James Kilbane Performs "Mary's House, Our Lady of Ephesus" on EWTN

James just dropped me a note to tell me of his performance on EWTN. Mary's House, Our Lady of Ephesus. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did. Please consider supporting James in his music ministry by ordering his newest CD.

+JMJ+

It's been way too long...

...I'm so sorry but rest assured I am not being lazy! I am assisting the most delightful and holy priest named Father Carl Schulte, C.M., as he writes the book about Sister Marie. You are in for a real treat when this book is published, soon, God willing. Please keep him and his book in your prayers. He is soon to celebrate his 89th birthday and his desire is to complete this book before too long! He is a model of Vincentian charity and spirit, most certainly beloved of Our Lady.

God bless you. Sister Marie, pray for us all. Amen.

+JMJ+

More than ever....

Dear Friends of Sister Marie,

More than ever we need your prayers, signatures, and efforts to share the story and extraordinary intercessory power of Sister Marie. Please write to me to find out how you may be an apostle for peace in these times while working for the opening of the Cause for the Beatification of Sister Marie De Mandat-Grancey, Daughter of Charity and Foundress of Mary's House (Meryem Ana Evi) in Ephesus, Turkey. It's so very easy. It includes sharing the good news of Sister Marie's life and mission, a joyful love for Mary our Mother, a deep desire for the Triumph of Her Immaculate Heart, and a true hope for lasting peace in these times.

Write to me at sr.marie@yahoo.com and I'll help you begin.

Please visit the links to the left to read and print out the new booklets Mary's House and Sister Marie and Why Sister Marie? Why Now? Also please consider ordering them in printed form from the Foundation (address above) for a small donation ...

...OR you may order them in lots of 50 or more directly from the printer!

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Contact:

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Minuteman Press at 631-427-1155 or

Email them at jatprint@optonline.net.

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Request the booklets by name. Ask for printing prices and per book prices for quantities of 50, 100, 250, 500. Also available are printed prayer cards.

God bless you and may Sister Marie pray for us all!

+JMJ+

James Kilbane, Irish Tenor

Listen to his beautiful new song entitled Mary's House, Our Lady of Ephesus. Look for Sister Marie's photo!


+JMJ+

He is Risen!

Regina Coeli

O, Queen of Heaven, rejoice! Alleluia!

For He whom thou didst merit to bear, Alleluia!

Hath arisen as He said, Alleluia!

Pray for us to God, Alleluia!

Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary. Alleluia!

For Our Lord hath risen indeed.Alleluia!

Let us pray.

O God, who, through the Resurrection of Thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ, didst vouchsafe to fill the world with joy; grant, we beseech Thee, that, through His Virgin Mother, Mary, we may lay hold on the joys of everlasting life. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Sub Tuum

We fly to thy patronage,

O holy Mother of God;

despise not our petitions in our necessities,

but deliver us always from all dangers,
O glorious and blessed Virgin.

Amen.

Happy Easter!

+JMJ+

New Booklets Available!

Please visit the links to the left to read and print out the new booklets about Sister Marie and Mary's House. They are called Mary's House and Sister Marie and Why Sister Marie? Why Now? You may order them in printed form from the Foundation (address above) OR you may order them in lots of 50 or more directly from the printer!

Contact Minuteman Press at 631-427-1155 or Email them at jatprint@optonline.net. Request the booklets by name. Also available are printed prayer cards.

You may contact me at sr.marie@yahoo.com with any questions.

May your Holy Week be grace filled as you join me at the foot of the Cross with St. John and our dearest Sorrowful Mother.

Writing, writing, and more writing!

Please excuse my recent lack of posts to this blog. God does have me writing, however!...just not on the internet these days. I am not only working on my own pieces, but I am also assisting a very holy 88 year old priest, a Vincentian, who is writing the biography of Sister Marie! He struggles with some health issues and so for him I beg your continued prayer support. In fact I've been putting in so much writing time at the laptop that I've had to have my eyes "fixed" with a new prescription.

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Some nice news to report. Locally there are two Parishes that include the Sister Marie prayer in the Rosary after Mass each day. Would you please consider including the Sister Marie prayer in your church's daily Rosary? The daily Mass folks are certain to welcome this addition. Be a little apostle of peace and tell the story of Mary's House and Sister Marie!

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I can offer you some help in doing this. By the end of next week I will have two booklets ready for your mail orders. One is called Mary's House and Sister Marie and focuses on the history of Mary's House and Sister Marie's role in finding, restoring and preserving it for all time. It tells of Mary's House as place of unity and peace for Muslims and Christians and also touches on the implications of this unity for these times. The second booklet is called Why Sister Marie? Why Now?. It is a personal reflection detailing how and why I became involved with this mission of Sister Marie, where this work has brought me, and all I have learned. I received some very exciting news today; this holy priest who is writing the biography of Sister Marie has graciously offerred to write a short forward for these booklets. Both booklets are currently available for free (although not quite ready yet, I'm still editing them) in the left toolbar. But soon I will be able to offer them in printed booklet form so you can share them with your prayers groups, families, and friends. Of course you can also order little bundles of printed prayer cards. Please support the Cause for Sister Marie by offering your donation and we'll be happy to send you booklets and prayer cards.

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Why not start by printing out a color flyer from the toolbar at the left? Post it in your Parish's vestibule (with the permission of your Pastor) and begin to pray yourself first. Plant some seeds of grace! Then when the Holy Spirit moves you, invite your Rosary group to include Sister Marie's prayer. Know that this will one of my daily prayer intentions too!

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You remain in my prayers; especially your petitions to God through the intercession of Sister Marie. God bless you.

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+JMJ+

Knight of the White Cross

Sister Marie has been highlighted on another blog, Knight of the White Cross! The writer/creator of the blog, Mr. John Dick, has also put Sister Marie on Facebook under the category of Causes. How exciting!

Joan Lewis reports...

Ephesus: St. John's Basilica and the Council Church.

Travels With St. Paul: Ephesus, Part II

Travels With St. Paul: Ephesus, by Joan Lewis

EWTN's Joan Lewis begins her reporting!

Recall that Joan Lewis of EWTN took a pilgrimage In the Footsteps of St. Paul last week. She had some techinical difficulties reporting while on the road but today she continues where she left off last week. This post on her blog, Joan's Rome, tells of Ephesus and Mary's House. The photos are beautiful and bring back so many memories for me. Enjoy! Thank you Joan!

Children of Fatima: Blessed Jacinta and Francisco Marto - Feb 20

Today our Church celebrates the memory of little Blessed Jacinta and Francisco Marto.

About 20 years ago, Erin and I were pilgrims at Fatima together. The Blessed Mother was calling us and Erin encouraged me to trust in God and join her. Thank you Erin! We left our then combined five little boys at home with their daddies. We had our husband's complete blessing, God bless them! I was expecting my fourth child at the time. It was a total leap of faith for me to go. It changed my whole life.

From that time on, I took seriously Our Lady's request to pray the Rosary every day. It has been my life line ever since through all the joys and sufferings of life and motherhood.

Read about Blessed Jacinta and Francisco here. See video about them here.

Dearest Blessed Jacinta,

please pray for all of our daughters.

Dearest Blessed Francisco,

please pray for all of our sons.

Amen.

+JMJ+

Joan's Rome

Looks like we'll have to wait until next week for Joan's blog about her pilgrimage in the footsteps of St. Paul but I'll let her tell the tale...

EWTN'S Joan Lewis - In the Footsteps of St. Paul

It's very exciting to report that Joan Lewis, EWTN's Rome Bureau Chief and author of EWTN's weblog Joan's Rome, is taking a pilgrimage In the Footsteps of St. Paul and will be reporting daily throughout her trip! What better way to enjoy learning about St. Paul's journeys bringing the Good News of Jesus Christ to the early Christian world in Asia Minor than with Joan Lewis from EWTN? Join us as we follow her weblog to enjoy first hand reporting of her impressions of her journey including and especially her visit to Mary's House and her reflections of Sister Marie. Today she gives a general introduction and includes much information about our dear Sister Marie! She begins today's weblog, Day One, with this:

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ST. PAUL: DAY ONE

As I write these words, I am preparing to leave for Turkey on a pilgrimage "in the footsteps of St. Paul" with many of my friends from Santa Susanna and Marymount International School with whom I shared the joy of last year's trip to the Holy Land.

Our itinerary is full and we'll be covering a lot of miles in a relatively short period of time. Tomorrow, Monday, we fly from Rome to Istanbul to Izmir on the Turkish coast where we will travel by to Kusadasi to spend the night before we visit Ephesus on Tuesday. In coming days we will also visit Laodicea, one of the seven churches of Revelation, Pamukkale, Antioch in Pisida where Paul went with Barnabas on his first missionary journey, Konya, Cappadocia, the Land of Three Saints (Basil the Great, his brother Gregory of Nyssa and Gregory of Nazianzus), Tarsus, where Saul/Paul was born and Antioch the cradle of gentile Christianity.

READ THE REST at Joan's Rome!

I'll post a link each day as she shares her thoughts and impressions during this pilgrimage. I'm so excited to relive my pilgrimage to Ephesus of last October! Thank you Joan!

+JMJ+