Prayer N lunch

Reading Revelation 3:20 Prayer: O Jesus, open our ears to hear God’s word and to recognize God’s voice and call. Awaken in us a desire to follow in your footsteps…..

First Sunday of Advent-Change Our Hearts Reading: Matthew 16:24 Prayer: O God, in this time leading up to the celebration of Jesus’ birth, teach us to go against the current; to strip ourselves, to be humble and giving, to listen and be silent to go out o

Fifth Day-Novena In Honour Of The Immaculate Conception-Mary, Mother Of Life

To be recited from the 3rd to the 11th of December or at any other suitable time

Reading: John 10:27 Prayer: O Jesus, you call us by name. In the depths of our hearts, let us listen to your voice. Let us welcome you with joy. You can change us, you can transform our stoney hearts into hearts of flesh. You can free us from selfishness

December 2 Blessed Rafal Chylinski (1694-1741) Born near Buk in the Poznan region of Poland, Melchior showed early signs of religious devotion; family members nicknamed him “the little monk.” After completing his studies at the Jesuit college in Poznan, M

December 1 Blessed Charles de Foucauld (1858-1916) Born into an aristocratic family in Strasbourg, France, Charles was orphaned at the age of six, raised by his devout grandfather, rejected the Catholic faith as a teenager and joined the French army. Inhe

“Strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” (Matthew 6:33) Jesus help me find ways to reach out to those in need.

December 30 St. Egwin (d. 717)  You say you’re not familiar with today’s saint? Chances are you aren’t—unless you’re especially informed about Benedictine bishops who established monasteries in medieval England. Born of royal blood in the 7th century, Egw

December 29 St. Thomas Becket (1118-1170) God’s Mercy in the Bible

November 23 Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro (1891-1927) ¡Viva Cristo Rey! (Long live Christ the King) were the last words Fr. Pro uttered before he was executed for being a Catholic priest and serving his flock. Born into a prosperous, devout family in Guadalu

November 22 St. Cecilia (3rd century) Like any good Christian, Cecilia sang in her heart, and sometimes with her voice. She has become a symbol of the Church’s conviction that good music is an integral part of the liturgy, of greater value to the Church t

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen

Heavenly Father, the Blessed Virgin Mary was dedicated to You by her parents when she was three. In the temple, she joined the girls who spent their days praying, reading Scripture, and serving the temple priests. Her holiness was very evident, and the hi

O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to Thee.

November 19 St. Agnes of Assisi (1197-1253) Agnes was the sister of St. Clare and her first follower. When Agnes left home two weeks after Clare’s departure, their family attempted to bring Agnes back by force. They tried to drag her out of the monastery,

November 18 Dedication of Churches of Sts. Peter and Paul St. Peter’s is probably the most famous church in Christendom. Massive in scale and a veritable museum of art and architecture, it began on a much humbler scale. Vatican Hill was a simple cemetery

November 17 St. Elizabeth of Hungary (1207-1231) In her short life Elizabeth manifested such great love for the poor and suffering that she has become the patroness of Catholic charities and of the Secular Franciscan Order. The daughter of the King of Hun

November 16 St. Margaret of Scotland (1050?-1093) Margaret of Scotland was a truly liberated woman in the sense that she was free to be herself. For her, that meant freedom to love God and serve others. Not Scottish by birth, Margaret was the daughter of

November 15 St. Albert the Great (1206-1280) Albert the Great was a 13th-century German Dominican who decisively influenced the Church’s stance toward Aristotelian philosophy brought to Europe by the spread of Islam. Students of philosophy know him as the

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November 14 St. Gertrude the Great (1256?-1302) Gertrude, a Benedictine nun in Helfta, Saxony, was one of the great mystics of the 13th century. Together with her friend and teacher St. Mechtild, she practiced a spirituality called “nuptial mysticism,” th

Mary’s Peace Prayer Mary, Mother of God my mother, Queen of Peace, ask your Son Jesus to give me the gift of peace. Pray for me for peace; peace in my heart, peace of mind and of soul, peace in my family, peace with all whom I meet, the peace of Jesus. J

November 13 St. Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850-1917) Frances Xavier Cabrini was the first United States citizen to be canonized; she became a U.S. citizen in 1909. Her deep trust in the loving care of her God gave her the strength to be a valiant woman doin

November 12 St. Josaphat (1580?-1623) In 1964, newspaper photos of Pope Paul VI embracing Athenagoras I, the Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople, marked a significant step toward the healing of a division in Christendom that has spanned more than nine ce