Say once a day for nine days, especially beginning on 11 March and ending on 19 March, the Feast of St. Joseph O glorious descendant of the kings of Judah, Inheritor of the virtues of all the patriarchs. Just and happy St. Joseph, listen to my prayer. Thou art my glorious protector, and shall ever b...

O glorious Mother of God, to you we raise our hearts and hands to implore your powerful intercession in obtaining from the benign Heart of Jesus all the graces necessary for our spiritual and temporal welfare, particularly for the grace of a happy death. O Mother of our Divine Lord, as we conclude t...

O glorious Mother of God, so powerful under your special title of Our Lady of Lourdes, to you we raise our hearts and hands to implore your powerful intercession in obtaining from the gracious Heart of Jesus all the helps and graces necessary for our spiritual and temporal welfare and for the specia...

Be blessed, O most pure Virgin, for having vouchsafed to manifest yourself shining with light, sweetness and beauty, in the Grotto of Lourdes, saying to the child Saint Bernadette: "I am the Immaculate Conception!" O Mary Immaculate, inflame our hearts with one ray of the burning love of y...

This blessing of the home and inscription of the initials of the three Magi above each door can be performed either by a priest or the father of the family. The feast of manifestation, or Epiphany, is traditionally celebrated the 12th day after Christmas, January 6th.-Catholic Culture We will be hav...

(to be prayed on the 12th day of Christmas) Lord, have mercy. R. Lord, have mercy.Christ, have mercy. R. Christ, have mercy.Lord, have mercy. R. Lord, have mercy.Christ, hear us. R. Christ, graciously hear us.God the Father of Heaven, R. have mercy on us.God the Son, Redeemer of the world, R. ...

... as I sit here at 1:50 am ... the house is silent... we've brought in the New Year and I'm catching up on my reading of the Magnificat for this evening. Fr. Cameron (OP, of course) has some great meditations in this issue. But what really strikes me and mine tonight is the example of Simeon and A...

  Celebrate this feast with great recipes from Catholic Cuisine Prayer to the Holy Family O most loving Jesus, Who by Thy sublime and beautiful virtues of humility, obedience, poverty, modesty, charity, patience and gentleness, and by the example of Thy domestic life, didst bless with peace an...

Say once a day for nine days, starting on November 29 and ending on December 7 Immaculate Virgin! Mary, conceived without sin! Remember, thou wert miraculously preserved from even the shadow of sin, because thou wert destined to become not only the Mother of God, but also the mother, the refuge, and...

Say once a day for nine days, starting on November 29 and ending on December 7 Immaculate Virgin! Mary, conceived without sin! Remember, thou wert miraculously preserved from even the shadow of sin, because thou wert destined to become not only the Mother of God, but also the mother, the refuge, and...