You say you see no reason why we should pray to the Saints since God can hear us and help us just as well, and will do so gladly, as any Saint in Heaven. Well, then, what need, I ask, do you have to ask any physician to help your fever, or to ask and pay any surgeon...
Gracious and Holy Father, give us the wisdom to discover You, the intelligence to understand You, the diligence to seek after You, the patience to wait for You, eyes to behold You, a heart to meditate upon You, and a life to proclaim You, through the power of the...
O Jesus, I pray for your faithful and fervent priests; for your unfaithful and tepid priests; for your priests laboring at home or abroad in distant mission fields; for your tempted priests; for your lonely and desolate priests; for your young priests; for your dying...
Pray this prayer to grow in devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus! The Holy Heart of Jesus Prayer O most holy Heart of Jesus, fountain of every blessing, I adore You, I love You, and with a lively sorrow for my sins, I offer You this poor heart of mine. Make me...
“Attribute to God every good that you have received. If you take credit for something that does not belong to you, you will be guilty of theft.” - St. Anthony More St. Anthony Resources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlT6QpQA9vY...
We are not saints yet, but we too, should beware. Uprightness and virtue do have their rewards in self-respect and in respect from others, and it is easy to find ourselves aiming for result rather than the cause. Let us aim for joy, rather than respectability. Let us...
Lord, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. God the Father of Heaven, Have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us. God the Holy Spirit, Have mercy on us. Holy Trinity, One God, Have mercy on us. Divine Essence,...
You must know that when you ‘hail’ Mary, she immediately greets you! Don't think that she is one of those rude women...she is utterly courteous and pleasant.- St. Bernadine [soliloquy id='41700' type='gutenberg']...
He will provide the way and the means, such as you could never have imagined. Leave it all to Him, let go of yourself, lose yourself on the Cross, and you will find yourself entirely.- St. Catherine of Siena
Litany Of The Immaculate Heart Of Mary Lord, have mercy on us.Christ, have mercy on us.Lord, have mercy on us.Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. God the Father of Heaven, Have mercy on us.God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us.God the Holy...
“If we wish to serve God and love our neighbor well, we must manifest our joy in the service we render to Him and them. Let us open wide our hearts. It is joy which invites us. Press forward and fear nothing.” - St. Katherine Drexel
But our Lord could say to us: "You have loved Me on Calvary because there I washed away your sins. You have loved Me in the Crib because there I was meek and lovable. Why then do you not love Me in the Blessed Sacrament where I am always with you? You have only to...
Novena To The Holy Spirit To Prepare For Confirmation Or Pentecost ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE HOLY SPIRIT To be recited daily during the Novena On my knees before the great multitude of heavenly witnesses, I offer myself, soul and body to You, Eternal Spirit of...
Litany of St. Joseph Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Jesus, hear us. Jesus, graciously hear us. God, the Father of Heaven, Have mercy on us. God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy...
The Bread of heaven came down to earth to feed the hungry.- St. Cyril of Jerusalem
Bad times, hard times, this is what people keep saying; but let us live well, and times shall be good. We are the times; Such as we are, such are the times.- St. Augustine
The Sorrows of St. Joseph 1. The doubt of St. Joseph | Matt. 1:192. The poverty of Jesus’ birth | Luke 2:73. The Circumcision | Luke 2:214. The prophecy of Simeon | Luke 2:345. The flight into Egypt | Matt. 2:146. The return from Egypt | Matt. 2:227. The...
A Litany Of Penance LORD, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. God the Father of Heaven, Have mercy on us. O Lord, hear our prayer. And let our cry come unto...
Jesus Christ, Lord of all things! You see my heart, you know my desires. Possess all that I am, You alone.- St. Agatha
Come, Holy Spirit, Divine Creator, true source of light and fountain of wisdom! Pour forth your brilliance upon my dense intellect, dissipate the darkness which covers me, that of sin and of ignorance. Grant me a penetrating mind to understand, a retentive memory,...
“God, our Father, you always bear the cry of the poor. How many times have Christians themselves not recognized you in the hungry, the thirsty and the naked, in the persecuted, the imprisoned, and in those incapable of defending themselves, especially in the first...
St. John Bosco's Spiritual Goals For A New Year 1. I will take no unnecessary walks. 2. I will make exactingly careful use of my time. 3. When the salvation of souls is at stake, I will be always ready to suffer, to act and to humble myself. 4. May the charity and...
The Three Gifts The Infant Jesus Asks Us For This Epiphany Therefore we wanted to open ourselves and sought for a star to show us the right way. And it arose for us in the grace of vocation. We followed it and found the divine infant. He stretched out his hands...
The Christ-child comes in a real sense whenever human beings act out of authentic love for the Lord and do not settle for the mere exchange of gifts.- Pope Emeritus Benedcit XVI https://catholic-link.org/the-best-catholic-gifts-for-2021-giveaways/ [soliloquy...
Veni, Creator Spiritus | Catholic Prayer For New Year's Day (January 1) Come, Holy Spirit, Creator blest, and in our souls take up Thy rest; come with Thy grace and heavenly aid to fill the hearts which Thou hast made. O comforter, to Thee we cry, O heavenly gift of...