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Prayer to Mary, Help of Christians, for Help in All Our Necessities

May 23, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

May 24th is the feast day of Mary, Help of Christians. This Marian title has its origin with Our Lady's intercession as Christendom fought against her enemies during the Medieval e … Read more

The Ascension of Jesus & the Holy Spirit Novena to Pentecost

May 22, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

The Solemnity of the Ascension of Our Lord, also called Ascension Thursday, follows 40 days after Easter Sunday and is a Holy Day of Obligation (in some locations this feast is tra … Read more

The Inspiring Prayer of St. Brendan the Navigator, Irish Patron of Sailors

May 16, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

This beautiful prayer is attributed to St. Brendan the Navigator (484-577 A.D.), also known as St. Brendan the Voyager, an ancient Irish monk, abbot, sailor, ship-builder, and expl … Read more

Five Prayers Taught at Fatima by Mary & the Angels

May 10, 2017 by Mary Thierfelder

On May 13, 1917, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal with an urgent message for the whole world. Between May and October she would … Read more

St. Catherine of Siena: Why the Desire to Suffer for God is Pleasing to Him

Apr 28, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

The following is a powerful passage in the Dialogue of St. Catherine of Siena. In this great spiritual classic, which made St. Catherine of Siena a Doctor of the Church, she record … Read more

St. Bernadette of Lourdes and Her Lessons on Suffering

Apr 15, 2017 by Nick Rabiipour

April 16 is the feast day of St. Bernadette Soubirous.*Saint Bernadette is best known for being the visionary of the Marian apparition at a grotto cave in Lourdes, France, on Febru … Read more

How to Pray the Divine Mercy Novena

Apr 14, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

The Divine Mercy devotion has spread throughout the Church since it was given near the beginning of the 20th century to the Polish nun and visionary St. Faustina Kowalska.The devot … Read more

Prayer to Our Lady of Sorrows by St. Bonaventure

Apr 06, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

Devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows, which accompanies the Blessed Virgin Mary in her grief as she watched her Son die for the sins of the world, is heightened during the season of Len … Read more

Praying Through Lent: The Passion Prayer

Apr 01, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

Prayers focused on the Passion of Christ are an important Lenten devotional practice. Find our selection of Lenten prayer and devotional books here.The beautiful prayer below, kno … Read more

99 Questions to Complete Your Examination of Conscience

Mar 31, 2017 by Laura Jean Rabiipour

O God, be merciful to me, a sinner. —Luke 18:13 Many of us may be tempted to begin our examination of conscience when we get in line at the confessional. There is nothing … Read more

The Last 7 Words of Jesus: A Lenten Meditation

Mar 30, 2017 by Laura Jean Rabiipour

Lent is a time that the Universal Church reflects on Christ's Passion and Death in an intensely focused way. After Jesus was nailed to the cross, He spoke 7 short expressions. … Read more

The Stabat Mater Dolorosa: One of the Greatest Catholic Hymns of All Time

Mar 27, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

The Stabat Mater Dolorosa is considered one of the seven greatest Latin hymns of all time. It is based upon the prophecy of Simeon that a sword was to pierce the heart of Jesus' mo … Read more