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Meditations for Holy Week: Good Friday

Mar 24, 2016 by Gretchen Filz

"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 shee … Read more

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Meditations for Holy Week: Holy Thursday

Mar 23, 2016 by Gretchen Filz

"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." &md … Read more

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Meditations for Holy Week: Wednesday

Mar 22, 2016 by Gretchen Filz

"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 antici … Read more

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Meditations for Holy Week: Tuesday

Mar 21, 2016 by Gretchen Filz

"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 … Read more

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Meditations for Holy Week: Monday

Mar 20, 2016 by Gretchen Filz

"Wait for the Lord with courage; be stouthearted, and wait for the Lord." —Psalm 27:14 Monday of Holy Week is a day of waiting. Just as in the Christmas ca … Read more

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Meditations for Holy Week: Palm Sunday

Mar 19, 2016 by Gretchen Filz

"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 th … Read more

Ancient Irish Litany to the Blessed Virgin Mary

Mar 12, 2016 by Gretchen Filz

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 indulgen … Read more

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Traditional Catholic Prayer to Recite Before a Crucifix

Mar 04, 2016 by Gretchen Filz

The short devotional prayer below, found in most traditional Catholic prayer books, is meant to be recited before a crucifix or some other image of Jesus hanging on the cross.PRAYE … Read more

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Read St. Teresa of Avila's Famous Poem, in Her Own Handwriting

Oct 16, 2015 by Gretchen Filz

St. Teresa of Avila (1515–1582), the great Spanish Carmelite nun, mystic, and Doctor of the Church, most famous for her classic spiritual writings, The Interior Castle and The Way … Read more

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Meditations for Holy Week: Good Friday

Meditations for Holy Week: Holy Thursday

Meditations for Holy Week: Wednesday

Meditations for Holy Week: Tuesday

Meditations for Holy Week: Monday

Meditations for Holy Week: Palm Sunday

Ancient Irish Litany to the Blessed Virgin Mary

Traditional Catholic Prayer to Recite Before a Crucifix

Mary, Guide Me in the Way of Salvation: A Tender Prayer to Our Lady by St. Thomas Aquinas

Life is Fleeting: A Brief Reflection for Lent

My Supernatural Experience with St. Maria Goretti

Read St. Teresa of Avila's Famous Poem, in Her Own Handwriting