Ave Maria, Gratia plena Hail Mary, Full of Grace Dominus tecum The Lord is with thee Benedicta tu Blessed art thou in mulieribus among women Et benedictus fructus ventris tuae, Jesus And blessed is the fruit of thy womb - Jesus Sancta Maria Holy Mary Mater Dei Mother of God, Ora pro nobis, peccatoribus Pray for us, sinners, Nunc et in hora mortis now and at the hour of our death Amen. Comment: Firstly,...
Comment: There are lots of stories of miracles associated with the Miraculous Medal (hence the adjective!) but the one which follows is of special interest to me because it involves the well-known American priest, Fr John Hardon SJ, whose account of our Scottish martyr, St John Ogilvie is linked on the homepage of our website The...
Comment: The above hymn is set to a different tune from that with which most of us in Scotland grew up, but which is nowhere to be found on YouTube. In any event, it's a pretty tune, and gives honour to Our Lady on this beautiful Feast of the Most Holy Rosary... Notice. . . Our blogger...
Comment: As with all Feast Day threads, discuss any relevant issues, share your favourite hymns, prayers and - as ever - your best jokes, of the good clean fun variety! A very happy Feast of the Annunciation to all our bloggers and readers.
Below, listen to the beautiful sermon delivered by Father Linus Clovis, well known pro-life priest who, to our delight, accepted our invitation to address our Conference in June, 2016 on the topic "Francis - A Pope For Our Times." Here, he recounts two amazing miracles which are associated with the Miraculous Medal... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-Rmg2Z1uTg&feature=emb_logo Comment: Only last Sunday...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dcs6WPjZi0k&t=11s Comment: We ask bloggers and readers to please pray for our friends and relatives who are suffering at this time; on this Feast, we remember especially supporters/readers of Catholic Truth who have asked us to remember them in our prayers. Our Lady of Lourdes, health of the sick, pray for them. Feel free to add...
Launching the second video in our Thinking Through Catholic Truth series... Enjoy! Click here to view all the Catholic Truth videos posted on our website
That light-hearted response to the threat to conquer Rome contrasts with the reaction here The following extracts are taken from How the 1571 Battle of Lepanto saved Europe... For those who know little history, today's battle with the Islamic State in the Middle East may seem new and unprecedented. It is not. In a.d. 622, Mohammed set...
Wishing all our bloggers and readers a very happy Feast of the Assumption. Feel free to share your favourite prayers, hymns, stories - even your favourite jokes, of the good clean fun variety - to celebrate the Feast. But first, click here to read Munificentissimus Deus - the Apostolic Constitution of Pope Pius XII...
The Lady told Lucia: …Sacrifice yourselves for sinners, and say many times, especially whenever you make some sacrifice: ‘O Jesus, it is for love of You, and for the conversion of sinners, and in reparation for the sins committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary.’“ As Our Lady spoke these last words (Lucia...
