Meditations for Holy Week: Easter Sunday
"Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said" —Matthew 28:5-6Alleluia! He is risen! Easter is the most joyous feast of...
Meditations for Holy Week: Saturday
"We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life. —Romans 6:4 On Holy...
Meditations for Holy Week: Good Friday
"But He was pierced for our offenses, crushed for our sins; upon him was the chastisement that makes us whole, by his stripes we were healed. We had all gone astray like sheep, each following his o...
Meditations for Holy Week: Holy Thursday
"Let us live Lent, then, as a 'Eucharistic' time in which, welcoming the love of Jesus, we learn to spread it around us with every word and deed." —Pope Benedict XVI On Holy Thursday we celebrat...
Meditations for Holy Week: Wednesday
"See, you lowly ones, and be glad; you who seek God, may your hearts revive!" —Psalm 69:33 As we reach the middle of Holy Week, our waiting turns to anticipation. Spending a little time in praye...
Meditations for Holy Week: Tuesday
"I will make you a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth." —Isaiah 49:6 Today we continue our waiting and preparation as we approach Good Friday. Just as you ...
Meditations for Holy Week: Monday
"Wait for the Lord with courage; be stouthearted, and wait for the Lord." —Psalm 27:14Monday of Holy Week is a day of waiting. Just as in the Christmas carol we sing, "Let every heart prepare Him ...
Meditations for Holy Week: Palm Sunday
"Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!" (Luke 19:38).On Palm Sunday we commemorate the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem. On this joyful day He was surrounded by throngs of people s...
How to “Choose” a Patron Saint
Are you looking for a patron saint or heavenly intercessor? We receive emails nearly every week asking how to go about choosing a patron saint.Whether you are trying to pick a saint for receiving t...
Ancient Irish Litany to the Blessed Virgin Mary
This beautiful prayer in honor of the Blessed Mother originated in Ireland, probably in use since the 8th century. At one time Pope Pius IX (1792 – 1878) granted a special indulgence to the faithfu...