PRAYER FOR THE INTERCESSION OF SAINT JOHN NEUMANN O Saint John Neumann, your ardent desire of bringing all souls to Christ impelled you to leave home and country; teach us to live worthily in the spirit of our Baptism which makes us all children of the one Heavenly Father and brothers and Read More...
PRAYER OF ELIZABETH ANN SETON O Father, the first rule of Our dear Savior's life was to do Your Will. Let His Will of the present moment be the first rule of our daily life and work, with no other desire but for its most full and complete accomplishment. Help us to follow it faithfully, so Read More...
THE MOST HOLY NAME OF JESUS... God, You appointed Your only-begotten Son to be the Savior of mankind, and You commanded His Name to be Jesus. I beg that a most ardent love of Your Divine Son imprint that Name upon my heart; that it always be on my mind, and frequently on my lips; that it be my Read More...
PRAYER TO SAINT BASIL Dear Saint Basil, you lived among Saints - your parents and your best friend, Gregory Nazianzen. You were an inspiration of true monastic life and a reformer of priests and laity. Help those who work for moral reform in our turbulent age. Give them a true knowledge of Jesus so they will draw all people to him. Amen.
THE SOLEMNITY OF MARY, HOLY MOTHER OF GOD Heavenly Father, You blessed the Virgin Mary with the fullness of grace. She is my model of faith, hope, and love. I give this New Year to her intercession and ask for her holy prayers. Place my needs into the protection of her motherly love. With her Read More...
NEW YEAR'S EVE PRAYER May God make the coming year a happy one! Not by shielding you from all sorrows and pain, but by strengthening you to bear it, as it comes; Not by making your path easy, but by making you sturdy to travel any path; Not by taking hardships from you, but by taking Read More...
A PRAYER TO THE HOLY FAMILY Jesus, Mary and Joseph, like you we are members of the Father's family. We pray that our family love may reflect his love on its openness to all people. May we forgive even when not forgiven, and be patient with others' weaknesses. Jesus, give us peace, unit and Read More...
CHRIST’S COMING BRINGS JOY Luke 2:8-14 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be Read More...
