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A Prayer in Suffering| Turn your suffering into graces!

January 4, 2024

O LORD JESUS CHRIST, accept my sufferings which I desire to unite with Thine. Sanctify this affliction, so that every pang I feel may purify my soul and bring it nearer to Thee, to be made more one with Thee; grant that I may welcome the sufferings which will make me more like to Thee.…
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Athanasian Creed

December 27, 2023

Athanasian Creed WHOEVER wishes to be saved must, above all, keep the Catholic faith. For unless a person keeps this faith whole and entire, he will undoubtedly be lost forever. This is what the Catholic faith teaches: we worship one God in the Trinity and the Trinity in unity. Neither confounding the Persons, nor dividing…
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PRAYER OF REPENTANCE | Receive Forgiveness of Sins from GOD

December 13, 2023

(Make a decision to be reconciled with the people in your life. Resolve to set them free, and set yourself free. Life is too short and too precious to waste being trapped and bound in the chains of unforgiveness. Let it go, today. You won’t be sorry. Forgiveness begins with a decision; the emotions will…
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Nurturing the Soul in the Advent Glow – A Nine-Day Christmas Novena

December 10, 2023

Catholic popular devotion began praying the “Christmas Novena” on Dec. 16. “Novenas” are nine days of prayer for a particular intention. They were very common in popular Catholicism before Vatican II (e.g., many parishes had Miraculous Medal or St. Jude novenas) but their origin is biblical: the first novena was made by the Apostles with…
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Powerful Novena to Our Lady of Good Remedy

December 2, 2023

O QUEEN OF HEAVEN AND EARTH, Most Holy Virgin, we venerate thee. Thou art the beloved Daughter of the Most High God, the chosen Mother of the Incarnate Word, the Immaculate Spouse of the Holy Spirit, the Sacred Vessel of the Most Holy Trinity. O Mother of the Divine Redeemer, who under the title of Our…
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Devotion to the Dolors of Mary with Promises Attached

December 1, 2023

Devotion to the Dolors of Mary Many are the promises given to those who show devotion to the Mother of God in the light of her sorrows. It is clearly revealed of the Lord that He has an especial love for the honor given to His Mother’s sorrows, and throughout history He has promised to…
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The Seven Specific Prayers Against The Seven Deadly Sins

November 29, 2023

Against Pride O LORD Jesus Christ, Pattern of humility, who didst empty Thyself of Thy glory, and take upon Thee the form of a servant: root out of us all pride and conceit of heart, that, owing ourselves miserable and guilty sinners, we may willingly bear contempt and reproaches for Thy sake, and, glorying in…
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Unfailing Thirty Days’ Prayer to St. Joseph | For Any Special Intention

November 23, 2023

In honor of the years he spent with Jesus and Mary Ever blessed and glorious Joseph, kind and loving father, and helpful friend of all in sorrow! You are the good father and protector of orphans, the defender of the defenseless, the patron of those in need and sorrow. Look kindly on my request. My…
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Nine First Fridays Devotion of Reparation to The Sacred Heart of Our Lord |12 Promises of the Sacred Heart

November 21, 2023

At the end of the 17th century Our Lord appeared to St. Margaret Mary Alocoque (1647-1690) and asked her to spread devotion to His Most Sacred Heart. In a letter written to her Mother Superior in May 1688, St. Margaret Mary set out what is called The Great Promise Our Lord made regarding the Nine…
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Down in Adoration Falling |Tantum Ergo by St. Thomas Aquinas

November 15, 2023

Down in adoration falling,Lo, the sacred Host we hail;Lo, o’er ancient forms departing,Newer rights of grace prevailFaith for all defects supplying,Where the feeble senses fail. To the everlasting FatherAnd the Son who reigns on high,With the Spirit still proceedingAge to age eternally,Be salvation, honor, blessing,Might and endless majesty. Tantum ergo SacramentumVeneremur cernuiEt antiquum documentumNovo cedat…
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