O Holy Virgin, moved by the painful uncertainty we experience in choosing the true and the good, we cast ourselves at thy feet and invoke thee under the sweet title of Our Lady of Good Counsel.
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We beseech thee: come to our aid at this moment in our w
Preparatory Prayer
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Almighty and eternal God! With lively faith and reverently worshiping Thy Divine Majesty, I prostrate myself before Thee and invoke with filial trust Thy supreme bounty and mercy. Illumine the darkness of my intellect with a ray of
O Divine Saviour, Who didst rise from the dead on that first glorious Easter morn, grant that I may rise from my sins and so live as to see Thee, glorious and immortal, in heaven. Lord, I am nothing, but, although nothing, I adore Thee.
Almighty God, Thou hast bestowed the singular help of Blessed Peter on those in peril from the sea. By the help of his prayers may the light of Thy grace shine forth in all the storms of this life and enable us to find the harbor of everlasting salva
O glorious Apostle and worker of miracles, St Vincent Ferrer, new angel of the Apocalypse and our kind protector, receive our humble prayers and obtain for us a copious shower of divine favors. By that love with which thy heart was inflamed, obtain f
Novena for the Feast of the Annunciation.
March 16 - 24
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I greet thee, ever-blessed Virgin, Mother of God, Throne of Grace, miracle of Almighty Power! I greet thee, sanctuary of the Most Holy Trinity and Queen of the Universe, Mother of Mercy and Refug
St. Gabriel the Archangel, I venerate thee as the “Angel of the Incarnation,” because God has specially appointed thee to bear the messages concerning the God-Man to Daniel, Zechariah, and the Blessed Virgin Mary. Give me a very tender and devoted lo
Glorious Saint Benedict, sublime model of virtue, pure vessel of God's grace! Behold me humbly kneeling at thy feet.
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I implore thee in thy loving kindness to pray for me before the throne of God.
To thee I have recourse in the dangers that daily surro
O glorious descendant of the kings of Juda!, inheritor of the virtues of all the Patriarchs!
just and happy St. Joseph! listen to my prayer. Thou art my glorious protector, and shalt ever be, after Jesus and Mary, the object of my most profound vene
O Glorious Apostle of Ireland, St Patrick, listen to my prayer.
Accept the sentiments of gratitude and veneration with which my heart is now filled. I make thee the representative of my thanks and the mediator of my homage to Almighty God.
St Patric
I am including this as a possiblity for you to consider for your Lenten devotions.
Lenten Prayer: The Golden Arrow.
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For Lent this year, as a small sacrifice to Our Lord, pray the "Golden Arrow" prayer at least 5 times per day in honor of Our Lord's
This lenten prayer for the children shall consist of saying "Lord Jesus Crucified, have mercy on us", at least 14 times a day in honor of the 14 stations of the cross. It begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Good Friday.
It has long been a custom in the Church to say this prayer of petition on 30 consecutive days. I will leave it on the main page until Good Friday for those who want to continue it while still in Lent.
http://www.catholictradition.org/Passion/pieta.ht
Here are two possibilities for you to choose from.
Daily Prayer to Saint Joseph During the Month of March.
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To thee, O blessed Joseph, do we have recourse in our tribulation, and having implored the help of thy thrice-holy Spouse, we confidently invok
V. In the Name (✠) of the Father...
R. Amen.
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V. O almighty and eternal God,
R. In Saint Frances of Rome Thou hath given us a model of holiness * in married life and of monastic conversion. * By Thine hand-maid’s aid * may we know, love and serve Thee w
Dear Saint Dominic Savio thou grewest under the supervision and care of St. John Bosco. Witnessing the zeal of thy mentor thou didst share his desire to bring the Lord a great many souls. Despite thy frail and weak constitution thou didst devoutly wa
Novena in Honor of the Most Holy Face of Jesus
Said on the nine days preceding Shrove Tuesday (start on Sexagesima Sunday)
“I firmly wish that my face reflecting the intimate pains of my soul, the suffering and love of my heart, be more honored! Who
Most Holy Trinity,
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
I adore Thee profoundly
with all the powers of my soul,
and I thank Thee for the apparitions
of the most Holy Virgin in Fatima
which have made manifest to the world
the treasures of her Immaculate Heart
O glorious advocate and protector, Saint Valentine, look with pity upon our wants, hear our requests, attend to our prayers, relieve by thine intercession the miseries under which we labor, and obtain for us the divine blessing, that we may be found
O ever Immaculate Virgin, Mother of Mercy, Health of the sick, Refuge of sinners, Comfort of the afflicted, thou knowest my needs, troubles and sufferings. Deign to cast upon me a look of mercy. By appearing in the grotto of Lourdes thou wast pleased
