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DAILY MEDITATIONS ON THE MARY'S LIFE

Discover the timeless beauty of Maria Magnificata: Short Meditations for May, the Month on Our Lady’s Life on the Bellarmine Forum. These daily reflections, rooted in Scripture and tradition, invite you to journey through the key moments of Mary’s life—from her Immaculate Conception to her glorious Coronation as Queen of Heaven. Perfect for May or October devotions, or alongside the Thirty Days’ Prayer, each meditation offers three practical points to inspire your faith and deepen your love for Our Lady. Whether you seek quiet meditation or a quick, heartfelt read, these concise reflections honor Mary’s role as our spiritual mother and guide. Let her example of obedience, charity, and trust lead you closer to Christ. Visit the Bellarmine Forum to explore these daily meditations and enrich your spiritual life with Mary’s grace.


Embrace this opportunity to grow in devotion and discover why Mary’s life continues to inspire and help Catholics become saints

 

A black and white illustration of a nativity scene with Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus in a manger. Shepherds and angels are present, with one angel descending from heaven. The setting is a stable with animals.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 – THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN.


  • Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary. (Current, Traditional)
  • St. Adrian (304). Martyr. (Traditional)
  • St. Corbinian (Corbin) (725). Bishop. (Historical)

THE birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary announced joy and the near approach of salvation to the lost world. Mary was brought forth in the world not like other children of Adam, infected with the loathsome contagion of sin, but pure, holy, beautiful, and glorious, adorned with all the most precious graces which became her who was chosen to be the Mother of God. She appeared indeed in the weak state of our mortality; but in the eyes of Heaven she already transcended the highest seraph in purity, brightness, and the richest ornaments of grace. If we celebrate the birthdays of the great ones of this earth, how ought we to rejoice in that of the Virgin Mary, presenting to God the best homage of our praises and thanksgiving for the great mercies He has shown in her, and imploring her mediation with her Son in our behalf! Christ will not reject the supplications of His mother, whom He was pleased to obey whilst on earth. Her love, care, and tenderness for Him, the title and qualities which she bears, the charity and graces with which she is adorned, and the crown of glory with which she is honored, must incline Him readily to receive her recommendations and petitions.

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WORD OF THE DAY

ADORATION. The act of religion by which God is recognized as alone worthy of supreme honor because he is infinitely perfect, has supreme dominion over humans, and the right to human total dependence on the Creator. It is at once an act of mind and will, expressing itself in appropriate prayers, postures of praise, and acts of reverence and sacrifice. (Etym. Latin ad-, to + orare, to pray; or os, oris, mouth, from the pagan custom of expressing preference for a god by wafting a kiss to the statue: adoratio, worship, veneration.)

Modern Catholic Dictionary, Fr. John Hardon SJ (Get the real one at Eternal Life — don’t accept an abridged or edited version of this masterpiece!)

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