Novena For Catholics Seeking Marriage The following novena was written by Bishop O'Toole of Wales and England. It can be said as a novena leading up to St. Valentine's Day, but is also appropriate at other times of the year. Say this prayer for 9 consecutive...
Lord Jesus Christ, you created me, you watched over me from infancy,kept my body from defilement, preserved me from love of the world,made me able to withstand torture, and granted me the virtue of patiencein the midst of torments.- St. Agatha
Man should tremble, the world should vibrate, all heaven should be deeply moved when the Son of God appears on the altar in the hands of the priest.- St. Francis of Assisi Photo by Kaushik Panchal on Unsplash
Remember, the Devil doesn’t sleep, but seeks our ruin in a thousand ways.- St. Angela Merici
"But do we not have in the Eucharist the living true, and living Jesus laid present before us? Why look for more?"- St. Teresa of Avila
Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them - every day begin the task anew.- St. Francis De Sales [su_posts taxonomy="post_tag"...
“Each generation is converted by the saint who contradicts it most.”
"The Magi are filled with awe by what they see; heaven on earth and earth in heaven; man in God and God in man; they see enclosed in a tiny body the One whom the entire world cannot contain."St. Peter Chrysologus...
O God, Creator of heaven and earth, Have mercy on us.O God, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us.O God, Sanctifier of the faithful, Have mercy on us.O Christ hear us, O Christ hear us.Blessed Mary, full of grace, Blessed Joseph,Blessed St John Baptist, Blessed...
St. Andrew's Christmas Novena Hail and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born Of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in the piercing cold. In that hour vouchsafe, I beseech Thee, O my God, to hear my prayer and grant...
The best way to show gratitude to God is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy. - St. Teresa of Calcutta https://catholic-link.org/be-thankful-for-suffering-existence-god/ https://catholic-link.org/saint-quotes-on-suffering/ *Amazon Affiliate links...
Grant me, O Lord My God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, wisdom to find you, conduct pleasing to you, faithful perseverance in waiting for you, and a hope of finally embracing you.- St. Thomas Aquinas Amen....
An All Souls Day Prayer | Litany For The Holy Souls In Purgatory O Jesus, Thou suffered and died that all mankind might be saved and brought to eternal happiness. Hear our pleas for further mercy on the souls of: My dear parents and grandparents,My brothers...
Based on 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:8a Lord, love is patient.Give to the mother who is tempted to abort her child the patience to endure the suffering that will bring forth new life.Lord, love is kind.Give to the new father whose friends tell him to abort his child the...
May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you....
"It’s ironic that people chase after love yet forget or ignore the fact that Love (God) is chasing after them. Let yourself be found." - Leah Darrow (This is an Amazon Affiliate Link. Your purchase will help the ministry of Catholic-Link at no additional cost to you!...
How great is the power of Prayer! One could call it a Queen who has at each instant free access to the King and who is able to obtain whatever she asks. To be heard it is not necessary to read from a book some beautiful formula composed for the occasion. If this were...
It is a little child with tears in its eyes looking up at Daddy and weeping, "Why?" This is not merely the philosophers' "why?" Not only does it add the emotion of tears but also it is asked in the context of relationship. It is a question put to the Father, not a...
Do not be ashamed to enter again into the Church. Be ashamed when you sin. Do not be ashamed when you repent. Pay attention to what the devil did to you. These are two things: sin and repentance. Sin is a wound; repentance is a medicine. Just as there are for the body...
The Eucharist is the Sacrament of Love; It signifies Love, It produces love. The Eucharist is the consummation of the whole spiritual life.St. Thomas Aquinas *Amazon Affiliate links help the ministry of Catholic-Link at no additional cost to you! Thank you!
All that the Father is, we see revealed in the Son; all that is the Son’s is the Father's also; for the whole Son dwells in the Father, and he has the whole Father dwelling in himself… The Son who exists always in the Father can never be separated from him, nor can...
Without the burden of afflictions, it is impossible to reach the height of grace. The gift of grace increases as the struggles increase.St. Rose
No one in the world can change Truth. What we can do and should do is to seek truth and to serve it when we have found it. The real conflict is the inner conflict. Beyond armies of occupation and the hetacombs of extermination camps, there are two irreconcilable...
If obedience sends you to the kitchen, remember that the Lord walks among the pots and pans and that He will keep you in inward tasks and in outward ones, too.— St. Teresa of Avila
God is there in these moments of rest and can give us in a single instant exactly what we need. Then the rest of the day can take its course under the same effort and strain, perhaps, but in peace. And when night looks back and you see how fragmentary everything has...