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WE HAVE JUST COMPLETED A NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL
It can be all very well to say you are about to offer a novena, a prayer said once daily for 9 consecutive days, but novenas can be tricky because there is human error and a tendency to forget the...
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OBTAIN FOR US A DEEP HATRED OF SIN AND PURITY OF HEART
Tomorrow we start a novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal (April 28 - May 6). Please feel free to offer it and to invite others to pray with you. We will be praying for many diverse intentions,...
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WHERE ARE YOU ON OUR LADY'S MAP OF HOPE?
Mike, Mary and JoannaAllow me a brag; two friends of mine, Joanna and Mike, and their friend, Joe, were inspired by the Holy Spirit with a genius idea that is transforming the face of the earth. In...
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THE HOLY SPIRIT REPOSES IN JUST SOULS LIKE THE DOVE IN HER NEST
April is the month devoted to the Holy Ghost. I only learnt this recently, after I I looked it up online (catechesis by way of Google search). I had wanted to devote this month's posts to the Third...
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COME, HOLY SPIRIT!
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Thy faithful, and kindle in them the fire of Thy love.V. Send forth Thy Spirit, and they shall be created;R. And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.Let Us...
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OUR LADY OF GOOD HELP IS THE IDEAL PATRONESS FOR PARENTS WHO ARE EDUCATING...
One day in 1859, in the wild woods of Wisconsin, a young woman called Adele Brise was walking along a path in the forest when suddenly there was an apparition of an extraordinarily beautiful lady. An...
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THE WEAKNESS OF OUR FLESH SUPPLY
Come, O Creator Spirit blest, And in our souls take up Thy rest; Come with Thy grace and heavenly aid,To fill the hearts which Thou has made.Great Paraclete, to Thee we cry, O highest Gift of God most...
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THE EXTRAORDINARY REASON OUR LADY APPEARED IN FATIMA FOR THE FIRST TIME ON...
T'was a morning like any other in late spring for three little shepherds, Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco, natives of a tiny hamlet some distance from Lisbon. When the sun came up, they led their flock of...
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COME INTO EVERY AREA OF MY LIFE AND INTO EACH OF MY ACTIONS
Most Holy Ghost, receive the consecration that I make of my entire being. From this moment on, come into every area of my life and into each of my actions. Thou art my Light, my Guide, my Strength,...
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OF YOUR GREAT CHARITY, PLEASE REMEMBER A DYING MAN IN YOUR PRAYERS
This elderly gent is, in the grand scheme of things, very near death. He is a man of many years who is dying by inches in slow and painful fashion.A priest friend of mine will offer a Traditional...
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I DESIRE NEVER TO GRIEVE THEE BY UNFAITHFULNESS TO GRACE
An Act of Oblation to the Holy SpiritOn my knees before the great cloud of heavenly witnesses, I offer myself body and soul to Thee, eternal Spirit of God. I adore the brightness of Thy purity, the...
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NOTES ON HOW TO SAY MORE ROSARIES
Until recent years I had been in habit of offering one five-decade Rosary a day. Occasionally, when I was very concerned about someone close to me, I used offer as many as seven Rosaries on one...
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MAY MY WILL BE EVER CONFORMED TO THE DIVINE WILL
O Host Ghost, Divine Spirit of light and love, I consecrate to Thee my understanding, my heart and my will, my whole being, for time and eternity. May my understanding be always submissive to Thy...
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STRENGTHEN HER AGAINST HER ENEMIES
O HOLY SPIRIT, Creator, mercifully assist Thy Catholic Church, and by Thy Catholic Church, and by Thy heavenly power strengthen and establish her against the assaults of all her enemies. By Thy love...
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SPIRIT OF TRUTH, COME INTO OUR HEARTS
O HOLY SPIRIT, Spirit of truth, come into our hearts, shed the brightness of Thy light upon the nations, that they may please Thee in unity of faith.This succinctly potent prayer is offered for the...
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MAY I ASK YOU TO JOIN US IN OFFERING THIS NOVENA TO THE HOLY GHOST IN THESE...
Dear Friends and Readers, Please find below a most excellent novena prayer to the Holy Ghost which a coterie of us are offering in the days leading up to the vigil of Pentecost. We start on Friday, May...
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GRANT ME THE SPIRIT OF WISDOM
A PRAYER FOR THE SEVEN GIFTS OF THE HOLY GHOSTO LORD JESUS CHRIST, Who before ascending into Heaven didst promise to send the Holy Ghost to finish Thy work in the souls of Thine Apostles and Disciples,...
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MAY THE HOLY SPIRIT PENETRATE US WITH HIS HEAVENLY DEW
A MOST HAPPY FEAST OF PENTECOST to you, please join me in offering:The Litany of the Holy GhostLord, have mercy on us.Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.Father all powerful,Have mercy on...
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IF YOU HONOR THE SACRED HEART, OUR LORD WILL SHED ABUNDANT BLESSINGS ON ALL...
Welcome to June, the month dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus! You may wish to read or brush up on the 12 promises given souls who devote themselves to the Sacred Heart.Magnificent Promises Our...
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THE ELDERLY GENT HAS GONE TO GOD
Dear Readers, Thank you with all my heart for your kind prayers for "the elderly gent" as he came to be known by my friends in London, or "Senior" as he was known among American allies. He was on his...
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