Pentecost Sunday: Prayer Requests and Video

by Margo

Holy Spirit

Pentecost Sunday marks the end of the Easter season. Today at Mass the priest spoke of the power of prayer when two or more people are gathered in Christ’s Name. He also encouraged the parishioners to invoke the aid of the Holy Spirit during all of their joys, sorrows, trials, and sufferings.

The following are recent prayer requests that I received, both in comment form as well as via private emails. Today let’s ask the Holy Spirit to guide these people in their thoughts, words, and actions, and to renew their lives and the lives of their loved ones.

Here is additional reading via the EWTN site, and I’ve also included a YouTube video of Father Robert Barron speaking about Pentecost and the Holy Spirit. (For those of you who have already seen Fr. Barron’s video in this previous post, please note that the video in today’s post is a completely different video, and one well worth watching.) Thank you … [Read More...]

Hail, Star of the Sea

by Margo

Hail Star of the Sea

To all mothers, grandmothers, and godmothers, wishing you a very Happy Mother’s Day!

Please take a few moments to read the Ave Maris Stella, which is a hymn to Mary. It was very popular in the Middle Ages, and many composers have used it as the basis of other compositions. The Latin title of this hymn means “Hail Star of the Sea.” I’ve included a YouTube video below.

Ave Maris Stella

Hail, bright star of ocean,
God’s own Mother blest,
Ever sinless Virgin,
Gate of heavenly rest.
 
Taking that sweet Ave
Which from Gabriel came,
Peace confirm within us,
Changing Eva’s name.
 
Break the captives’ fetters,
Light on blindness pour,
All our ills expelling,
Every bliss implore.
 
Show thyself a Mother;
May the Word Divine,
Born for us they Infant,
Hear our prayers through thine.
 
Virgin all excelling,
Mildest of the mild,
Freed from guilt, preserve us,
Pure and undefiled.
 
Keep our life all spotless, … [Read More...]

International Marian Day of Devotion

by Margo

Marian Day

Please take a few minutes to read the following email which came from Walt, one of the readers of The Rosary Trail. For those of you who are in the Stony Point, NY area, or for those of you who are able to travel there, I suggest that you take full advantage of this wonderful Marian event that is happening on May 18th. We need to remember that May is Mary’s month, and this is a perfect opportunity to show our true devotion to the Queen of Heaven and Earth!

When you click on the image of the Marian Day flyer below, you should be able to see the image in a separate window and in an enlarged format, which should be much easier to read. Please don’t hesitate to let me know via comment or private email if for some reason you are not able to view the flyer in an enlarged format. I’ll be happy to email it … [Read More...]

Prayer to the Holy Spirit

by Margo

Holy SpiritVeni Creator

Come, O Creator Spirit blest!
And in our souls take up Thy rest;
Come with Thy grace and heavenly aid,
To fill the hearts which Thou hast made.
 
Great Paraclete! To Thee we cry,
O highest gift of God most high!
O font of life! O fire of love!
And sweet anointing from above.
 
Thou in Thy sevenfold gifts art known,
The finger of God’s hand we own;
The promise of the Father, Thou!
Who dost the tongue with power endow.
 
Kindle our senses from above,
And make our hearts o’erflow with love;
With patience firm and virtue high
The weakness of our flesh supply.
 
Far from us drive the foe we dread,
And grant us Thy true peace instead;
So shall we not, with Thee for guide,
Turn from the path of life aside.
 
Oh, may Thy grace on us bestow
The Father and the Son to know,
And Thee, through endless

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My Recent Interview

by Margo

Unknown

Recently I had the pleasure of connecting with J.Q. Tomanek, a columnist at Ignitum Today, which is a website that offers Catholic perspectives on every topic that is important to young adults from relationships to religion to life in general. Ignitum Today is known as “The Social Network of the New Evangelization Generation.”

J.Q. asked if he could interview me and post the interview on his site, and of course I was happy and honored to be asked. My interview was posted yesterday, and here it is:

Margo and The Rosary Trail… [Read More...]

Guest Post by Author Dale Allan

by Margo

Book pic Dale Allan

Recently I’ve had the pleasure of meeting a person by the name of Dale Allan. Mr. Allan is an author, and it only took a few minutes for me to be instantly intrigued by his work. I asked him if he’d consider coming to The Rosary Trail blog to do a guest post and was thrilled when he said yes!

Dale Allan’s Bio

Dale Allan is a graduate of Fordham University. He has held several senior positions in Fortune 250 companies and has traveled the world. A black belt in martial arts, avid fly-fisherman, political junkie and devout Christian, the creative storylines of his novels reflect the many aspects of his diversified life.

When Dale Allan was just twelve years old, his father was murdered while away on an extended business trip. A week before his death, Dale had struggled to write a letter updating him on the family’s activities. When his father was buried with the handwritten note … [Read More...]

Signal Grace Stories

by Margo

immaculate heart of mary

Recently I received a couple of comments from people who experienced Signal Graces in their lives. You may have already seen the comments, but I thought it was worth including them in a separate post for those of you who may have missed reading them.

Signal Graces on New Jersey’s Garden State Parkway

Jim writes:

A few years ago, I started praying the Rosary. Like many people, I had trouble with it in the beginning. My mind would wander while I said the prayers and I found that I would often say an entire decade of the Rosary without having spent much time meditating about the particular mystery that I should have been thinking about.

I became discouraged and I started to think that the Rosary was not the devotion for me. Just before I made my final decision to quit praying the Rosary each day, I decided to pray and ask for guidance. For some reason, I made this … [Read More...]

Our Lady of Lourdes

by Margo

our lady of lourdes

Originally posted on February 11, 2012

On February 11th, 1858, a young lady appeared to Bernadette Soubirous.  This apparition was the first of a series that followed.  On March 25th of that year, there was an apparition in which the lady identified herself with the words: “I am the Immaculate Conception.”  You can read more about Our Lady of Lourdes here.

Today we remember Our Lady of Lourdes, and invoke her aid for all of the people we know who are suffering from bodily ills.  We should also remember that St. Bernadette of Lourdes is the patron saint of bodily ills, and we can always turn to her when we need prayers for a sick loved one or for anyone suffering from any type of bodily ailment, including sickness in general.  She is also the patron saint of poor people and people ridiculed for their piety.

Prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes

O ever Immaculate Virgin, Mother of … [Read More...]

The Holy Spirit: A Presentation by Father Robert Barron

by Margo

Please be sure to take a few minutes and watch this YouTube commentary by Father Robert Barron. He offers some interesting insights into how the Holy Spirit moves within our lives, and does so in a twelve minute presentation! I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.

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Guest Post by Author David Walker

by Margo

web-photo-to-useDavid N. Walker is a Christian husband, father and grandfather, a grounded pilot, a would-be Nashville star, and a near-scratch golfer who had to give up the game because of shoulder problems. A graduate of Duke University, he spent 42 years as a health insurance agent. Most of that career was spent in Texas, but for a few years he traveled many other states.

He started writing about 20 years ago and has been a member and leader in several writers’ groups. Four of his books, the devotional Heaven Sent and the first four novellas in the Fancy series, are now available in paperback and in Kindle and Nook formats. Click here for more information and links to purchase these books.

David continues to work on the Fancy series, and expects to publish volume 5 in April.

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As leader of my Sunday School class for the past eight years, I’ve made it a practice to read a short … [Read More...]

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