In my last reflection on “House of Gold”, I clearly stated that the titles “House of Gold” and “Ark of the Covenant” were closely related and that...
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MAY DEVOTION: UNDERSTANDING THE MARIAN TITLES IN THE LITANY OF LORETO – DAY 30: “HOUSE OF GOLD” (DOMUS AUREA)
The invocation “House of Gold” (Latin, Domus Aurea) of the Litany of Loreto, which we shall discuss today, being the thirtieth day of our devotion...
MAY DEVOTION: UNDERSTANDING THE MARIAN TITLES IN THE LITANY OF LORETO – DAY 29: “TOWER OF IVORY” (TURRIS EBURNEA)
I want to believe that at this point, calling the Blessed Virgin Mary a “Tower” is not a ‘difficult riddle’ to grapple with after reading...
MAY DEVOTION: UNDERSTANDING THE MARIAN TITLES IN THE LITANY OF LORETO – DAY 28: “TOWER OF DAVID” (TURRIS DAVIDICA)
As we journey through the Litany of Loreto, we find out that each invocation hides in its metaphors one of Mary’s virtues. We repeat these...
MAY DEVOTION: UNDERSTANDING THE MARIAN TITLES IN THE LITANY OF LORETO – DAY 27: “MYSTICAL ROSE” (ROSA MYSTICA)
Having successfully reflected on the Marian titles that denote Our Lady as “Vessel,” today being the twenty-seventh day of our May Devotion, we...
MAY DEVOTION: UNDERSTANDING THE MARIAN TITLES IN THE LITANY OF LORETO – DAY 26: “SINGULAR VESSEL OF DEVOTION” (VAS INSIGNE DEVOTIONIS)
As stated two days ago, carefully following the invocations of the Litany of Loreto, we realize that three times it receives the title of...
MAY DEVOTION: UNDERSTANDING THE MARIAN TITLES IN THE LITANY OF LORETO – DAY 25: “VESSEL OF HONOUR” (VAS HONORABILE)
After invoking the Blessed Virgin Mary as “Spiritual vessel”, the Litany calls her “Vessel of Honour” (Latin, Vas honorabile)...
MAY DEVOTION: UNDERSTANDING THE MARIAN TITLES IN THE LITANY OF LORETO – DAY 24: “SPIRITUAL VESSEL” (VAS SPIRITUALE)
We have already seen that Litany of our Lady of Loreto is a pedagogy of faith. It is a way of speaking, or rather, praying the truths revealed from...
MAY DEVOTION: UNDERSTANDING THE MARIAN TITLES IN THE LITANY OF LORETO – DAY 23: “CAUSE OF OUR JOY” (CAUSA NOSTRAE LAETITIAE)
Our Christian faith depicts Joy as a fruit of the Holy Spirit (cf. Gal. 5:22, CCC #1832). Joy is quite different from euphoria. Unlike euphoria, joy...
MAY DEVOTION: UNDERSTANDING THE MARIAN TITLES IN THE LITANY OF LORETO – DAY 22: “SEAT OF WISDOM” (SEDES SAPIENTIAE)
We continue to meditate on the sequence of “figurative invocations” of the Litany of Our Lady. Today, we are stationed around the title: “Seat of...