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Sister Lucia was a Martyr to Daily Duty

February 13, 2025 No Comments

If there is anything we can learn from Venerable Sister Lucia, it is heroic patience and perseverance, which she embraced fully as each day unfolded – one to the next – until her death at age 97 on Feb. 13, 2005. As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of her holy passing, Lucia is a good reminder of how to become a saint through what she called “the long, hard road of martyrdom that has to do with daily living.”

Saint Faustina: The Apostle of Purgatory

October 31, 2024 No Comments

St. Maria Faustina, through her devotions, meditations and prayers, allowed numerous holy souls in purgatory to reach heaven. Her conversations with Our Lord and Our Lady as recorded in her diary, including her own beautiful prayers and, of course, the Divine Mercy Chaplet, show this important work of mercy – praying for the dying souls and those in purgatory.

A Smaller, More Spiritual Church is Emerging

June 6, 2024 No Comments

As we honor the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Friday and Saturday, I am heartened by the great mission given to Lucia dos Santos at Fatima in 1917, to establish devotion to the Immaculate Heart throughout the world, and that Jesus desired this devotion to be placed next to devotion to His Sacred Heart.

The Fatima and Divine Mercy Messages are Grace and Mercy for the World

April 4, 2024 No Comments

This weekend First Saturday is followed by the Divine Mercy Sunday – uniting these beautiful messages of grace and mercy together. What a great time to go to confession and open our hearts to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary.

St. Francisco: The Boy Who Died Smiling

April 4, 2024 1 Comment

by Barb Ernster – The holiness of St. Francisco is hidden in the stories of Fatima. Putting it together, one sees Francisco’s advancement in the

Sister Lucia offered her painful death for the Holy Father

February 8, 2024 No Comments

Sister Lucia of Fatima passed away on Feb. 13, 2005, after a long, drawn-out illness due to old age. She died just short of her

5 Things to Know About First Saturday

November 30, 2023 No Comments

The requirements of the First Saturday devotion in making reparation are simple: Go to confession, receive Holy Communion, pray a five-decade Rosary AND spend an additional

The Value of a Soul

November 2, 2023 No Comments

The Value of a Soul Having been through the deaths of several close relatives and friends this year, it made me think of the value

Mary and the Gift of Courage – Why We Need It!

October 20, 2023 No Comments

By Barb Ernster – Through the Woman The title Woman is not bestowed upon the Blessed Mother lightly. It connotes a very important role in

The Rosary: Spiritual Medicine from Our Heavenly Mother

October 5, 2023 No Comments

God wants to give us peace, and through Mary, He has given us a means to obtain it. The Rosary settles our minds and hearts and focuses our attention on Him. When I pray it with my heart, immediately I notice the peace. This happens as well when I spend time in Eucharistic adoration or during Mass. If this is the medicine for my soul, I need to take it.

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