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Child of Our LadyFeb 27, 2021

Heaven opened by the practice of the three Hail Marys

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HEAVEN OPENED BY THE THREE HAIL MARYS

HEAVEN OPENED BY THE PRACTICE OF THE THREE HAIL MARYs
One of the greatest means of salvation, and one of the surest signs of predestination, is unquestionably, the devotion to the Most Blessed Virgin Mary. All the holy doctors of the Church are unanimous in saying with St. Alphonsus Liguori: "A devout servant of Mary shall never perish."
The chief thing is to persevere faithfully until death in this devotion.
Can there be an easier or more adaptable practice for all than the recitation each day of three Ave Marias in honor of the privileges conferred by the Adorable Trinity on the Blessed Virgin?
One of the first to say the three Hail Marys and to recommend them to others was the illustrious St. Anthony of Padua. His special aim in this practice was to honor the spotless Virginity of Mary and to preserve a perfect purity of mind, heart and body in the midst of the dangers of the world. Many, like him, have felt its salutary effects.
Later on, St. Leonard of Port-Maurice, the celebrated …

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Child of Our LadyFeb 6, 2021

Bishop warns against 'weaponization of Eucharist' with elected officials
I got this in my email today from the diocese. I'm sure there will be other articles I can sift from that same email that downplay church teaching similar to this one.

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Bishop warns against 'weaponization of Eucharist' with elected officials :: New Outlook :: Diocese of Tucson Online News

By Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego warned against the "weaponization of Eucharist" as a way to get Catholic elected officials, President Joe Biden among them, to adhere to the church's stance on abortion.
"I do not see how depriving the president or other political leaders of Eucharist based on their public policy stance can be interpreted in our society as anything other than the weaponization of Eucharist and an effort not to convince people by argument and by dialogue and by reason, but, rather, to pummel them into submission on the issue," Bishop McElroy said.
"It would be very destructive. It would also cast the (U.S. bishops') conference more significantly into the role of being partisan, as being associated with one party rather than the other."
Bishop McElroy made the comments during a Feb. 1 online forum, "President Biden, U.S. Bishops and Pope Francis: How to Promote Catholic Principles in a Divided Church and Nation …

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