The Observer Family, Mark Miller: Vivacious, wealthy and charismatic, my mother threw an extravagant party for her 61st birthday. She then left her friends and 10 children and spent the rest of her life as a cloistered nun. Story is here.
Mother of 10 Enters Cloister at 61; Gives God Her Last 31 Years
Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.“Saint Cleophas was one of the greatest brothers and husbands and fathers and grandfathers who has ever been in the history of the world...”
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Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.“It was Blessed Herman the Cripple who wrote the Salve Regina (the Hail, Holy Queen) which is recited at the end of the rosary.”
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Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.“He was an Irish monk. He was the first Bishop of Cork, and died after having been bishop for seventeen years.”
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Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.“… Mary’s prayers place their assurance in a mother’s right. For that reason, when she approaches her Divine Son’s throne, as Advocate she begs, as Handmaid she prays, but as Mother she commands.” — Pope Pius VII, Tanto Studio (1805)
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Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.“This feast commemorates the founding of a wonderful Order dedicated to the Immaculate Mother of God in the year 1218, and fully established in the year 1223.”
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