Tag: Lourdes
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Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes
Today, on this Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, I shared with my parish, the Shrine of St. Jude Catholic Church in Rockville, MD, my reflection on visiting Lourdes for the first time last summer. It has been posted on my parish’s website and their Facebook page. It is still one of the most moving…
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Good Friday: Behold, Your Mother
Yesterday, Good Friday, my church parish had a new liturgy at noon, The Seven Last Words of Jesus. These are phrases attributed to Jesus during his crucifixion. A string quartet played an orchestral piece composed by Joseph Haydn designed specifically for this service. More info about this piece of music is here: Seven parishioners were…
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Cradle to Grave with Mary
My mother told me when I was a young girl that when her mother lay dying in a hospital bed, drifting in and out of consciousness, she would say that the children were coming to get her. My mother asked her, “What children?” She then told my mom that the children of Fatima were coming to…
Michelle Blanchard Ardillo 