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A Prayer for America by John Carroll, First U.S. Bishop

Jul 03, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

Pope Pius VI named John Carroll the first bishop of the United States of America in 1789. His cousin, Charles Carroll, was one of America's Founding Fathers and the only Cath … Read more

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Six Good Reasons To Keep Praying For the Same Things

Jun 28, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

Do you ever feel like a broken record when you pray, always asking for the same things? One of our followers recently submitted this question for us to answer during a Facebook Liv … Read more

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Entrust Yourself to the Sacred Heart of Jesus with this Act of Consecration Prayer

Jun 22, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

This beautiful prayer of consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus was written by St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690), the French nun and mystic who promulgated the Sacred Heart … Read more

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The Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Jun 21, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

The Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a popular prayer found in many Catholic prayer books. It is a great prayer to recite before or after Mass, during Eucharistic Adoration, … Read more

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Pray the Veni, Creator Spiritus Hymn for an Indulgence on Pentecost

Jun 04, 2017 by Gretchen Filz

One of the most widely used hymns in the Church, Veni, Creator Spiritus (Come, Holy Spirit) is attributed to Rabanus Maurus (776-856), Archbishop of Mainz. This hymn is tra … Read more

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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 … Read more

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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

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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

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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

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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 … Read more

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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 … Read more

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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

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A Prayer for America by John Carroll, First U.S. Bishop

Six Good Reasons To Keep Praying For the Same Things

Entrust Yourself to the Sacred Heart of Jesus with this Act of Consecration Prayer

The Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Pray the Veni, Creator Spiritus Hymn for an Indulgence on Pentecost

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

The Ascension of Jesus & the Holy Spirit Novena to Pentecost

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

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

St. Bernadette of Lourdes and Her Lessons on Suffering

How to Pray the Divine Mercy Novena

Prayer to Our Lady of Sorrows by St. Bonaventure