Catholic prayers
This blog post is part of a series reflecting on our spiritual pilgrimage in life. You can find the original post here: Spiritual Pilgrimage: Journeying Towards Selfless Love In our spiritual pilgrimage towards holiness, prayer emerges as a sacred practice, essential for establishing communion with God and nurturing spiritual growth.
Catholic prayers
As we walk in our spiritual journey, one of the most difficult things is to not try to control every single aspect of our lives. We need to surrender to God, surrender to his will, and align our will to God’s will. Fully trusting Jesus helps immensely. LITANY OF
Catholic prayers
The Daily Examen is a technique of prayerful reflection on all the things that happened during each day so that we can discover how God was present in our life. St. Ignatius emphasized the importance of finding God in all things and he popularized this prayer technique when he published
Catholic prayers
Prayer of Entrustment to Divine Mercy O Lord, our God. We place our trust in you, because you are mercy itself. We repent of our sins and turn to you for mercy. We trust you to provide for our every need, according to your will. Help us to forgive others
Catholic devotion
Ever since I was a child, I have seen many paintings depicting Jesus’ sacred heart and many times they were accompanied by a painting showing Mary’s immaculate heart. There was even a school near where I lived named “Sacred Heart” and many churches. I always found the paintings beautiful,
Catholic prayers
Yesterday I had the blessing of attending the burial mass for a fellow Bible study participant; she died at the age of 93. We had class together just a few months ago. She was always full of pep, full of life, and full of opinions :) I loved that at her
Catholic prayers
My adorable Jesus, May our feet journey together. May our hands gather in unity. May our hearts beat in unison. May our souls be in harmony. May our thoughts be as one. May our ears listen to the silence together. May our glances profoundly penetrate each other. May our lips
Catholic prayers
Peace is not the product of terror or fear. Peace is not the silence of cemeteries. Peace is not the silent result of violent repression. Peace is the generous, tranquil contribution of all the good of all. Peace is dynamism. Peace is generosity. It is right and it is duty.
Catholic saints
Do what you can and then pray that God will give you the power to do what you cannot. St. Augustine
Catholic prayers
“May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given
Catholic devotion
I always use Holy Water as I enter church as a way to purify myself from “the world” and mentally enter a sacred space. We also always keep a bottle of Holy Water at home for certain occasions such as blessing a new car or blessing our grandson before he
Catholic devotion
During the persecution led by the Roman Emperor Decius in 250 A.D. against Christianity, the monks in Egypt popularized a hymn to the Virgin Mary begging for her protection. Originally in Greek, the hymn has come down to us in the West under its Latin title “Sub Tuum Presidium”