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The Portiuncula Indulgence

One night in the year of Our Lord 1216, St Francis was immersed in prayer and contemplation in the little church of the Portiuncula, when...

St Joseph the Worker: The Dignity of Human Work in the Light of the Work of Redemption

To counter the rise of a massive and anarchical labourers’ protest, claiming civil rights for workers, but often with a materialistic...

Our Marian Consecration: The Spiritual Incarnation of Jesus in us through Our Lady

Homily given by Fr Serafino M. Lanzetta on 25th March 2021, Solemnity of the Annunciation, with the Marian Consecration of 26 people,...

March: Month of St Joseph

It has long been the praiseworthy custom of pious Christians to dedicate the month of March to St. Joseph, the foster-father of Jesus...

The Primacy of Mary as Immaculate Conception

In omnibus Ipsa primatum tenens Christ is first In order to execute a project, or to turn a vision into action, one first needs to have...

The Immaculate Conception: Rose of Paradise

“The Mother of God is invoked and praised as the one spotless and most beautiful dove, as a rose ever blooming, as perfectly pure, ever...

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