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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 Holy Eucharist: A Love That Knows No Bounds

TAN Books Editors

No one has ever desired anything more than God desires to draw us into union with himself. That sage perception of an eminent scholar of

Mental Prayer Unites Us To God

Rt. Rev. Dom Vitalis Lehodey

The first obstacle to our progress is to be found in our affections; it is a certain weariness of God which makes us cold and

With Anxious Love Inflamed

St. John of the Cross

The burning fire of love, in general, is not felt at first, for it has not begun to burn, either because of our natural impurity,

Worldly Melancholy is Defeated by Spiritual Joy

Pope Saint Leo IX

Worldly Melancholy then arrives. She is dressed in black with black polish upon her fingernails, matching her raven-black hair, but contrasting dramatically with the deathly

Why God Does Not Answer Prayers (Part II)

Fr. William Rock, FSSP

Previously, it was discussed that God refuses our prayers if we ask amiss, as St. James explains in his Epistle (4:3). God will not grant us

Why God Does Not Answer Prayers (Part I)

Fr. William Rock, FSSP

In His Last Supper Discourse, Our Lord spoke to His Apostles the following: “Amen, amen, I say to you: If you ask the Father any

A Royal Example for the Laity

Joan Carroll Cruz

Saint Elizabeth, Queen of Portugal (1271-1336) Elizabeth (or Isabel) was born in 1271 to Peter III, King of Aragon, Spain, and Constantia, daughter of Manfred,

The Truth About Temptation

Patrick Madrid

Be strong in the face of temptations Temptations are common to all human beings. You are no exception to this rule. Therefore, keep your eyes

The Power of the Our Father

St. Louis de Montfort

THE OUR FATHER or the Lord’s prayer has great value—above all because of its Author Who is neither a man nor an angel but the

Mighty Humility

Fr. Cajetan Mary da Bergamo

Humility is not a sickly virtue, timid and feeble, as some imagine; on the contrary, it is strong, magnanimous, generous, and constant, because it is

Pope Pius X and Frequent Communion (Part I)

Fr. William Rock, FSSP

There was a time in the Church’s history, and not too long ago at that, when the frequent or daily reception of Holy Communion was

Steps to Sainthood: Thanksgiving for Our Creation

Fr. Paul O'Sullivan, O.P.

God made us. How little we understand these words. Many have never heard a worthy explanation of them. Who made us is one of the

The Fruits of Mortification

St. John of the Cross

The darkness of which the soul here speaks relates, as I have said, to the desires and powers of sense, interior and spiritual, all of

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

Forsaken by All: A Revelation of Jesus on the Cross

Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich

Stillness reigned around the Cross. Jesus hung upon it alone; forsaken by all—disciples, followers, friends, His Mother even was removed from His side; not one