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The Ave Maria

Rev. Francis Spirago

It has always been customary among Christians to imitate the example of the archangel Gabriel, and salute our blessed Lady in his words. The devotion

The Medicine for Salvation

Rev. Francis Spirago

Nothing will prove of greater advantage to the faithful, nothing will be found to conduce more to a willing reception of the Sacrament of Penance,

The Incomprehensible Love of the Creator

Rev. Francis Spirago

As the sun lights up the boundless firmament, so God extends His goodness to all creatures. Not one of them is excluded from it. “Not

Meditation: A Door for Divine Grace

Rev. Francis Spirago

Costly spices give out their aroma most freely when they are bruised in a mortar; so the truths of religion have most influence upon the

A Prayer Like No Other: The Rosary

Rev. Francis Spirago

The hermits of the first centuries, who could not read the psalter, used to recite one Our Father and one Hail Mary in the place

Faith Without Works is Dead

Rev. Francis Spirago

Faith is necessary for eternal salvation. Faith is like the root of the tree, without which it cannot exist; it is the first step on

Faith is a Gift of God

Rev. Francis Spirago

Faith is a gift of God, since the power to believe can only be attained through the grace of God. St. Paul tells us “By

The Risen Lord Before The Ascension

Rev. Francis Spirago

Christ retained the five wounds, for He ordered the unbelieving apostle to place his finger in the wounds of the nails, and his hand in the wound of the side (John 20:27). Our Lord would keep the marks of the wounds in heaven to show us that He would not forget us,

His Own Power: The Glorious Resurrection

Rev. Francis Spirago

Christ often foretold that He would rise again on “the third day” (Luke 18:33); He compared Himself to Jonah (Matt. 12:40); on the occasion of His driving the money-sellers out of the Temple, He said of His own body: “Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up” (John 2:19); He claimed the power of laying down His life and taking it up again (John 10:18).

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The Ave Maria

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Meditation: A Door for Divine Grace

A Prayer Like No Other: The Rosary

Faith Without Works is Dead

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The Risen Lord Before The Ascension

His Own Power: The Glorious Resurrection

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