Category Archives: prayer

Perfect Intellect and the Blessed Virgin Mary

Our family prayed the Rosary last night, and while meditating on the Sorrowful Mysteries, I tried to ask God to help me develop certain qualities – ones that would help me be a better imitator of our Lord and His … Continue reading

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Anniversaries and Times and Seasons and Prayers

This Saturday is our anniversary: 17 years! My sweet husband likes to add, “16 of them happy,” with a wink, making a reference to my two agonizing pregnancies. It’s hard to believe we’ve really been married for 17 years now. … Continue reading

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Gave Me the Shivers

Do you pray for priests? Especially the ones who seem to struggle with their vows or the Church? You should. [image source]

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Saint Patrick’s Breastplate

New Advent has a lot of information on Saint Patrick, as well as this prayer.  I love the entire thing.  What a beautiful way to pray! I bind to myself todayThe strong virtue of the Invocation of the Trinity:I believe the Trinity in the UnityThe Creator of … Continue reading

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Misc.

~Class is nearly over, homework had lightened up, and now I need to do roleplaying calls with class members for two hours each day so I can get familiar enough with the system that I don’t freak out and mess … Continue reading

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A Prayer for Priests

O Jesus,I pray for Your faithful and fervent priests; for Your unfaithful and tepid priests; for Your priests labouring at homeor abroad in distant mission fields; for Your tempted priests; for Your lonely and desolate priest; for Your young priests; … Continue reading

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A Prayer for My Friend and Her Family

A mutual friend passed this on and suggested that our co-op pray it on behalf of the family for whom I’ve been requesting prayers. Please pray it with me now. PRAYER TO DEFEAT THE WORK OF SATAN O Divine Eternal … Continue reading

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Forty Hours Devotion

Tonight, beginning immediately after the vigil Mass for the Immaculate Conception, our parish will have forty hours of Adoration, with intentions for the Pro Life movement. It’s an annual event at our parish, and our whole family is participating this … Continue reading

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Christ is Present in the Storm

I wrote last week that I’d been feeling overwhelmed. I just know a lot of people who are going through very difficult times, and it weighs heavily on my mind, especially when I know I can’t do much but pray … Continue reading

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Kaddish, Pagans, Catholics, and Cavemen

I logged on yesterday – very briefly, because we were doing some necessary work – to see if my uncle had sent an update out on my aunt. (He did, and I’ll post it later today.) Imagine my surprise to … Continue reading

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