"If thou longest to climb this eminence, thou must begin manfully, and lay the axe to the root, in order to pluck out and destroy secre...

"Esteem the whole world as nothing; prefer attendance on God before all external occupations. For thou canst not both attend to Me and ...

St. Thomas a Kempis Painting on Mount Agnes by an unknown 17th c. painter Let me begin by stating utterly and clearly that I am the most wr...

( photo credit ) Think of a mother's final kiss to her son before He is to be buried. Think of what this must have been like if that M...

St. Louis continues his reply to his critics... "Some may say, perhaps, if I give our Lady the full value of my actions to apply it to ...

"To them I reply: (1) It is inconceivable that our friends, relatives and benefactors should suffer any loss because we have dedicated ...

No one can object that this devotion is novel or of no value. It is not new, since the Councils, the Fathers of the Church, and many authors...

"Now the Councils, the Fathers of the Church and experience itself, all indicate that the best remedy for the frequent lapses of Christ...

"The Catechism of the Council of Trent, faithful interpreter of that holy Council, exhorts priests to do the same and to encourage the ...

"Men" says St. Thomas, "vow in baptism to renounce the devil and all his seductions." "This vow," says St. Aug...

Our film company Our Lady's Tears Productions has completed our second venture, which I have posted about already. We were having some t...

"I have said that this devotion could rightly be called a perfect renewal of the vows and promises of holy baptism. Before baptism ever...

"It follows then: that by this devotion we give to Jesus all we can possibly give him,and in the most perfect manner, that is, through ...

"Note here that two things must be considered regarding our good works, namely, satisfaction and merit or, in other words, their satisf...

St. Louis de Montfort "This devotion consists in giving oneself entirely to Mary in order to belong entirely to Jesus through her. It ...

Agony in the Garden by El Greco Came across this BEAUTIFUL prayer at Acta Sanctorum and could not resist reposting it here. I salute thee, ...

In these troubled times we must cling to our Lady's skirts and pray daily to be hidden and protected beneath the holy mantle. I find my ...

THEOLOGY OF HUMAN SUFFERING DOCUMENTARY TRAILER from David James on Vimeo . Our Lady's Tear's LLC has recently completed its secon...

Queen of Martyrs and Mother of Compassion, by the unspeakable sorrow which brought thy heart to the lowest depths of desolation, when Jesus ...

Queen of Martyrs and Mother of Compassion, by the bitter sorrow thou didst experience, when receiving on thy knees thy Jesus taken down from...

Queen of Martyrs and Mother of Compassion, by the unspeakable sorrow thou didst suffer, when thou didst behold thy Jesus hanging on the tree...

Teutonic nuns caring for the sick Queen of Martyrs and Mother of Compassion, by the intense sorrow thou didst endure, when thou didst meet ...

Nuns caring for the sick at Hotel Dieu in Paris, c1482 Queen of Martyrs and Mother of Compassion, by the bitter sorrow thy most loving heart...

Queen of Martyrs and Mother of Compassion, by the unspeakable sorrow thou didst experience, when obliged to flee into Egypt with the Child J...

Hospitallers of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem caring for the sick by Philippe Thomassin I have been remiss as of late in posting and ...

Dutch words: "Jesus, Mary, Joseph, I give you my heart. I give you my life." Another treasure from Micki at Holy Cards for your In...

"Our Lady's Tears" Official logo commissioned by Matthew Alderman Ok, my husband has been at me for awhile to post a link he...

More flowers which have a rich and beautiful tradition of symbolism of Mary's sorrows and tears. Go HERE for much, much more information...

More flowers depicting Mary's tears , which fell at the foot of her Son's cross. According to pious legend, there sprang from the ea...

Mary's Tears This pious tradition comes to us from legends that flowers with tear-drop resemblance sprang up where Mary's tears fel...