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Unfailing Prayer to St. Anthony

August 16, 2011

Saint Anthony of Padua was born on August 15th. I have a special devotion to St. Anthony, the miracle worker. Here is a powerful prayer to St. Anthony. You can recite this prayer as a Novena for 9 days for any special intention. I love this miraculous prayer so much. O Holy St. Anthony, gentlest […]

Prayer to St. Lawrence

August 10, 2011

St. Lawrence of Rome was one of the seven deacons of ancient Rome, serving under Pope Sixtus II. He was born in 225 AD and was martyred in 258 AD during the persecution of Emperor Valerian. According to tradition, St. Lawrence was roasted on a gridiron with coals beneath it. After the martyr had suffered […]

Prayer to Our Lady of La Leche for Motherhood

August 6, 2011

La Leche is the Spanish for “the milk”. Our Lady of La Leche is the first shrine dedicated to Our Blessed Mother in the United States. The history of the devotion to the Mother of Jesus as Our Lady of La Leche may have roots in the 4th Century Milk Grotto at Bethlehem. Its centerpiece […]

What is Natural Family Planning?

July 27, 2011

Natural Family Planning (NFP) represents a holistic approach to family planning. NFP is a scientifically proven & natural way to achieve or avoid pregnancy based on the awareness of a woman’s menstrual cycle & fertility. It is not synonymous to the old “Rhythm Method”. It is the only acceptable means of family planning for Catholics. […]

Natural Family Planning Awareness Week

July 25, 2011

Today, July 25th is the 43rd anniversary of the Papal Encyclical Humanae Vitae issued by Pope Paul VI. ‘Humanae Vitae‘ is the Latin for ‘Human Life‘. This encyclical reaffirms the Catholic Church’s 2000 year old teaching on marriage, love & parenthood. It is a continuity of the Church’s doctrine and tradition. I encourage all of […]

Litany of Reparation

July 14, 2011

Here is a Litany of Reparation for all our irreverence, blasphemies, sins & sacrileges which have continuously profaned the Most Holy Sacrament.We commit the gravest of all sins when we receive the Eucharist in a state of Mortal Sin. It leads to the death of our souls. Let us beg Jesus to forgive us for […]