Devotionals
10th Day — The Annunciation.
The Annunciation. Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God. (St. Luke i. 30.) 1. Marys life as Joseph’s Spouse was no less one of devotion and recollection and prayer than her life in the Temple. In their little cottage her time was spent, when her household duties were done, in fervent prayer to…
9th Day — The Marriage of Mary.
The Marriage of Mary. The young man shall dwell with the virgin, and the bridegroom shall rejoice over the bride. (Isaias Ixii. 5.) 1. Mary, the unspotted Spouse of Joseph, learned by degrees how her marriage was a part of God’s wonderful designs regarding her. If she had become a mother in an unmarried state,…
24.— St. Thomas’s Profession of Faith.
St. Thomas’s Profession of Faith. Read St. John xx. 28-30. [28] Thomas answered, and said to him: My Lord, and my God. [29] Jesus saith to him: Because thou hast seen me, Thomas, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and have believed. [30] Many other signs also did Jesus in the…
23. — The Second Appearance of Jesus to the assembled Apostles.
The Second Appearance of Jesus to the assembled Apostles. Read St. John xx. 24-29. [24] Now Thomas, one of the twelve, who is called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. [25] The other disciples therefore said to him: We have seen the Lord. But he said to them: Except I shall see in…
22. — The Powers bestowed on the Apostles.
The Powers bestowed on the Apostles. Read St. John xx. 23. [23] Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them; and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained. 1. Jesus now proceeded to bestow upon the apostles first the power to be apostles and then priests, and the privilege of offering the Holy…
21. — The Mission of the Apostles.
The Mission of the Apostles. Read St. John xx. 20-23. [20] And when he had said this, he shewed them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad, when they saw the Lord. [21] He said therefore to them again: Peace be to you. As the Father hath sent me, I also send…
8th Day — Mary’s Espousals.
Mary’s Espousals. I have put my trust in Thee, O God. I have said, My lot is in Thy hands. (Psalm xxx. 15.) 1. When Mary arrived at the age when it was the custom for Jewish maidens to leave the service of the Temple, the High Priest told her that a husband would be…
7th Day — Mary’s Life in the Temple.
Mary’s Life in the Temple. Here will I dwells for I have chosen it. (Psalm cxxxi. 14.) 1. Let us watch this tender little maiden in her daily life in the Temple. How exact in obedience to all her superiors! how punctual in the performance of every duty! how full of charity to her little…
6th Day —The Presentation of Mary in the Temple.
The Presentation of Mary in the Temple. The King shall greatly desire thy beauty, for He is the Lord thy God, and Him they shall adore. (Psalm xliv. 12.) 1. Mary from the first moment of her existence offered herself to God as an entire and an unblemished holocaust. From the instant when she was…
20.— Jesus shows His Sacred Hands and Feet.
Jesus shows His Sacred Hands and Feet. Read St. John xx. 19, 20. [19] Now when it was late that same day, the first of the week, and the doors were shut, where the disciples were gathered together, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them: Peace…
