First Key to Holiness: The Lesson of Mary Magdalene

Sts. Joachim and Anne, Grandparents of Jesus

 July 26 is the Memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne. They were the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the grandparents of Jesus. God blessed them with their first child, Mary, in their old age, just as He later blessed Saints Zachary and Elizabeth with their first child, St. John the Baptist, in their old age.

They are witnesses of courageous perseverance in prayer for life. We should follow their example, never lose hope and courageously persevere in prayer for an end to the Culture of Death and a new Culture of Life and Civilization of Love, for which St. John Paul II always prayed.

Dan Lynch
July 25, 2019

July 25, 2019 Message from Our Lady, Queen of Peace

"Dear children! My call for you is prayer. May prayer be a joy for you and a wreath which binds you to God. Little children, trials will come and you will not be strong, and sin will reign but, if you are mine, you will win, because your refuge will be the Heart of my Son Jesus. Therefore, little children, return to prayer until prayer becomes life for you in the day and the night. Thank you for having responded to my call." (July 25, 2019)

Mary Magdalene, Who Chose the Better Part

Dan Lynch
July 19, 2019

July 22 is the feast of St. Mary Magdalene. Jesus drove seven demons from her and mercifully forgave her sins. She might have been a prostitute.

She was the sister of Lazarus and Martha. Jesus told Martha that Mary had chosen the better part - contemplation of Him rather than extreme busyness.

Mary was faithful to Jesus to the last. She stood with His mother and the Apostle John at the foot of His Cross, witnessed His burial and was the first recorded witness of His resurrection.

According to John, the resurrected Jesus singled Mary Magdalene out from all the others, charging her alone to bring the good news of His resurrection to His disciples.