Blessed Virgin Mary
Anniversary of the Foundation of Redwoods Monastery
Beatification of Father Michael McGivney, Founder of the Knights of Columbus (1852-1890)
Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 24 Degrees of Excommunication
Mass: Ph 1:18b-26; Resp Ps 42; Lk 14:1, 7-11
Blessed are you, O Virgin Mary.
MARY, MOTHER OF HOPE,
PRAY FOR US.
Welcome to Saturday, a day dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. And today is especially important on this All Hallows Eve, when we remember our mortality and prepare for the holy month of November, with the Solemnity of All Saints tomorrow, and Monday, when we commemorate all the faithful departed on All Souls' Day. Then follows a line-up of great saints, for example, Saint Martin de Porres, Saint Charles Borromeo, Saint Martin of Tours, Saint Francis Xavier Cabrini, Saint Gertrude the Great of Helfta, Saint Mechtilde of Hackeborn, Saint Albert the Great, Saint Cecilia, and more, and not to forget the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica on November 9.
But first things first. We turn to Mary, Mother of Hope, Star of the Sea, to guide us and pray for us so that we may join her in praise for, in all things, we give glory to God: My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior (Lk 1:46).
To all generations the faithful Mary brought life and she became for them the mother of grace.
(John of Forde)
Today's photo: This statue of Our Lady of the Redwoods, which now hangs in the Novitiate, was a gift from the monks of Our Lady of Refuge Abbey, Zundert, Netherlands. It was given to the founding group of sisters who journeyed in 1962 from Our Lady of Nazareth Abbey, Belgium, to found Our Lady of the Redwoods Abbey.
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