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, 2012The 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 school of the Gospel
December 19, 2010The home of Nazareth is the school where we begin to understand the life of Jesus – the school of the Gospel. First, then, a lesson of silence. May esteem for silence, that admirable and indispensable condition of mind, revive in us. . . A lesson on family life. May Nazareth teach us what family [...]
You’ve got mail!
December 14, 2010This week as you’re preparing to learn more about becoming a holy family, consider taking a little time to read Pope John Paul II’s Letter to Families. Written in 1994, proclaimed the Year of the Family, this letter is full of encouragement and guidance for parents. As papal documents go, this one is a pretty [...]
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 [...]
Reverent actions as prayer
October 18, 2010The Christian begins his day, his prayers, and his activities with the Sign of the Cross: “in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.” The baptized person dedicates the day to the glory of God and calls on the Savior’s grace which lets him act in the [...]
The Holy Father’s Intentions for October, 2010
October 1, 2010General Intention: for Catholic universities That Catholic Universities may more and more be places where, in the light of the Gospel, it is possible to experience the harmonious unity existing between faith and reason. Missionary Intention: for World Mission Day That the World Mission Day may afford an occasion for understanding that the task of [...]
Primary and Principal Educators
September 19, 2010“Since parents have given children their life, they are bound by the most serious obligation to educate their offspring and therefore must be recognized as the primary and principal educators.” -Gravissimum Educationis (Declaration on Christian Education), 3
Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions for September, 2010
September 1, 2010General Intention: The Word of God as a sign of social development That in less developed parts of the world the proclamation of the Word of God may renew people’s hearts, encouraging them to work actively toward authentic social progress. Missionary Intention: for the end of war That by opening our hearts to love we [...]
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