Daily Prayers – Page 4

Devotion to The Holy Face of Jesus

October 3, 2013

Devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus became popular in the 19th century after Sister Marie of St. Peter (French Carmelite Nun) had several visions of Jesus and Mary in which she was urged to spread this devotion, in reparation for the many insults Jesus suffered in his passion. This resulted in the Golden Arrow […]

Prayer of St. John Marie Vianney

September 28, 2013

St. John Marie Vianney (The Cure of Ars) is the Patron of Priests. His feast is celebrated on August 4th. Here is a prayer by St. John Vianney expressing true love for God. I love You, O my God, and my only desire is to love you until the last breath of my life. I […]

Prayer of Saint Francis de Sales

September 27, 2013

Saint Francis de Sales lived from 1567 to 1622. He became the Bishop of Geneva and was a reputed preacher. He is well known for his writings of spiritual direction. He is the patron saint of writers, journalists and catholic press. Here is a beautiful prayer from his book “Treatise on the Love of God”. Lord, […]

A Morning Offering by St. Therese of Lisieux

September 25, 2013

O My God! I offer Thee all my actions of this day for the intentions and for the glory of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I desire to sanctify every beat of my heart, my every thought, my simplest works, my thought, my simplest works, by uniting them to Its infinite merits; and I wish […]

Prayer for the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit

September 18, 2013

Here is a traditional prayer to our Lord Jesus Christ for the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. O Lord Jesus Christ, Who before ascending into Heaven didst promise to send the Holy Spirit to finish Thy work in the souls of Thine Apostles and disciples, deign to grant the same Holy Spirit to me, […]

The Chaplet (Little Rosary) of the Seven Sorrows of Mary

September 14, 2013

Devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows (Mater Dolorosa) is an ancient tradition of the Church. Our Blessed Mother suffered intensely during the passion and death of her Son on the Cross. Seven of her sorrows have been chosen for special veneration. The seven sorrows of Mary are the seven swords which pierced her maternal Heart. […]