Today's virtue is Union With Jesus
and the flower is the Anemone.
The picture provides the text of the "Ave Maria" in French.
The Litany of Loreto by Mozart
Sunday, 31 May 2015
Saturday, 30 May 2015
30th May
Today's virtue is Perseverance
and the flower is the Camellia.
This is one of my favourite pictures of Our Blessed Lady,
extrapolated from the face on the Turin Shroud
by Julien Lasbleiz.
Our Lord would have inherited His
facial characteristics from His Mother :-)
The original artwork can be seen here.
Friday, 29 May 2015
May 29th
Today's virtue is Goodness
and the flower is the Aster, whose family
includes the Michaelmas Daisy.
This photograph of the lovely icon of
"Our Lady of Perpetual Help"
which is at St Silas's Church, Kentish Town, London,
is used with the kind permission of
Dr John Salmon of the aforesaid parish.
Thursday, 28 May 2015
May 28th
Today's virtue is Confidence in God
and the flower is the Honeysuckle.
This mosaic is outside the Cathedral of the
Mother of God of Kazan,
Red Square in Moscow.
Wednesday, 27 May 2015
May 27th
Today's virtue is Prudence
and the flower is the Verbena.
This glorious statue of Our Lady is in the Jesuit church
of the Immaculate Conception, Farm Street in London.
Tuesday, 26 May 2015
May 26th and The Walsingham Pilgrimage.
Today's virtue is Love of Labour
and the flower is the Primrose.
Yesterday was the National Pilgrimage at the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham.
A friend of mine, Fr Irving Hamer, was there and took some lovely photographs
which he has kindly given me permission to post here - many thanks!
This is the statue of Our Lady of Walsingham, crowned, enrobed and surrounded by flowers.
Processing through the mediaeval village....
Arriving at the Abbey.
Our Lady enthroned in front of the the ruin
of the great east window of the Abbey.
Fr Irving said that "Our Lady's Lace" flowers
were blossoming in profusion!
This is a Google image of Our Lady's Lace,
also known as Sweet Woodruff, and more formally as Galium Odoratum
or Asperula Odoratum, depending on which source you look at:
Prayer to Our Lady Of Walsingham
O Mary, recall the solemn moment when Jesus, your divine Son,
dying on the cross confided us to your maternal care.
You are our Mother; we desire ever to remain your devout children.
Let us therefore feel the effects of your powerful intercession with Jesus Christ.
Make your name again glorious in this place, once renowned throughout our land
by your visits, favours and many miracles.
Pray, O Holy Mother of God, for the conversion of England, restoration of the sick,
consolation for the afflicted, repentance of sinners, peace to the departed.
O Blessed Mary, Mother of God, Our Lady of Walsingham intercede for us.
Amen.
Monday, 25 May 2015
May 25th
Today's virtue is Devotion to Mary
and the flower is the Daffodil.
Our Lady with Saints Felicity and Perpetua.
Sunday, 24 May 2015
Saturday, 23 May 2015
Friday, 22 May 2015
May 22nd
Today's virtue is Obedience
and the flower is the Buttercup.
Our Lady of the Buttercups
by Margaret Tarrant.
Thursday, 21 May 2015
Wednesday, 20 May 2015
Tuesday, 19 May 2015
May 19th
Today's virtue is Mortification
and the flower is the Hawthorn.
Painting by Thomas Cole, 1845.
Monday, 18 May 2015
Sunday, 17 May 2015
Saturday, 16 May 2015
Thursday, 14 May 2015
May 14th
Today's virtue is Sacrifice
and the flower is the Passion-flower.
The icon is of Our Lady of Capel-ffin
at St Mary's Church, Hay-on-Wye.
Wednesday, 13 May 2015
Tuesday, 12 May 2015
Monday, 11 May 2015
Sunday, 10 May 2015
Saturday, 9 May 2015
May 9th
Today's virtue is the Practice of Hidden Virtues
and the flower is the intensely perfumed Mignonette.
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