"The humble soul is blessed. The Lord loves her. The Mother of God is higher than all in humility, and therefore all races bless her on earth, while the heavenly powers serve her. And the Lord has given us this blessed Mother of His as a defender and helper."
~St. Silouan the Athonite
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Happy Feast Day The Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary
“The day of the Nativity of the Mother of God is a day of universal joy because thru the Mother of God the entire human race was renewed & the sorrow of the first mother, Eve, was transformed into joy.”
Saint John Damascene
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An Onion article riffing on Pope Francis’s recently-stated opposition to surrogacy (by the way, breaking news: pope opposed to surrogacy) described Mary as a surrogate used to produce the son of God, and I can’t even bring myself to be too mad about it, given that they accidentally perfectly explained why I can’t get behind a theology in which Mary is a) a variable in the equation that leads to Christ, rather than a hard factor, b) on a temporary term of intimacy with the divine Father of her child that would not preclude her, for instance, having a few kids with Joseph once the Messiah was properly delivered into the world and the necessary obligation fulfilled.
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Excuse me can we please talk about how the Noldor literally say Ave Maria as a goodbye
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~Blessed Virgin Mary, The greatest of all Christian saints~
(Icon via Pinterest)
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Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish, 1598-1664)
Virgin Immaculata, 1628-1630
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid
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Our Lady of the Rosary
Feast Day: October 7
"If you say the Rosary faithfully until death, I do assure you that, in spite of the gravity of your sins 'you shall receive a never-fading crown of glory.' Even if you are on the brink of damnation, even if you have one foot in hell, even if you have sold your soul to the devil as sorcerers do who practice black magic, and even if you are a heretic as obstinate as a devil, sooner or later you will be converted and will amend your life and will save your soul, if-- and mark well what I say-- if you say the Holy Rosary devoutly every day until death for the purpose of knowing the truth and obtaining contrition and pardon for your sins." -St. Louis de Montfort from The Secret of the Rosary
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