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Night Prayers

September 24, 2013

The official night time prayer of the Church is the Compline which is recited after sunset and before bed. Here is an alternative form of prayer which can be recited before retiring for the night. It is an excellent opportunity for an examination of conscience and to thank God for the blessings we have received […]

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, […]

Prayer to St. Bernadette

August 31, 2013

St. Bernadette Sobirous was born in Lourdes, France in 1844. The Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette for the first time on 11th February, 1858. Our Blessed Mother appeared a total of 18 times to Bernadette. During one of the apparitions, Our Lady asked Bernadette to dig the ground and a spring was found there. […]

Prayer to Jesus Crucified

August 30, 2013

Here is a beautiful prayer to our crucified Lord Jesus Christ. He died on the cross to save us from eternal damnation. How grateful we ought to be as our Lord Jesus Christ has purchased for us eternal life by shedding his blood on the cross. So, let us work out our salvation with fear […]

Prayer for the Canonization of Blessed Francisco and Jacintha Marto

August 16, 2013

The most Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Lucia Santos, Francisco Marto and Jacinta Marto six times during her apparitions in Fatima, Portugal and urged the children to do penance for the remission of sins and for the conversion of sinners. From then on, the children had only one aspiration: to pray and suffer according to […]

A Child’s Prayer through the Intercession of St. John Bosco

August 2, 2013

Here is a beautiful prayer which can be recited by children seeking the intercession of St. John Bosco, the Patron Saint of School Children. O Almighty God, Who hast given me my father and mother and made them an image of Thine authority and love, and hast commanded me to love, honor and obey them: […]