Monthly Archives: December 2025

WHAT MEMORIES, WHAT RESPECT, WHAT DEVOTION THESE OBJECTS INSPIRE!

Eugene’s discoveries in Rome filled him with reverence – he certainly was a pilgrim open to seeing God’s handiwork all around him. I had the devotion to go and offer the holy sacrifice on the tomb of Saint Bibiana whose … Continue reading

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THE SIGHT OF THESE PENITENTS BOTH EDIFIED AND TOUCHED ME

Eugene arrived in Rome during the jubilee year of 1825. This year we can appreciate his words in a deeper way as we live through a jubilee year with its invitation to encounter the mercy of God in a deeper … Continue reading

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A BLESSED FEAST DAY TO ALL WHO CLAIM MARY IMMACULATE AS THEIR PATRONESS

On this 8th of December, as we prepare for the bicentenary of our approbation, we read the words of Pope Leo XII with which he concluded the written proclamation of approbation, issued a month after the verbal approval: We firmly … Continue reading

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