Year: 2023

Use this prayer if you’re widowed and feeling lonely

August 4, 2023

By Aleteia Did Jesus not say, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted” (Mt 5:4)? This promise gives those who have lost a loved one the right to hope. They can hope for a new encounter with God, hope that Christ will come to live and fill their hearts, hope to live…
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Why witches hate the St. Benedict Medal?

August 2, 2023

By Aleteia The exact origin of the St. Benedict Medal is hard to pinpoint, but it is believed that the various symbols on it can be traced to a Benedictine monastery in the 17th century. According to Dom Prosper Guéranger in his short book The Medal or Cross of St. Benedict, a Benedictine monastery thwarted…
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Be careful of Satan when he’s sweet and polite, warns pope.

August 2, 2023

By Aleteia The devil is out to seduce us, and he comes into our lives “so sweetly and politely” to take possession of our attitudes, Pope Francis warned. The pope said this today in his morning homily, drawing from today’s Gospel reading about the unclean spirit who goes out of a person but then decides…
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Prayer of an Old Lady from Fr. Stedman

August 1, 2023

My loving Lord, a thousand welcomes!O son of Mary, I love You, indeed I do.Who am I at all that You should come next or near Me?O God of heaven! make a little corner for me in Your Heart,and never, while there’s life in me, let me lose my place.And after my death may I…
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Muslim girl who saw the Virgin Mary † Samira “Original Video UNEDITED”

July 30, 2023

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The Shroud Of Turin And The Divine Mercy Image Match Perfectly!

July 29, 2023

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Inviolate| 11th century prayer

July 28, 2023

Inviolate, spotless and pure art thou, O Mary Who wast made the radiant gate of the King. Holy mother of Christ most dear, receive our devout hymn and praise. Our hearts and tongues now ask of thee that our souls and bodies may be pure. By thy sweet sounding prayers obtain for us forgiveness forever.…
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“Attention, humans! Check out ‘Star Trek: The Motion Picture’”

July 25, 2023

By Aleteia The large-screen Star Trek: The Motion Picture was released in theaters 44 years ago to much anticipation. Unfortunately, the critical reception and box office numbers were lukewarm. It would take Star Trek II a few years later to bring the franchise back to life. The first film has largely been forgotten, watched only…
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A new eucharistic miracle in Latin America?

July 23, 2023

By CNA The first bishop of the Diocese of Gracias in Honduras, Walter Guillén Soto, has recognized a new eucharistic miracle that occurred a year ago in a rural parish in the small town of San Juan. Gracias, in the department of Lempira, is a town and “municipio” of just over 57,000 inhabitants in western…
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Maker of All, Eternal King |from the Roman Breviary, by St. Ambrose

July 22, 2023

Maker of all, eternal King, who day and night about dost bring: who weary mortals to relieve, dost in their times the seasons give: Now the shrill cock proclaims the day, and calls the sun’s awakening ray, the wandering pilgrim’ guiding light, that marks the watches night by night. Roused at the note, the morning…
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