General Intention: Access to Water. That all peoples may have access to water and other resources needed for daily life. Missionary Intention: Health Workers. That the Lord may sustain the efforts of health workers assisting the sick and elderly in the world’s poorest regions. O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer You [...]
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The Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions for February, 2012
February 1, 2012Double duty on this month’s memory verse
January 3, 2012January’s memory prayer for grades 4-6 is a family vocations prayer from Archbishop Harry Flynn. As you may have noticed, it’s a little longer than the average memory verse so you’ll want to start learning it right away, but even beyond that, I’d like to suggest a little different strategy for this month. Almost all [...]
The Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions for January, 2012
January 2, 2012General Intention: Victims of Natural Disasters. That the victims of natural disasters may receive the spiritual and material comfort they need to rebuild their lives. Missionary Intention: Dedication to Peace. That the dedication of Christians to peace may bear witness to the name of Christ before all men and women of good will. O Jesus, [...]
The last shall be first (Spiritual Works of Mercy edition)
November 10, 2011This week we’re learning about the Spiritual Works of Mercy, but as long as it’s November (the month where we particularly pray for those who have died), let’s skip the first six and go to the last half of number seven. PRAY FOR THE DEAD It’s important to remember a few basics about praying for [...]
More on the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist
October 27, 2011(Additional information for older saints and their parents.) When you truly come to believe that you’ve just received God Himself in Holy Communion, you see how important it is to prepare yourself before receiving Communion and to spend time in reverent prayer after receiving. The Mass is Jesus’ sacrifice to God the Father and you [...]
Spiritual Communion
October 18, 2011As you know, one of the Precepts of the Church is that Catholics must go to Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation, and receive Communion at least once a year during the Easter Season. However, there are legitimate reasons for missing Mass on Sundays or weekdays. Despite your best efforts, illness, weather, or [...]
A Litany of Catechist Saints
September 16, 2011We used this litany as the closing prayer to our Catechist Training last night and liked it so much I thought it would be of interest to a wider audience. As catechists (and DRE’s and teaching parents), we need all the help available! How wonderful it is that we can ask this “cloud of witnesses” [...]
Lenten Prayer
March 10, 2011Praying the Stations of the Cross is an excellent way to think about the last day of Jesus’ life as you move through events from His trial with Pontius Pilate to his burial in a tomb. At each of the 14 stations there’s typically someone leading the prayer and a time for the rest of [...]
The Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions for December, 2010
December 1, 2010General Intention: for the experience of personal suffering as a help to others who suffer That our personal experience of suffering may be an occasion for better understanding the situation of unease and pain which is the lot of many people who are alone, sick, or aged, and stir us all to give them generous [...]
The Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions for November, 2010
November 1, 2010General Intention: for drug addicts and victims of every form of dependence That victims of drugs or of other dependence may, thanks to the support of the Christian community, find in the power of our Saving God strength for a radical life-change. Missionary Intention: for the continent-wide mission in Latin America That the Churches of [...]
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