Cause of Our Joy

To Jesus through Mary! Good afternoon on this Memorial of the Passion of St. John the Baptist. Today’s gospel tells the familiar story of how John met his death through King Herod’s impetuous promise to his stepdaughter, a reward for … Continued

To Jesus through Mary! Greetings on this Feast of the Queenship of Mary! What a great couple weeks this has been- with the Solemnity of the Assumption last Saturday and the Queenship today! We’ve been praying a novena for all … Continued

To Jesus through Mary! Hello on this beautiful sunny day celebrating the Solemnity of the Assumption of Our Lady into Heaven! What an awe-inspiring and beautiful feast it is!  On a personal note, this feast day is of special meaning … Continued

To Jesus through Mary! Good afternoon and happy feast of St. Dominic! We’re really excited about the week’s Cause of Our Joy! God has been inspiring us a lot lately- both with the deep conviction to ramp up our own prayer … Continued

To Jesus through Mary! Greetings to you and yours from Joy Valley! Welcome to August, the month devoted to the Immaculate Heart of Mary!  The readings for Mass tomorrow carry the theme of trust. Trust that God will provide for us. Trust … Continued

To Jesus through Mary! Good morning from the Marian Center in Joy Valley on the feast of St. Christopher, whose name means Christ-bearer! As we come to the end of the month, many of us are thinking, “Whoa! Summer is … Continued

To Jesus through Mary! Good morning, friends and thank you for joining us again. We enjoy meeting in this “electronic way” because we love having this weekly contact with you. With many of us not traveling as much and being … Continued

To Jesus through Mary! Good morning and happy feast of St. Benedict. What a great day! St. Benedict and his Benedictine monks have prayed, taught, and evangelized the world for quite some time- we owe a lot to them for … Continued

To Jesus Through Mary! Good morning and happy Independence Day to you and your family! We come to you today with a short and sweet Cause of Our Joy as we figured many of you have lots going on and … Continued

To Jesus through Mary! Happy feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Help! We hope you are enjoying these long summer days. We’ve been grilling and swimming and enjoying the great outdoors quite a bit lately and it feels so good! … Continued