The apostle Paul entered heaven to the cheers of those he martyred.
That’s how the Gospel works.
hugs n’ blessings to those who’ve mastered surviving. It’s time to live now.
happy, happy, (albeit bee-lated) to you, Oh Sacred Mother!
i was with you through-out the day (yesterday)…
and yet i never had the chance to write & say,
just how much i loved honoring…
your birthday!
“The Lord has chosen her, his loved one from the beginning.” ~ The Liturgy of the Hours
“Your birth, O Virgin Mother of God, proclaims joy to the whole world, for from you arose the glorious Sun of Justice, Christ our God; he freed us from the age-old curse an filled us with holiness; he destroyed death and gave us eternal life.” ~The Liturgy of the Hours, Canticle of Zechariah Antiphon September 8
“Blessed are you, O Mary, for the word’s salvation came forth from you; now in glory, you rejoice for ever with the Lord. Intercede for us with your Son.” ~The Liturgy of the Hours, Common of the BVM Antiphon 1
“Eve shut all her children out of Paradise; the Virgin Mary opened wide its gates.” ~The Liturgy of the Hours, Morning Prayer Antiphon
“We commemorate the birth of the blessed Virgin Mary, a descendant of Abraham,
born of the tribe of Judah and of David’s seed.”
~The Liturgy of the Hours, Common of the BVM
may her Motherly hugs n’ blessings be your today!