The Catholic Life and Me

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  • Mary full of grace why you seek her counsel

    Mary has 26 titles one being ‘Mother of Perpetual Help’.

    Mary prays for us Sinners

    Hail Mary full of Grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary Mother of God pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

    I Love Mary, Mary is my Mum

    I was reading today about Blessed Carlos Acutis he called the Rosary the ‘shortest Ladder to heaven’. Isn’t it beautiful to know that praying the rosary is a simple, beautiful way to attain Heaven.

    I actually wasn’t intending on writing the whole Hail Mary Prayer, but how could I not. The words are so beautiful, poignant and apt. It took my years to reconcile the words in the Hail Mary prayer with the actual reality. Often times, we recite words, of the rosary, of the Divine Mercy Chaplet, but do we deeply think about the words we’re reciting?

    Hail Mary Full of Grace. Yes, Mary is full of grace

    What is Grace? the Catechism of the Catholic Church defines grace as this; ‘Grace is favour, the free and undeserved help that God gives us to respond to his call to become children of God, adoptive sons, partakers of the divine nature and eternal life’

    Let’s break that down a bit. Grace is the favour, the free and undeserved help that God gives us…

    So, Mary is full of that favour (act of kindness, beyond what is due or usual) she helps us, despite the fact that we don’t deserve that help, because we are sinners, and she asks for nothing in return. All Mary wants from us is to know and love her son, Jesus.

    A man holding Rosary Beads

    Wow, isn’t that so humbling. In a later blog, I’ll share with you an intimate encounter with Mary. One evening in absolute desperation I begged My Mother to help me in a difficult situation I was facing, the next morning my prayer was answered. Later on that day as I pondered on the Hail Mary prayer it really hit me that Mary is truly full of grace, through Mary God gives us free and undeserved help.

    My Ask

    Ladies and Gents, I ask you, I beg you to get to know Mary, she is a wonderful Mother. I have been blessed with two wonderful Mothers, my earthly Mother, and my Spiritual or Heavenly Mother, Mary. I had a great relationship with my biological Mother, she was my best friend, my confidante, my advisor, my comforter, she was my everything. Now she has gone to be with Mary her mother and mine, Mary is with me.

    Live by faith not sight

    Though I cant see Mary I share the same relationship I had with my earthly Mother with Mary my Heavenly Mother. Mary is my best friend, my confidante, my comforter, Mary is my everything. The best part is, its so easy to relate to Mary because she is a Mother just like me, she is a wife, just like me, a daughter, a relative an in-law just like me.

    Ladies, get to know Mary she is a wonderful woman. Ask Mary how become a more supportive, loving spouse. Seek her guidance on how to guide and lead your children to faith in this crazy world. Seek her counsel in everything. I pray to Mary when I face difficulties with my children, I have 2 boy…( say no more 😊).  Mary has always been my solace, my help, reach out to Mary, she is waiting as a loving Mother.

  • Pope Francis.. A great Man, a wonderful Shepherd

    Today, many across the globe will be mourning not just a great shepherd of the Catholic Church, but also a wonderful human being, with a kind and gentle spirit. ‘The world has lost a great Man’. I hear this phrase used a lot when actors and other famous people die. This perhaps, is the first time I have used this phrase, its not a phrase I use lightly but one that our blessed Pope Francis truly deserves.

    Pope Francis blessing Children

    Pilgrims of Hope

    I don’t often mourn someone that I haven’t had a personal encounter with. Strangely enough, I feel as though I had a personal encounter with Pope Francis even though I only ever watched him through the TV screen, or heard him on the radio. He was a man that resonated so much love and peace. An advocate of the marginalised, migrants and the vulnerable. His theme for this Jubilee Year is ‘Pilgrims of Hope’. As Catholics and pilgrims on our faith journey we need to bring hope to those Pope Francis spoke so fondly of, our brothers and sisters in Christ, the marginalised, migrants, the vulnerable and all those that feel shut off from this world.

    The Little Way

    St. Therese Lisieux is known as the ‘Little Way’ because of her simple approach to life and in particular her spiritual life – (I’ll be doing a blog on St.Lisieux one of my favourite saints later). Her approach and example shows us we don’t necessarily have to be a Pope, a Saint or even a religious to do something of significance in our life of faith. We could start by carrying on the torch of Pope Francis by doing something to help the poor, migrants in our community and country and the vulnerable.

    A link below to the life of a wonderful man. May his soul rest in perfect peace

    An intimate look inside Pope Francis’ life at the Vatican