May 13, 2026 | SPIRITUALITY
Matko Boża z Fatimy, ciągle od nowa rozlega się Twoje wołanie: „Nawracajcie się. Odmawiajcie różaniec.” Słyszymy też wezwanie do modlitwy za biednych grzeszników, zwłaszcza tych zatwardziałych, o opamiętanie, o przemianę sumień, o odnowę świata. Może się wydać dziwne niektórym, że te wołania się nie zmieniają. Gdziekolwiek na świecie ukazujesz się, zwykle tym najmniejszym, powtarzasz prawie to samo. Kiedyś słyszałam takie wyjaśnienie – a posłuchałaś już tego wezwania? Ono nie przestaje być aktualne. I ciągle jest palące. Może gdzieś w głowie ciągle tkwi, że zmieniać się i nawracać mają ci inni, zatwardziali, biedni grzesznicy. A ze mną nie jest przecież tak źle… Uproś mi Matko Fatimska świadomość wagi mojego grzechu, szczerą wolę odrzucenia wszystkiego, co oddala mnie od Boga i Jego woli, a także miłosierdzie Boże. Niech codzienne odmawianie różańca rzeczywiście mnie zmienia - czyni moje serce wrażliwym, gotowym do nawracania się, a także do zadośćuczynienia za grzechy moje i innych.
May 12, 2026 | SPIRITUALITY
“Just like the Ark of the Covenant (cf. 2 Sam 6:2ff), Mary not only gives us the One she carried in her womb; she remains forever a place full of grace, where our encounter with God took place. In the Old Testament, the Ark was a holy place where people could be in God’s presence, a place where grace could flow freely and where, in a certain sense, atonement was made for human weaknesses. It was a place of encounter where a person could contemplate God’s glory, where the cloud of glory descended from the mountain to touch the earth. Mary brings with her a holy atmosphere filled with God’s presence, offering a refuge that purifies and prepares us for an encounter with God.” /J. Langfort MC/
Mary, Ark of the Covenant, bearing within you the holy presence of God, you always remain in attentiveness, in adoration, and in trust. By looking at you and learning from you, I may come to know the taste of adoration and also become increasingly aware of the mystery of God’s presence in my heart. Intercede for me, Mother, that I may be ready to purify my heart, my intentions, and my desires. Prepare a place in me for God, a space for encounter and contemplation.
Mary, Ark of the Covenant—pray for us
May 10, 2026 | SPIRITUALITY
Mary, most beloved Mother, worthy of special love and the most beautiful in your love. It was God who first loved you so deeply, and you responded with your beautiful woman’s heart, full of tenderness, gentleness, and tender closeness. It is inconceivable how great God’s trust was that He entrusted Jesus, His beloved Son, to you. He entrusted Him to your hands and heart as a tiny, defenseless child. And you did not disappoint His trust. You surrounded Jesus with tenderness simply, ordinarily, naturally, because that is truly what your heart is like; there is nothing in it but love. Thank you, dearest Mother, for the naturalness, simplicity, and certainty of your love, that God Himself was not afraid to entrust to you the greatest treasure, Jesus. Please help me to look sincerely into my heart—what does it hide within? What flows from it? What do the words I speak say about my heart? Can the people whom God entrusts to me experience God’s love through my hands?
Most Beloved Mother—pray for us
May 9, 2026 | SPIRITUALITY
“The Visitation is one of your sweetest feasts, O Mother; it is more than a feast of the Lord, for it is He who acts in you and through you. You proclaim the good news, you preach the Gospel, and you sanctify—not with words, but in silence, by bringing Jesus to Elizabeth and John.” /St. Charles de Foucauld/
“In fact, this is not primarily Mary’s visit to Elizabeth, but Christ’s visit to John. Mary is the one who mediates this encounter. Here already begins what will be her most important task: to be the mediator of grace.. Many fear that Mary, like a screen, might stand between God and man, but it is her task precisely to facilitate the encounter. Wherever she is with her Child, His grace flows through her into the world.” / W. Stinissen OCD/
Mary, our Mediatrix, who brings Jesus to us, who intercedes for all that is needed to know Him better, to encounter Him, and to rejoice in Him—show us Your Son and pray for us, now and at the hour of our death.
May 8, 2026 | SPIRITUALITY
“As he was saying this, a woman in the crowd called out to him, ‘Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts that nursed you.’ But he said, ‘Yes, but blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.’” /Lk 11:27–28/
Mary, Blessed Virgin, generations upon generations, like this woman in the Gospel, praise you because you are the Mother of the Son of God, Jesus. This is what has made you most famous. Jesus, responding to the woman in the Gospel, confirms this, saying: yes, that is true. But at the same time, He immediately broadens the perspective by saying that blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it. As if He wanted to say that you, Mary, are even more blessed and are glorified by the fact that, being the Mother of the Son of God, you all the more willingly become His disciple. You listen even more attentively, keep His words in your heart (e.g., Luke 2:19), and fulfill them with pure love. This is a source of hope and guidance for us. And this path is possible for us too—by fulfilling Jesus’ words as you did, we can give birth to Him spiritually for the world.
May 7, 2026 | SPIRITUALITY
“Mother of the ‘true God, for whom we live,’ come to the aid of the Successor of Peter, that he may be a source of strength on the one path leading to the blessed Fruit of your womb for all those entrusted to me. Remind this son of yours, ‘to whom Christ entrusted the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven for the good of all,’ that these keys are to serve ‘the mission of binding and loosing, for the redemption of all human misery.’ And grant that, trusting in your protection, we may walk ever more united with Jesus and with one another, toward the eternal homeland which He has prepared for us and where you await us. Amen.”
/Leo XIV, December 12, 2025, on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe/
Mary, our Protectress, we join in the heartfelt prayer that the Holy Father Leo XIV offers to You, for him and for his ministry, on the anniversary of his election. We want to learn such trust in You, Mary, and such responsibility in our tasks—a responsibility that always sees and embraces others to whom God sends us, in the perspective of eternity. What prayer will I offer today? With what words will I entrust my life and my tasks to Mary’s care, so that there may be greater concern for those to whom You send me?
