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Salutation of the Blessed Virgin by Saint Francis of Assisi
Hail, O Lady, holy Queen, holy Mother of God. You are the Virgin-made-Church, and the one chosen by the most holy Father in Heaven, whom He consecrated with His most holy, beloved Son and with the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, with whom there was and is all the fullness of grace and every good. Hail,…
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Seven Offerings of Precious Blood of Jesus
Eternal Father, we offer you the Precious Blood of Jesus, poured out on the cross and offered daily on the altar, for the glory of your name, for the coming of your kingdom, and for the salvation of all people. L. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy SpiritR. As…
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Saint Charles Borromeo’s Marian Prayer for Holy Priests
O Holy Mother of God, pray for the priestsyour Son has chosen to serve the church.Help them by your intercession,to be holy, zealous, and chaste. Make them models of virtuein the service of God’s people.Help them to be prayerful in meditations,effective in preaching, and enthusiasticin the daily offering of the holy sacrifice of the Mass.Help…
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When prayer gets hard
I have been trying to focus on praying for quite sometime. I do pray my Rosary, read the scriptures, but I can hardly concentrate on the prayer. I wonder if I am experiencing symptoms of ADHD. I do pray like talking to God, but it is more like one-way chats and not real listening. Have…
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Prayer Of Saint Eustratios
Most highly do I praise you, Lord, for you have taken notice of my lowliness and have not delivered me into the hands of my enemies but have relieved my soul of its needs. Now, Master, let your hand shelter me, and let your grace descend upon me, for my soul is distracted and pained…
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Morning Prayer by St Basil
We bless you, O God, most high and Lord of mercy. You are always doing great and inscrutable things with us, glorious and wonderful, and without number. You grant us sleep for rest from our infirmities, and repose from the burdens of our much toiling flesh. We thank you, for you have not destroyed us…
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Prayer to the Holy Souls in Purgatory
O, Holy Souls in Purgatory, you are the most certain heirs of heaven. You are most dear to Jesus as the trophies of His Precious Blood and to Mary, mother of mercy. Obtain for me through your intercession the grace to lead a holy life, to die a happy death, and to attain to the…
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The Go-Getter’s Biblical Blueprint: Training Your Mind for Moral Excellence and Success
Reframe your identity first You’re not trying to become these things—you’re discovering who you already are in potential. Biblical success isn’t about grinding yourself into someone new; it’s about removing what doesn’t belong. “As a man thinks in his heart, so is he” (Proverbs 23:7). Your thoughts create your reality, so start thinking like the…
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Prayer to One’s Guardian Angel for a Happy Death – St Charles Borromeo
My good angel: I know not when or how I shall die. It is possible I may be carried off suddenly, and that before my last sigh, I may be deprived of all intelligence. Yet there are many things I would wish to say to God on the threshold of eternity. In the full freedom…
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Lenten Prayers from the Saints for Renewal on Ash Wednesday
As we step into the sacred season of Lent, Ash Wednesday serves as a profound call to repentance, humility, and renewal. The ashes placed on our foreheads remind us of our mortality—”Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return”—and invite us to turn our hearts back to God. Throughout Christian history, the…
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Prayer for Purity by St. Thomas Aquinas
O good Jesus, I know that every perfect gift and, above all others, that of chastity, depends on the powerful action of your divine Providence; I know that without You a creature can do nothing. This is why I beseech You to defend, by Your grace, the purity of my soul and of my body.…
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Meditation on the Immaculate Conception by St Padre Pio
Eternal Love, Spirit of Light and Truth, make a way into my poor mind and allow me to penetrate as far as it is possible to a wretched creature like myself, into that abyss of grace, of purity and of holiness, that I may acquire a love of God that is continually renewed, a love…
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Prayer of St. Anselm for Heavenly-Mindedness
O merciful God, fill our hearts, we pray Thee, with the graces of Thy Holy Spirit, with love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance. Teach us to love those who hate us, to pray for those who despitefully use us, that we may be the children of Thee our Father, who makes Thy…
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Intercessory Prayer for Forgiveness and Deliverance
O Christ, our Creator and Redeemer, Almighty Lord God, forgive the sins of all who are joined to us by friendship and relationship, all for whom we are desired to pray, or have resolved to pray, and all Thy faithful people. Deliver us all from evil, preserve us in all good, and bring us at…
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Prayer to Father God for our Sanctification
Lord God, Father of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, your name is great, your nature is wonderful, your goodness is inexhaustible, you are God and Master of all things, and are blessed forever. You sit between the cherubim, and are glorified by the seraphim. Before you stand thousands of thousands and ten thousand…
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Prayer for Illumination from Eastern Church Liturgy
Shine into our hearts, O loving Master, by the pure light of the knowledge of Thyself, and open the eyes of our mind to the contemplation of Thy teaching, and put into us the fear of Thy blessed commandments; that trampling down all that is worldly, we may follow a spiritual life, thinking and doing…
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O my God! reject me not, as I deserve. . .
by St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori from ‘The Great Means of Salvation and Perfection’ O my God! reject me not, as I deserve, for I will amend. I know well that so negligent a life as mine cannot satisfy Thee. I know that I have myself, by my lukewarmness, shut the door against the graces…
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Prayers of St. Thomas Aquinas
God of all consolation, You see nothing in us but what You have given us. I invoke Your help: after this life has run its course grant me, in heaven, with You, a share in the fullness of Your blessings. Other people will ask You for other things: but I ask only to see You.…
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Prayer to St. Joseph for the Dying
EVERLASTING Father, for the sake of the love which Thou didst bear to St. Joseph, whom Thou didst choose above all to occupy Thy place on earth, have mercy on us and those who are dying. Pater Noster … Ave Maria … Gloria Patri … Everlasting Son of God, for the sake of Thy love…
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Litany for the Liberation of Holy Souls of Purgatory
O Jesus, Thou suffered and died that all mankind might be saved and brought to eternal happiness. Hear our pleas for further mercy on the souls of: My dear parents and grandparents, my Jesus mercy!My brothers and sisters and other near relatives, my Jesus mercy!My godparents and sponsors of confirmation, my Jesus mercy!My spiritual and…
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Litany of the Abba Father
God The Father of heaven, have mercy on us God The Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us God The Holy Spirit, have mercy on us Holy Trinity One God, have mercy on us (After each invocation, pray have mercy on us) Father, Creator of the world Father, Peacemaker of the world Father, Eternal wisdom Father, Infinite goodness…
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Rosary to the glory of God the Eternal Father
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Almighty Father, we are yours, receive all that we have, and all our deeds, words, thoughts and desires. Let them be according to Your will. Amen. Pray the Act of Contrition O my God, I am heartily sorry for having…
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Consecration of the Hour of My Death to Mary
(Myriam van Nazareth) Dear Mother Mary,Because no soul knows the day and the hour of her departure towards God, today I give You the hour of my death. Do live and rule within me completely in that hour, so that my soul may experience the end of my life in a perfect inner peace and…
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Litany of the Dust
For those who have betrayed us…Father, forgive them. for those who have let us down…(Repeat: Father, forgive them.) for those who have been indifferent to us…for those who have crippled our lives…for those who have doubted us…for those who have accused us…for those who have preferred others to us…for family members who have hurt us…for…
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Prayer to Jesus in Tabernacle
O DIVINE Jesus, lonely to-night in so many Tabernacles, without visitor or worshipper, I offer Thee my lonely heart, and may its beatings be a prayer of love to Thee. Thou art ever watching under Sacramental veils; in Thy Love Thou never sleepest, and art never weary in Thy vigil for sinners. O Loving Jesus,…
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Holy Spirit Chaplet by Blessed Elena Guerra
Chaplet: O God, come to my assistance.O Lord, make haste to help me.Glory be to the Father… In each mystery ask for a gift of the Holy Spirit. Repeat this prayer seven times: “Father, in the Name of Jesus, send forth your Spirit and renew the world.” Conclude with :“O Mary, who by the work…
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Prayer in the Form of Offering (favored by Pope Pius IX)
Eternal Father, we offer Thee the Blood, Passion, and Death of Jesus Christ, the Sorrows of the most holy Mary and St. Joseph, in payment of our sins, in suffrage for the holy souls in purgatory, for the wants of our holy Mother the Church, and for the conversion of sinners. Amen. ( From the…
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Prayer to the Soul of Jesus sorrowful unto death by Teresa Higginson
REMEMBER, O most sorrowful Soul of my Jesus, the fearful agony that Thou didst endure, when plunged into the depths of Thy Father’s Justice and Wrath, Thou didst cry out, “My Father, if it be possible, let this bitter Chalice pass from me, nevertheless not My Will but Thine be done;” and when overwhelmed in…
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Prayer, Penance, Reparation for the times as they’re now
For some reason the Book of Lamentations sounds so relevant for our times. With weeping my eyes are spent; I am in torment within; my heart is poured out on the ground because of the destruction of my people, because infants and babes faint in the streets of the city. To their mothers they cry,…
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Prayer to God the Holy Trinity – St Basil the Great (330-379 AD)
As I rise from sleep I thank You, O Holy Trinity, for through Your great goodness and patience You were not angered with me, an idler and sinner, nor have You destroyed me in my sins, but have shown Your usual love for men, and when I was prostrate in despair, You raised me to…
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LITANY TO THE SACRED HEAD OF JESUS
Lord, have mercy on us.Christ, have mercy on us.Lord have mercy on us. Jesus, graciously hear us.God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.God the Son Redeemer of the World, have mercy on us.God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us. Sacred Head of Jesus Formed by the Holy Ghost in the Womb of…
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Prayer to The Sacred Head of Our Blessed Lord As the Seat of Divine Wisdom
WISDOM of the Sacred Head guide me in all my ways. O Love of the Sacred Heart, consume me with Thy fire. Say Three Gloria’s, in honor of the Divine Will, Memory, and Understanding. O Seat of Divine Wisdom, and guiding Power, which governs all the motions and love of the Sacred Heart, may all…
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Divine Praises
Blessed be God.Blessed be his holy name.Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true man.Blessed be the name of Jesus.Blessed be his most Sacred Heart.Blessed be his most Precious Blood.Blessed be Jesus in the most holy sacrament of the altar.Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete.Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy.Blessed…
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Litany of the Holy Spirit
(For Private use only) Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Father all powerful, Have mercy on us. Jesus, Eternal Son of the Father, Redeemer of the world, Save us. Spirit of the Father and the Son, boundless Life of both, Sanctify us. Holy Trinity,…
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Why we should try to avoid purgatory?
‘A person may say I am not much concerned how long I stay in purgatory, provided I may come to eternal life. Let no one reason thus. Purgatory fire will be more dreadful than whatever torments can be seen, imagined, or endured in this world. He who is afraid now to put his finger into…
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A Short Way of The Cross
Franciscan Fathers on their Missions used to pray this. Can we make a daily habit of praying at least this short Way of Cross? First Station: Jesus Condemned to Death O Jesus! so meek and uncomplaining, teach me resignation in trials. Second Station: Jesus Carries His Cross My Jesus, this Cross should be mine, not…
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Prayer to the shoulder wound of Jesus
O Loving Jesus, meek Lamb of God, I a miserable sinner, salute and worship the most Sacred Wound of Thy Shoulder on which Thou didst bear Thy heavy Cross, which so tore Thy flesh and laid bare Thy Bones as to inflict on Thee an anguish greater than any other wound of Thy Most Blessed…
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Prayer to Defeat the Work of Satan
O Divine Eternal Father, in union with your Divine Son and the Holy Spirit, and through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg You to destroy the power of your greatest enemy — the evil spirits. Cast them in to the deepest recesses of hell and chain them there forever! Take possession of your Kingdom,…
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Rosary of the Holy Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ
May be said on the Rosary Beads. On the large beads: Eternal Father, I offer Thee the WOUNDS of Our Lord Jesus Christ — To heal the wounds of our souls. (300 days indulgence each time) On the small beads: My Jesus, pardon and mercy — Through the merits of Thy HOLY WOUNDS. (300 days…
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CHAPLET OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD (15 March 1997)
Revealed on 15 March 1997 HymnMost Precious Blood of Jesus ChristMost Precious Blood of Jesus ChristMost Precious Blood of Jesus ChristMost Precious Blood of Jesus ChristMost Precious Blood, save the world. Invocation of the Holy SpiritCome, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful and kindle in them the fire of Your love.L: Send forth…
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Prayer to Obtain the Grace of all the World’s Masses, Revealed to St. Gertrude the Great
Eternal Father we humbly offer Thee our poor presence and that of the whole of humanity from the beginning to the end of the world at all the Masses that ever have or ever will be prayed. We offer Thee all the pains, suffering, prayers, sacrifices, joys and relaxations of our lives, in union with…
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3 Prayers to pray over the dying, 400 years of Indulgence
Prayer:1 Lord Jesus Christ! Thou Son of God and Son of the Virgin Mary, God and Man, thou who in fear sweated blood for us on the Mount of Olives in order to bring peace, and to offer Thy Most Holy Death to God Thy Heavenly Father for the salvation of this dying person… If…
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Hail Mary of Gold
Hail Mary, White Lily of the Glorious and always-serene Trinity. Hail brilliant Rose of the Garden of heavenly delights: O you, by whom God wanted to be born and by whose milk the King of Heaven wanted to be nourished! Nourish our souls with effusions of divine grace. Amen! The Blessed Virgin to St. Gertrude…
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A Prayer for Daily Neglects
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Sacred Heart of Jesus, with all its love, all its sufferings and all its merits. First – To expiate all the sins I have committed this day and during all my life. (Glory be to the Father and to the Son and the Holy Ghost as it was in…
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I Have Reached the Inner Vision
I have reached the inner vision and through Thy spirit in me I have heard Thy wondrous secret. Through Thy mystic insight Thou hast caused a spring of knowledge to well up within me, a fountain of power, pouring forth living waters, a flood of love and of all-embracing wisdom like the splendor of eternal…
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How avoiding sin is within our power (St Mark the Ascetic)
Every good work which we perform through our own natural powers causes us to refrain from the corresponding sin: but without grace it cannot contribute to our sanctification. The self-controlled refrain from gluttony; those who have renounced possessions, from greed; the tranquil, from loquacity; the pure, from self-indulgence; the modest, from unchastity; the self-dependent, from…
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Prayer when anxious
Lord God, I am feeling anxious. I know that my feelings are only indicators of whether I am within the boundaries of Your plan for my life or not. Teach me God to recognize where I stand. Hold me close to Your Sacred Heart and walk me through this uncertainty. Pour Your peace into my…
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How to shoot the devil’s head? / St. John Chrysostom
‘When an archer desires to shoot his arrows successfully, he first takes great pains over his posture and aligns himself accurately with his mark. It should be the same for you who are about to shoot the head of the wicked devil. Let us be concerned first for the good order of sensations and then…
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Are you truly humble? /St Alphonsus Rodriguez
‘Oh! how dear and precious is humility in the sight of God! When a truly humble soul does any good, -she recalls quickly the source whence it proceeds, -acknowledging that she can do nothing without the assistance of God, – and only attributes to herself what is evil in all her works. I tremble, when…
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Day 09: Novena to the Holy Spirit for Seven Gifts
NINTH DAY (Saturday, Vigil of Pentecost) Thou, on those who evermore Thee confess and Thee Adore, in Thy sevenfold gift, Descend; Give Them Comfort when they die; Give them Life with Thee on high; Give them joys which never end. Amen The Fruits of the Holy Spirit: The gifts of the Holy Spirit perfect the supernatural…
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Day 08: Novena to the Holy Spirit
EIGHTH DAY (Friday, 7th Week of Easter) Bend the stubborn heart and will, melt the frozen warm the chill. Guide the steps that go astray! The Gift of Wisdom: Embodying all the other gifts, as charity embraces all the other virtues, Wisdom is the most perfect of the gifts. Of wisdom it is written “all good…
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Day 07: Novena to the Holy Spirit
SEVENTH DAY (Thursday, 7th Week of Easter) Heal our wounds–our strength renews; On our dryness pour Thy dew, Wash the stains of guilt away. The Gift of Counsel: The gift of Counsel endows the soul with supernatural prudence, enabling it to judge promptly and rightly what must done, especially in difficult circumstances. Counsel applies the principles…
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Day 06: Novena to the Holy Spirit for the Seven Gifts
SIXTH DAY (Wednesday, 7th Week of Easter) If Thou take Thy grace away, nothing pure in man will stay, All his good is turn’d to ill. The Gift of Understanding: Understanding, as a gift of the Holy Spirit, helps us to grasp the meaning of the truths of our holy religion. BY faith we know…
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Day 05: Novena to the Seven Gifts Of The Holy Spirit
FIFTH DAY (Tuesday, 7th Week of Easter) Light immortal! Light Divine! Visit Thou these hearts of Thine, And our inmost being fill! The Gift of Knowledge: The gift of Knowledge enables the soul to evaluate created things at their true worth–in their relation to God. Knowledge unmasks the pretense of creatures, reveals their emptiness, and points…
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Day 04: Novena to the Holy Spirit for the Seven Gifts
FOURTH DAY (Monday, 7th Week of Easter) Thou in toil art comfort sweet, Pleasant coolness in the heat, solace in the midst of woe. The Gift of Fortitude: The Gift of Fortitude By the gift of Fortitude the soul is strengthened against natural fear and supported to the end in the performance of duty. Fortitude imparts…
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Why we should drink from the bitter chalice? /St Claude de la Colombiere
‘If you would be convinced that in all He allows and in all that happens to you God has no other end in view but your real advantage and your eternal happiness, reflect a moment on all He has done for you; – you are now suffering, but remember that the author of this suffering…
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Day 03: Novena to the Holy Spirit for the Seven Gifts
THIRD DAY (7th Sunday of Easter) Thou, of all consolers best, Visiting the troubled breast, Dost refreshing peace bestow. The Gift of Piety: The gift of Piety begets in our hearts a filial affection for God as our most loving Father. It inspires us to love and respect for His sake persons and things consecrated…
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Day 02: Novena to the Holy Spirit for the Seven Gifts
(Saturday, 6th Week of Easter) Come. Father of the poor. Come, treasures which endure; Come, Light of all that live! The Gift of Fear The gift of Fear fills us with a sovereign respect for God, and makes us dread nothing so much as to offend Him by sin. It is a fear that arises,…
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Why pray? / St John Marie Vianny
The more we pray, the more we wish to pray. Like a fish which at first swims on the surface of the water, and afterwards plunges down, and is always going deeper, the soul plunges, dives, and loses itself in the sweetness of conversing with God. Time never seems long in prayer. I know not…
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DAY 01: Novena to the Holy Spirit for the Seven Gifts
FIRST DAY (Friday, 6th Week of Easter) In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. Holy Spirit! Lord of Light! From Your clear celestial height, Your pure beaming radiance give! Meditation – Holy Spirit: Only one thing is important — eternal salvation. Only one thing, therefore, is…
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Our Lady of the Holy Face Pray for Us
Mary the dawn, Christ the Perfect Day; Mary the gate, Christ the Heavenly Way! Mary the root, Christ the Mystic Vine; Mary the grape, Christ the Sacred Wine! Mary the wheat, Christ the Living Bread Mary the stem, Christ the Rose blood-red! Mary the font, Christ the Cleansing Flood; Mary the cup, Christ the Saving…
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Why we must drink the cup of Jesus today
Have you ever had the thought of quitting on some inspired goal? Maybe you have been trying to practice a particular virtue or overcome a vice? Maybe you have been trying to meet some set spiritual goal or accomplish a project that you sense God has inspired in you. Maybe you have been trying to…
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Thoughts for October 5 from Fr Willie Doyle
Why aren’t you (a saint)? It is your business to be one, God intends you should be one, but you are too lazy, you won’t take the trouble. -Fr Willie Doyle via Thoughts for October 5 from Fr Willie Doyle
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Prayer of St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori
O my Jesus, look not on my ingratitude to Thee, after all Thy mercies, but turn Thy eyes to Thy own merits, and to the pains that Thou hast suffered for me, from the crib of Bethlehem to the cross of Calvary. I repent, with my whole soul, of all the offences that I have…
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Prayer of St. Ephraim
O Lord and Master of my life, Grant not unto me a spirit of idleness, of discouragement, of lust for power, and of vain speaking. But bestow upon me, Thy servant, the spirit of chastity, of meekness, of patience, and of love. Yea, O Lord and King, grant that I may perceive my own transgressions,…
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PRAYER FOR THE PROTECTION AND INTERCESSION OF THE HOLY MOTHER OF MERCY
O our Lady, Holy Mary! To Your mercy, special protection and Your compassion, today and everyday and in the hour of my death, my soul and my body I entrust to You. My every hope and happiness, oppressions and concerns, my life and the end of my life to You I confide, so that through…
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On Impurity, by Saint John Marie Vianney
That we may understand how horrible and detestable is this sin, which the demons make us commit, but which they do not commit themselves, we must consider what a Christian is. A Christian, created in the image of God, redeemed by the Blood of a God! a Christian, the child of God, the brother of…
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Praying Our Way Into God’s Plan for Us by FR. NNAMDI MONEME, OMV
The fruit of Jesus’ prayer to the Father was to keep His focus on the Father’s plan for Him to be raised from the grave after His death on Calvary. By embracing this divine plan for Him in and through His early morning moments of solitude, Jesus was not swayed by the passing enthusiasm of…
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Act of Reparation from Fr. Stedman
O good Jesus, in gratitude for Thy many Graces, and in sorrow for many abuses of these Graces, I wish at this moment, both for myself, ever ungrateful and for the world, ever criminal, to make an Act of Solemn reparation. Listen then, O merciful Savior of our souls, listen to these Acts of faith,…
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About Christian’s Privilege to be Rich, St. Francis de Sales
‘There is a wide difference between having poison and being poisoned. All apothecaries have poisons ready for special uses, but they are not consequently poisoned because the poison is only in their shop, not in themselves; and so you may possess riches without being poisoned by them, so long as they are in your house or…
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Do not help the Devil to spread his kingdom – St. John of Kronstadt
You see very clearly that it is extremely difficult, and without God’s grace and your own fervent prayer and abstinence, impossible, for you to change for the better. You feel within yourself the action of a multitude of passions: of pride, malice, envy, greediness, the love of money, despondency, slothfulness, fornication, impatience, and disobedience; and…
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The Great Evil
‘”What is the worst thing in the world?” A little child put up its hand and said, Please, may I answer? Yes, said the teacher. Then, said the child, I think the worst thing in the world is a great pain. The child did not give the right answer. No doubt it is frightful to…
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Sister Faustina’s Vision of Hell
“I, Sister Faustina Kowalska, by the order of God, have visited the Abysses of Hell so that I might tell souls about it and testify to its existence…the devils were full of hatred for me, but they had to obey me at the command of God, What I have written is but a pale shadow…
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On fasting and things to meditate upon- St. Theodore the Studite
‘Brethren and fathers, since every beginning is difficult, the first fruits of the fast corresponding to the change of diet and of works of zeal produce a certain difficulty and roughness; but with persistence and practice it is soothed and softened; this is why it is written, No chastening seems to be joyful for the…
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Natural and supernatural knowledge – St. Theodoros ( Philokalia)
Natural knowledge is that which the soul can acquire through the use of its natural faculties and powers when investigating creation and the cause of creation — in so far, of course, as this is possible for a soul bound to matter… Supranatural knowledge, on the other hand, is that which enters the intellect in…
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About illumination of intellect by St. Nikodimos ( Philokalia)
When the intellect has been perfected, it unites wholly with God and is illumined by divine light, and the most hidden mysteries are revealed to it. Then it truly learns where wisdom and power lie… While it is still fighting against the passions it cannot as yet enjoy these things… But once the battle is…
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Words of St. Theodore the Studite, before his death
‘So farewell now, my children. I set out on a journey with no return, a journey which all those of old have traveled and on which you will set out in a short while after carrying out the duties of life. I do not know, my brothers, where I am going or what judgment awaits…
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Thoughts on Continency by St. Basil the Great
‘Continency is denial of the body, and confession to God. It withdraws from anything mortal, like a body which has the Spirit of God. It is without rivalry and envy, and causes us to be united to God. He who loves a body envies another. He who has not admitted the disease of corruption into…
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‘The Little Number of Those Who Are Saved by St. Leonard of Port Maurice’
An extract from ‘The Little Number of Those Who Are Saved by St. Leonard of Port Maurice’ One day Saint John Chrysostom, preaching in the cathedral in Constantinople and considering these proportions, could not help but shudder in horror and ask, “Out of this great number of people, how many do you think will be saved?”…
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THE GRACE OF GOD IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY – By St. Louis Marie de Montfort
An extract from ‘The Secret of Mary by St. Louis Marie de Montfort’ Chosen soul, living image of God and redeemed by the precious blood of Jesus Christ, God wants you to become holy like him in this life, and glorious like him in the next. It is certain that growth in the holiness of God…
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How monks of the olden days lived? ( St. John Cassian)
‘. . . in the early days of the faith few indeed — but they were very upright — were regarded as monks, and they had received that form of life from the evangelist Mark of blessed memory, who was the first to rule as bishop over the city of Alexandria. They not only retained…
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Why we fall into temptations? (Perspective & Prayer by St. John of God)
‘I acknowledge, Lord, that for the just punishment of my sins I fell into the horrible temptation which so nearly caused my destruction. Thou it is Who, by Thine infinite mercy, hast delivered me from it. I promise to serve Thee for the remainder of my days with all the fidelity I am capable of,…
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Prayer for the family
DEAR Lord, bless our family. Be so kind as to give us the unity, peace, and mutual love that You found in Your own family in the little town of Nazareth. Saint Joseph, bless the head of our family. Obtain for him the strength, the wisdom, and the prudence he needs to support and direct…
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A Marian Prayer by St. Anthony Mary Claret
O Mary most holy, conceived without original sin, Virgin Mother of the Son of the Living God, Queen and Empress of heaven and earth: Since you are the Mother of pity and mercy, deign to turn your eyes toward an unhappy exile in this vale of tears, anguish, and misery who, though unworthy, has the…
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Discernment of spirits through purification of intellect by Holy Spirit – St. Diadochos of Photiki
‘Only the Holy Spirit can purify the intellect, for unless a greater power comes and overthrows the despoiler, what he has taken captive will never be set free (cf. Luke 11:21-22). In every way, therefore, and especially through peace of soul, we must make ourselves a dwelling-place for the Holy Spirit. Then we shall have…
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To Jesus Abandoned
With Mary Immaculate, let us adore, thank, implore and console the Most Beloved and Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. O Divine Jesus, lonely today (tonight) in so many Tabernacles, without visitor or worshiper, I offer You my poor but loving heart. May its every beat be an infinite act of love for…
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An Offering of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary by St. John Eudes
O Jesus, only Son of God, only Son of Mary, I offer Thee the most loving Heart of Thy divine Mother which is more precious and pleasing to Thee than all hearts. O Mary, Mother of Jesus, I offer Thee the most adorable Heart of Thy well-beloved Son, who is the life and love and…
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Prayer ‘O Loving Jesus, Meek Lamb of God. . .’ attributed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux
O Loving Jesus, Meek Lamb of God, I miserable sinner, salute and worship the most Sacred Wound of Thy Shoulder on which Thou didst bear Thy heavy Cross, which so tore Thy Flesh and laid bare Thy Bones as to inflict on Thee an anguish greater than any other wound of Thy Most Blessed Body.…
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Prayer to Defeat the Work of Satan
O Divine Eternal Father, in union with your Divine Son and the Holy Spirit, and through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg You to destroy the Power of your greatest enemy – the evil spirits. Cast them into the deepest recesses of hell and chain them there forever! Take possession of your Kingdom which…
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Evening Prayer to God the Father by St. Macarius
O eternal God and Ruler of all creation, You have allowed me to reach this hour. Forgive the sins I have committed this day by word, deed or thought. Purify me, O Lord, from every spiritual and physical stain. Grant that I may rise from this sleep to glorify You by my deeds throughout my…
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The Mission of My Life – John Henry Cardinal Newman
God has created me to do Him some definite service. He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have my mission. I may never know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next. I am a link in a chain, a bond of…
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On locutions – St. John of Avila, Letter to St. Teresa of Jesus
‘I think, too, that these locutions have done your soul good, and in particular that they have made you see your own wretchedness and your faults more clearly, and amend them. They have lasted long, and always with spiritual profit. They move you to love God, and to despise yourself, and to do penance. I…
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How one should eliminate unreal affections! – Advice from St. Francis de Sales
‘How are you to meet the swarm of foolish attachments, triflings, and undesirable inclinations which beset you? By turning sharply away, and thoroughly renouncing such vanities, flying to the Saviour’s Cross, and clasping His Crown of thorns to your heart, so that these little foxes may not spoil your vines. Beware of entering into any…
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Crown of roses of the Holy Rosary – St. Louis Marie de Montfort
‘Poor men and women who are sinners, I, a greater sinner than you, wish to give you this rose, a crimson one, because the precious blood of our Lord has fallen upon it. Please God that it may bring true fragrance into your lives – but above all, may it save you from the danger…
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Eternal Light, Divinity 18th century liturgical hymn
Eternal Light, Divinity, O Unity in Trinity, Thy holy name Thy servants bless, to Thee we pray, and Thee confess. We praise the Father, mighty One; we praise the sole-begotten Son; we praise the Holy Ghost above, who joins Them in one bond of love. O Verity! O Charity! O Ending and Felicity! in Thee…
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Holy Name Prayer from ‘the Rural Life Prayerbook’
LORD JESUS, we humbly pray You to give us all a great reverence and respect for Your most holy name. Forgive us for ever having used the name of Jesus in vain, or without due respect. Help us remember how reverently and lovingly Your Mother Mary used the name of Jesus, and how humbly Saint…
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Act of Reparation by St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
O kind and merciful Savior, from my heart I earnestly desire to return Thee love for love. My greatest sorrow is that Thou art not loved by men, and, in particular, that my own heart is so cold, so selfish, so ungrateful. Keenly aware of my own weakness and poverty, I trust that Thy own…
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On Accepting the Holy Will of God – St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori
When the messenger came to announce to Job that the Sabeans had plundered his goods and slain his children, he said: “The Lord gave and the Lord taketh away.” He did not say: “The Lord hath given me my children and my possessions, and the Sabeans have taken them away.” He realized that adversity had…
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Remembrance of Saints, A Divine Comfort – Pope St.Pius X
‘Sacred Scripture records the divine word saying that men will remember the just man forever, for even though he is dead, he yet speaks. Both in word and deed the Church has for a long time verified the truth of that saying. She is the mother and the nurse of holiness, ever renewed and enlivened…
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A poem To the Sacred Heart by Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
A heart I need, to soothe me and to bless, A strong support that cannot pass away, To love me wholly, e’en my feebleness, And never leave me through the night or day. There is not one created thing below, Can love me truly, and can never die. God become man – none else my…
Wisdom and prayers of saints 