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ST GERMANUS (WHOSE FEAST WE CELEBRATE ON OCTOBER 30) WAS VISITED BY A HOLY...
A little over 500 years after the Resurrection of Christ, there was an extreme crisis of leadership in His Church. Half a millennium in, the Catholics of Italy were in conflict as to who really was...
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I AM A DESPICABLE SINNER...
...and still I ask Our Lord's grace for the challenges that face me. Holy Traditional Latin Mass will be offered for me on October 30th. Of your charity for me, please offer your prayers in union with...
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ST TERESA OF AVILA SAW THAT PURGATORY IS IN THE BOSOM OF THE EARTH
Spain, 1500s. St Teresa of Avila was filled with maternal love for the souls of the living and the dead. But she was especially concerned when she heard of the death of a priest who had been very...
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MAY I BE ALL ON FIRE
Prayer to Saint Teresa of Avila by Saint Alphonsus de LiguoriO Saint Teresa, seraphic Virgin, beloved spouse of thy crucified Lord, thou who on earth didst burn with a love so intense toward thy God...
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WHEN RETURNING TO LIFE WAS TO RISK HELL
It stands to reason that if a man is raised from the dead, there needs to be some key witnesses to attest to his resurrection. In the following case, the witnesses to a man being raised from the dead...
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ST STANISLAUS FELL BENEATH THE SWORDS OF HIS PERSECUTORS
O God, for whose honor the Bishop Saint Stanislaus fell beneath the swords of his persecutors, grant we pray, that we may persevere strong in faith even until death. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your...
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THAT I MAY DETEST MY MALICE
O omnipotent Father, God of truth, God of love, permit me to enter into the cell of self-knowledge. I admit that of myself I am nothing, but that all being and goodness in me comes solely from You....
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ST CATHERINE PREVENTED A JEALOUS NARCISSIST FROM GOING TO HELL
The best Saints inflame in other women (and men) the worst jealousy. This was especially true of Catherine of Siena and her contemporary, Palmarina, who nursed a toxic resentment of Catherine....
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A PRAYER BEFORE FASTING
Grant to your servants who humbly pray to Thee, O Lord, that while abstaining from food for our bodies, we may likewise abstain from sin in our souls.This is a Collect from an Ember Wednesday Mass....
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A FAST FREED A SOUL FROM FLAMES
In recent years I have kept a tradition whereby every November my blogposts are devoted to the welfare of the souls in Purgatory. More than anything, I've emphasized prayer for the suffering souls. But...
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WHEN NAKED AND LIKE A COMMON CRIMINAL
The 15 Prayers of Saint Bridget of SwedenFirst PrayerOur Father - Hail MaryO Jesus Christ! Eternal Sweetness to those who love Thee, joy surpassing all joy and all desire, Salvation and Hope of all...
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A PRINCESS IN PURGATORY
St Catherine of Sweden had accompanied her mother, St Bridget of Sweden on a pilgrimage to Rome. T'was the 1300s and such a trip to the eternal city was especially arduous. But even though they were...
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TO SPEND AND CONSUME THEMSELVES FOR SOULS
Prayer to St Junipero Serra for vocationsO God, Who will not the death of a sinner but rather that he be converted and live, grant we beseech you, through the intercession of the Blessed Mary ever...
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A HARD PURGATORY FOR TRYING TO SEDUCE A NUN
In Italy of the 1600s, there was a Jesuit priest, Father Niccolo Zucchi who had awesome achievements to his name. This was the time of the Scientific Revolution and Father Zucchi was a polymath who...
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INVINCIBLE ATHLETE OF CHASTITY
Litany To Saint PhilomenaThis beautiful litany was composed by the Cure of Ars, St John Vianney. Lord have mercy on us, Lord have mercy on us.Christ have mercy on us, Christ graciously hear usLord have...
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THE CURE OF ARS AND PADRE PIO LOVED ST PHILOMENA, WHO PIO HAILED AS THE...
I have a thorny question for The Curé of Ars, St Jean Marie Vianney, perhaps the most remarkable parish priest to have ever lived. I’d love to ask him if he had any regrets about how he tried to...
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THE POPE IN PURGATORY UNTIL THE END OF TIME
It beggars belief to think that someone could be in Purgatory for all time. I was astounded when I learned that when one of the three shepherds at Fatima asked Our Lady as to the eternal fate of a...
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THE SOUL WHO CAME AS A ROVING LIGHT IN ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND
Once upon a time in England (oh, I remember it well) one of the worst things a Catholic could be called was "Jesuitical" by anti-Catholic others. It was not a term of endearment and never a...
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Litany to the 40 Martyrs of England and WalesLord have mercy on us, Christ have mercy on us. Lord have mercy on us. Christ hear us. Christ graciously hear us. God the Father, Have mercy on us.God the...
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"JUST WHEN ALL SEEMS LOST THAT WILL BE THE BEGINNING OF THE COMPLETE...
My friend and mentor, Frank Rega sent word to me of a fantastic documentary on Our Lady of Good Success who appeared to Mother Mariana in the 15th and 16th centuries in Quito, Ecuador and entrusted...
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