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May 13 – Vigil of Ascension / S Imelda Lambertini

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Traditional Catholic Daily Devotional
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May 13, 2026
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Summary

It's the Feast of Vigil of the Ascension , 2nd Class , with the color of White . In this episode: the meditation: "Toward the Father", today's news from the Church: "How Does the SSPX Justify the July 1, 2026, Consecrations?", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? [email protected] Sources Used Today: "Toward the Father" — Eastertide Day by Day https://angeluspress.org/products/eastertide-day-by-day "How Does the SSPX Justify the July 1, 2026, Consecrations?" (FSSPX.news) https://fsspx.news/en/news/how-does-sspx-justify-july-1-2026-consecrations-58945 The Spiritual Life — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press) https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-life-archbishop Please support our new project, the Archbishop Lefebvre Biography Audiobook! Learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-Wp4MQdK2o Donate: https://sspx.gifts/audiobook Saint Imelda Lambertini is one of the Church’s great saints of Eucharistic devotion, remembered especially for her extraordinary love for Holy Communion. She was born around 1322 in Bologna, Italy, into a noble family, and from a very young age showed a deep attraction to prayer and the things of God. While other children delighted in games and entertainments, Imelda longed to spend time in church, speaking quietly with Our Lord and meditating on heavenly things. At an early age, she entered a Dominican convent as an oblate, living among the sisters while continuing her formation. Though she was too young by the customs of the time to receive Holy Communion, Imelda desired the Blessed Sacrament with remarkable intensity. She watched the sisters approach the altar and longed for the day when she too could receive Christ sacramentally. According to tradition,…