism. He comments on the Baltimore Catechism (Volume three) and final gives us a spiritual aspect of Baptism and the best way to live out our baptism.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Baptism of the Lord – Feast – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: isa 42:1-4, 6-7
Resp: psa 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10
2nd: act 10:34-38
Gsp: mar 1:7-11

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Homily #150428n ( 14min) Play – Father Matthias gives us a brief biography of St. Louis de Montfort, and then gives us a refresher on the saints “True Devotion to Mary,” touching on some key points of this Marian spirituality and the characteristics of it.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Louis Marie de Montfort – Opt Mem – Form: OF
Readings: Tuesday 4th Week of Easter
1st: act 11:19-26
Resp: psa 87:1-3, 4-5, 6-7
Gsp: joh 10:22-30

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Fr. Ignatius on the Fall Marian Day here at the Mother of the Redeemer Retreat Center talks on the influence of Our Lady on the life of St Therese. Our Fall Marian Day takes place every first Saturday in October which this year falls on St. Therese’s feast day.  He starts where he left off in the previous talk and describes how she owed her vocation to Our Lady and helped her to enter a religious order dedicated to Our Lady, the Order of Carmelites. How she called herself the little flower of Mary that is nourished by Mary, how Therese was guided by her as novice master, how she turned to Mary for all decisions, how her progress in the spiritual life is due to St. Louis de Montfort’s True Devotion to Mary, her many appeals to Mary, statements of thanks for favors received and recommendations to others to turn to Mary. She particularly asks Mary for the gift of smallness, humility, the chief virtue of the Little Flower, to be simple and not duplicitous, asking in a small way for big graces. And finally all the help that Mary gave at the end of her life so she could enter into paradise with many merits to share with with others.

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On New Year’s Day, the Church celebrates the glory of Mary, Mother of God. Fr Terrance explains some of her natural and supernatural glories and indicates how we can put into practice the best New Year’s resolution possible: to become her true child.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God – Solemnity

Readings: 
1st: Num 6:22-27
Resp: Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8
2nd: Gal 4:4-7
Gsp: Lk 2:16-21

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In honor of Fr. Peter Fehlner who passed away on May 8, 2018 we repost in full quality the talks for this conference from ten years ago that he was instrumental in organizing.

At the Behold Your Mother Marian Conference at Our Lady of the Greenwood in Indiana in 2007, Raymond de Souza gives the first talk on St. Louis de Montfort and his masterpiece “True Devotion to Mary” and how it relates to the fifth Marian dogma of Coredemptrix, Mediatrix and Advocate.

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For other Fatima related Conferences:

100th Anniversary of Fatima (May & Oct): http://dev.airmaria.com/category/air-maria-shows/conferences/fatima-100-years-air-maria-shows/

Short excerpts from the May 2017 event: http://dev.airmaria.com/category/air-maria-shows/fatima-minute/

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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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Fr Ignatius gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Oct 06 on how we must pray to Mary for the renewal of our society. He puts this in the context of the Marian Day being held here today at the Mother of the Redeemer Retreat Center and how this relates to our troubled times.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Saturday in the 26th Week in Ordinary Time – Wkdy
Readings: 
1st: job 42:1-3, 5-6, 12-16
Resp: psa 119:66, 71, 75, 91, 125, 130 0
Gsp: luk 10:17-24

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For the memorial of St. John Paul II (Pope, Oct 22, 2019), Fr. Andre relates in his homily a reference found in the Diary of St. Faustina Kowalska. Our Lord told her: “I bear a special love for Poland, and if she will be obedient to My will, I will exalt her in might and holiness. From her will come forth the spark that will prepare the world for My final coming” (Diary, 1732). Father explains that “the spark” was Pope St. John Paul II. During his lengthy pontificate, the saintly Pope promoted two fundamental devotions: to the Eucharist and to Our Blessed Lady.

At the beginning of his pontificate, St. John Paul II boldly proclaimed to the world: “Do not be afraid to welcome Christ and accept his power. Help the Pope and all those who wish to serve Christ and with Christ’s power to serve the human person and the whole of mankind. Do not be afraid. Open wide the doors for Christ” (inauguration homily, October 22, 1978). The motto and spirit under which he operated was that of total consecration to Jesus through Mary: “Totus Tuus.”

Ave Maria!

Mass: St. John Paul II – Opt Mem

Readings:
1st: Is 52:7-10
Resp: Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10
Gsp: Jn 21:15-17

More on the Readings: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/1022-memorial-john-paul-ii.cfm

See also:

–  https://www.thedivinemercy.org/articles/her-will-come-forth-spark
–  https://blog.acton.org/archives/88332-remembering-pope-john-paul-iis-advice-do-not-be-afraid.html
–  http://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/homilies/1978/documents/hf_jp-ii_hom_19781022_inizio-pontificato.html
–  https://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/letters/1980/documents/hf_jp-ii_let_19800224_dominicae-cenae.html

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