BA11 – “Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary ” pt 2 – Begin Again: The Spiritual Legacy of Ven. Bruno Lanteri with Fr. Timothy Gallagher
Summary: <br> Episode 11 – Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary pt 2 – Begin Again: The Spiritual Legacy of Ven. Bruno Lanteri with Fr. Timothy Gallagher<br> In this episode, Fr. Timothy Gallagher discusses the deep devotion Ven. Bruno Lanteri had for the Blessed Virgin Mary. It was a deep relationship of love between Ven. Lanteri and Our Lady. Fr. Gallagher offers what a Marian devotion can bring to the spiritual life. He discusses the tradition in the origins of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola and the influence of the Blessed Virgin Mary. <br> Fr. Gallagher speaks of the “warmth” of Marian devotion. To begin to experience this devotion, he suggests 1. Begin to pray with Mary (i.e., the Hail Mary, the Rosary, etc.) 2. Notice the Mary in the liturgical life of the Church (i.e., Marian feast days, etc.) and 3. Try to do some reading about Mary and take in some formation about her place in Scripture and the life of the Church.<br> During this series, we find that the Ven. Bruno Lanteri’s life and mission contain significant spiritual relevance to nurture the hearts of today’s religious and lay faithful.<br> For more information on how to obtain copies of Fr. Gallaghers’s various books and audio which are available for purchase, please visit his website: <a title="frtimothygallagher.org" href="http://frtimothygallagher.org/" rel="nofollow noopener">frtimothygallagher.org</a><br> <br> <br> <a href="https://www.discerninghearts.com/catholic-podcasts/fr-timothy-gallagher-begin-again-the-spiritual-legacy-of-ven-bruno-lanteri/">Visit the “Begin Again: The Spiritual Legacy of the Venerable Bruno Lanteri with Fr. Timothy Gallagher Discerning Hearts podcast” for more episodes of this series</a><br> Father Timothy M. Gallagher, O.M.V., was ordained in 1979 as a member of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary, a religious community dedicated to retreats and spiritual formation according to the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. Fr. Gallagher is featured on the EWTN series “Living the Discerning Life: The Spiritual Teachings of St. Ignatius of Loyola”.<br> <br> <br> For books on the life and teachings of Ven. Bruno Lanteri:<br> <a href="https://amzn.to/306zmKE"></a>.<a href="https://amzn.to/301uVQZ"></a> <a href="https://amzn.to/2FvCPIZ"></a><br> <br> <a href="https://www.discerninghearts.com/?page_id=1146" rel="noopener"></a><br> For the other episodes in this series check out<br> Fr. Timothy Gallagher’s “Discerning Hearts” page<br> <br> <a href="http://brunolanteri.org/">Please visit the site dedicated to Ven. Bruno Lanteri for more information and prayer requests</a><br> <br> Prayer to Obtain Graces by the intercession of Ven. Bruno Lanteri<br> Heavenly Father, you filled the heart of your servant Bruno with a living and active faith. Grant that our lives be guided by that same faith, and, through his intercession, give us the grace of which we have so great need… Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory Be.<br> Jesus, uncreated Wisdom, through the hope in your merits and in your Cross, infused into the heart of your servant Bruno, and through the zeal he showed in teaching your goodness and mercy, grant us the same ardor and the grace for which we fervently ask… Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory Be.<br> Holy Spirit, fount of charity, through the love for God and neighbor that you enkindled in the heart of your servant Bruno, grant also to us that, living far from sin, in charity and justice, we may be worthy of the grace we humbly seek and gain the joy of heaven… Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory Be.<br> And you, Virgin Mother of God and our Mother, obtain from the Lord the beatification of your servant Bruno, who all his life loved you as a loyal son and zealously sought to lead others to you, and obtain for us through his intercession the grace that with great trust we ask of you… Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory Be.<br> <br>
