Know The Faith - Traditional Catholic Lessons and Prayers

An Ancient Prayer to Saint Joseph O ST. JOSEPH, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God, I place in thee all my interests and desires. O St. Joseph, assist me by thy powerful intercession and obtain for me all spiritual blessings through thy foster Son, Jesus Christ Our Lord, so that, having engaged here below thy heavenly power, I may offer thee my thanksgiving...

Lord Jesus Christ, Our God and Saviour, You are the Head of the Church, Your spotless Bride and Mystical Body. Look mercifully upon the profound distress to which Our Holy Mother Church has been subjected. Doctrinal confusion, moral abomination, and liturgical abuse have, in our day, reached an unprecedented height. "The heathens have come into your inheritance, having defiled your holy temple, an...

Justice Counters Covetousness (Greed) "Father, Into Thy Hands I Commend My Spirit." Find more at: KnowTheFaith.net

Diligence Counters Sloth "It Is Finished." Find more at: KnowTheFaith.net

Temperance Counters Gluttony "I Thirst." Find more at: KnowTheFaith.net

Humility Counters Pride  "My God, My God why hast Thou forsaken Me." Find more at: KnowTheFaith.net

Chastity counters Lust "Woman behold thy Son; behold thy Mother" Find more at: KnowTheFaith.net

Pity counters Envy "This day thou shalt be with Me in Paradise." Find more at: KnowTheFaith.net

Forgiveness counters Anger. "Father forgive them for they know not what they do." Find more at: KnowTheFaith.net

To the Wound in the Right Hand To the Wound in the Left Hand To the Wound in the Right Foot To the Wound in the Left Foot To the Wound in the Sacred Side     more prayers at www. KnowTheFaith.net

A reflection from Pope Benedict XVI

On the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception and the Last Day of the Year of Saint Joseph, we welcome Fr Matthias Sasko of the Franciscans of the Immaculate with some insight into the life of St Joseph and how to approach a relationship with him.

As we head through Lent towards Good Friday and then onto Easter. It can be power to meditate on what is called the ' Last 7 Words of Christ' . 1) Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. 2) Today you will be with me in paradise. 3) Woman, behold, thy son! Behold, thy mother! 4) My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? 5) I thirst. 6) It is finished. 7) Father, into thy hands I comm...

St Joseph is mentioned in all the Gospels, but no words of his are ever recorded in scripture. You could say St Joseph is the strong silent type. The Gospel of Matthew tells us that when Mary was betrothed to him but before they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit, and Joseph since he was a righteous man, and unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her qui...

Advent comes with some challenges …for us in the northern hemisphere the days are now short and dark. Another challenge especially for children is patience. Waiting for those wrapped gifts under the tree to be opened. Celebrating Advent means learning how to wait. We hear in Psalm 130 - My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for daybreak. But what if Advent is the opportunity YOU have been...

Happy New Year! Advent is the beginning of a new liturgical year in the Church. Do you have a New Years Resolution for this New Liturgical Year? Let me recommend a simple one… To Begin Again. Venerable Bruno Lanteri, who founded the Oblates of the Virgin Mary, had a popular phrase he often used… Begin Again. What a great phrase to embrace for Advent. Each Year we have an opportunity to Begin Again...

A Deliverance Prayer of Command for the Laity.  

Christ became obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Because of this, God greatly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name which is above every other name.

We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You ; Because, by Your holy cross, You have redeemed the world...

When Jesus arrives at the Tomb of Lazarus, Mary his sister kneels before Jesus and said, "Lord if you had been here my brother would not have died". Jesus was friends with Lazarus and his sisters. When he sees her weeping, he is moved and The gospel tell us, Jesus Wept. Those 2 words. Are the shortest sentence in the Gospels. "Jesus wept."

Think of that person in your life you have a hard time reconciling with…if he or she doesn't come immediately to your mind ask your guardian angel to help you discern who this person is. Pray for that person every day throughout the rest of Lent, even if you can't stand them. What good is it to fast and obey every discipline of Lent but still end up after 40 days not reconciled with each other? Th...

There is a lot of depth and interesting details in the story of the woman at the well.. Jesus asks a Samaritan woman for a drink while his disciples are off to buy food... and this request leads to a fascinating conversation. Jesus reveals to her that he has living water that will cause those who drink it to never thirst again, he also reveals he knows the details of her relationship with several...

When Saint Pope John Paul the 2nd added the Luminous Mysteries to the Holy Rosary back around 2002, I found the Transfiguration to be the most difficult mystery for me to meditate on. I knew its story but didn't know to relate it to my life. Years later after dealing with medical struggles, I realized that to experience the Transfiguration was to grasp a small sense of God's grace in my life...

It's OK for Lent to be a struggle. Christ never promised us fame, riches, or happiness in this life, but rather suffering poverty and sacrifice. The desert of lent helps us discern the need for God. We must realize in most cases the desert is more of a path then a place for us to live. If we follow in the path of Christ, that is in His Way of the Cross, we find not a crown of gold but a crown of t...