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Tag Archives: Virgin Mary
One Friday 3
When John led Mary away from the cross, before they came through the city gate, suddenly she began to retch; all the long journey home the spasms continued, leaving a bitter taste in her mouth, tears in her eyes. Friday … Continue reading
One Friday 2
“Mary, you’re not to go out to see him,” James said earlier that week. “It’s dangerous for a man, for you— I forbid it!” She had promised herself she wouldn’t weep. And she didn’t. James was ten when she married … Continue reading
One Friday 1
If she’d been at home, that day would have begun like any other, but sabbath: up early, she splashed some water on her face, scattered grain for the chickens, milked Jael and Jezebel the goats, baked bread for her sons … Continue reading
Of Mother Mary
Sub tuum praesidium Beneath your compassion, We take refuge, O Mother of God: do not despise our petitions in time of trouble: but rescue us from dangers, only pure, only blessed one. (Oldest prayer to the Virgin Mary, dating from … Continue reading
The Yoke
Hidden in the womb of a young girl, growing up in the backwaters of Empire, lived a tiny secret. Legions marched, cultures shifted, the “fullness of time” had come. In a typical birth sperm and egg form a zygote, from the … Continue reading
Praying the Rosary
Some of my friends and colleagues in ministry will be sure I’ve gone off the deep end! Though I doubt many will notice, fewer will care. I said my first Rosary today. Yesterday I ordered from San Antonio a Mexican … Continue reading