Tag: Prayers and Devotions
A Pro-life Prayer for Every Day
Sunday: Rescue the Pre-born O God of Beginnings, You are the Creator of all life. As we begin this week, be near us as we unite with our Pre-born brothers and sisters who are scheduled for death. May you by your Holy Spirit and by the voice of your church lead your people to rescue… Read More ›
The Word is near you…
‘The Word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart.’ Believing is having found. The faithful know that Christ dwells in their hearts by faith. What could be nearer? Therefore seek him confidently, seek him faithfully. ‘The Lord is good to the soul who seeks him.’ Seek him in your prayers, follow him… Read More ›
Veni Creator Spiritus (Come, Holy Ghost)
Come, Holy Ghost, Creator Blest, Vouchsafe within our souls to rest; Come with Thy grace and Heav’nly aid And fill the hearts which Thou hast made. To Thee, the Comforter, we cry, To Thee, the Gift of God Most High, The Fount of life, the Fire of love, The soul’s Anointing from above. The sev’nfold… Read More ›
Litany of St. Joseph
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, God, the Holy Spirit, Holy Trinity, One God, Holy Mary, pray for us. Saint Joseph, Illustrious Scion… Read More ›
Stations of the Cross go back to the Fourth Century
(Originally published in the Catholic Times by Tim Puett) The Stations of the Cross in the form most American Catholics know best are of comparatively recent vintage in Church terms, dating back to the year the U.S. Constitution was ratified. But their history goes back well before that, to the days when pilgrims were first… Read More ›
Prayer to St. Benedict
Glorious Saint Benedict, sublime model of virtue, pure vessel of God’s grace! Behold me humbly kneeling at your feet. I implore you in your loving kindness to pray for me before the throne of God. To you I have recourse in the dangers that daily surround me. Shield me against my selfishness and my indifference… Read More ›
Litany to St. Scholastica
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, God the Holy Spirit, Holy Trinity, One God, Holy Mary, pray for us. Holy Mother of God,… Read More ›
March for Life Prayer Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe
January 22 is the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision of Roe vs. Wade. There are a variety of different events occurring on both a national and local level. There is a Vigil for Life at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception scheduled to begin the evening of January 21. One of the prayers, which… Read More ›
Litany of Saint Maurus
Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. 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 Ghost, Have mercy on us. Holy Trinity, one God, Have mercy on us. Holy Mary, Pray… Read More ›