Mary Comforter of the Afflicted

Mary, Mother of Grace,
Parent of Clemency,
You protect us from the enemy and
receive us at the hour of death.
Dopter

May the peace and joy  of the Divine Child Jesus abide in your heart.

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Doves and the Christ Child

Mary, my tender mother, it is to you that I confide them.

Be their support and their guide.

Mdm. Bouasse Lebel

LIKE MARY
We must resign ourselves with love, just accept it, endure everything without a murmur.                                                                            Basset

In the warmth of its divine rays,
I will cultivate in my heart the
sweet virtue of peace.
Bouasse Jeune

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Heart speaks to heart ~ Cor ad cor loquitur

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Doves and the Eucharist

Living bread which came down from heaven to give us life, have mercy upon us.
Bouasse Lebel

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Doves and the Eucharist

It is with joy, Lord, that I carry the Cross.
Langlumé, Paris

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Doves and the Cross

St. Teresa of Jesus: Feast Day, October 15

Spiritual Marriage That they may be one. John 17:21
Bonamy edit. Pontifical, Poitiers

Morning and evening prayer
dispose our hearts to the action
of Grace.

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Doves and Prayer

Tender Mary, pray for us to your Divine Son.

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Doves and the Heart of Mary

God sees to the needs of the weak.

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Nestling Doves

If I have not love, I am nothing. (St. Paul)
Bouasse Lebel



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Doves and the Eucharist

I sought you outside and you were within. ~ St. Augustine
O my Jesus! I sought you outside and you were the midst of my heart.
Lataille (series: Secret of the interior life)


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Heart speaks to heart ~ Cor ad cor loquitur

Jesus, I give you my heart.

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Amo te Jesu

Sweet Heart of Mary,
be for us the path
that leads to Jesus.
Turgis

Our Lady of the Rosary: Feast Day, October 7

HOLY FRIENDSHIP Take Mary as model. Bouasse Lebel, Paris
A beautiful detail: The tendrils of the lily form the Ave Maria monogram.


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The Rosary, Our Lady's Psalter

I will place all my footing in the Lord.

The Benediction of St. Francis
May the Lord bless you
and keep you.
May the Lord make His face 
to shine upon you
May He be merciful unto to you
and give you peace.

Blessing of St. Francis
based on Numbers 6:24-26


2 teaching videos on St. Francis
St. Francis of Assisi
The Likeness of Christ Crucified

In the Warmth of the Divine Rays
I cultivate in my heart
the divine virtue of  wisdom.

Guardian Angels: Memorial, October 2

The Divine Treasurer
[Mary treasures God's children.]

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Nestling Doves

St. Teresa of the Child Jesus & the Holy Face: Feast Day, October 2

The thought of the cross changes thorns to roses,

St. Jerome 345-420. Doctor of Biblical Science: Feast Day, September 30

The love of God moves quickly into my thoughts.

Feast of the Archangels, September 29

Heart of Jesus, you give strength for the great battles.
Turgis

Most Holy Mary Liberator
Venerated in the Church of the
Most Holy Trinity in Rome

Jesus is a balm for all our wounds.

Bouasse Lebel

It is near your heart that I wish to dwell.

Good thoughts are born of the soul.

BREAD OF OUR SOUL
Come, eat the bread prepared for you. ~ Prov. Chap.  V

Let us Pray
Prayer is the song of the homeland which begins with the first refrains we stammer on earth.


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Prayer Light

If you would be her children,
imitate her virtues.

Garden of Prayer
The waters flow forth with joy from the Fountain of Salvation.
O, good Cross, so much love of my Savior do I receive when I hold you in my arms.
Pannier 961


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Images of the Holy Cross

The Doves of the Infant Jesus
Bouasse Jeune


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Mary's Meadow

0 Jesus, humble and meek,
make us charitable and gentle like Thee.
Boumard

Mary, comforter of the afflicted.
Hand painted

Let Us Implore Jesus

Those who seek only pleasure are miserably happy,
while, on the contrary,
those who suffer
for the sake of others
are happily sorrowful.
Basset

Feast of our Sorrowful Mother: September15

The greatest proof of love is to suffer for the object of one's love.

Exaltation of the Holy Cross: Solemnity, September 14

O, Cross, I salute you,
my only hope.

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Mary renders your cross lighter.
Bouasse Lebel

The Holy Name of Mary: Feast Day, September 12

To Mary our thoughts and our hearts.

I'll Sing a Hynn to Mary                                  ~ sung by Richard Carney 

Walk in my Presence
and you will be perfect.

Lord teach me your ways and show me your paths.

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The Holy Name of Jesus

The Beatitudes
Matt:5-11

Nativity of the Holy Virgin: Solemnity, September 8

Nativity of the Holy Virgin
Exaltation of the Holy Cross
The children of Mary are above all and forever
the children of the Cross.
Alcan 

(note the little bird, symbol of the soul, still captive)

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Doves and Mary

 THE PURE SOUL
The pure soul is a lily that is removed from the earth and flowers as high as possible. The fragrance of innocence attracts Jesus, but as the lily surrounded with thorns looks more beautiful, to make them more pure, God visits through suffering the souls consecrated to Him.
Bonamy

You alone are my life.

Regnault

All who thirst, come to the Source
whose waters spring up from eternal life.
Bouasse Lebel, Paris #460


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The Tree of Life is their refuge.

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The Holy Cross