Here’s Why Fasting Is Connected With Prayer

“Fasting is most intimately connected with prayer. For the mind of one who is filled with food and drink is so borne down as not to be able to raise itself to the contemplation of God, or even to understand what prayer means.”

— Catechism of the Council of Trent

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Hope For The Elderly | Pope Leo XIV Quote

Hope For The Elderly | Pope Leo XIV Quote

As elderly persons, we can hopeThe Book of Sirach calls blessed those who have not lost hope (cf. 14:2). Perhaps, especially if our lives are long, we may be tempted to look not to the future but to the past. Yet, as Pope Francis wrote during his last hospitalization,...

Praying The Chaplet Of The Holy Face

Praying The Chaplet Of The Holy Face

Chaplet of the Holy FaceOn the cross, make the Sign of the Cross and pray:     "O God, come to my assistance; O Lord make haste to help me. Glory be..."On the single bead, in honor of the sense of touch of Jesus, pray:  "My Jesus Mercy," followed by the "Glory...

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