Prayers

Novena to Saint Joseph: Fourth Day

Wedded to the loveliest of brides, entering marriage with strong ideals and a trust in God’s provident care, Joseph had a right to expect the love and security that come with consecrated marriage. While marriage for him was the beginning of a high honour, it was also the beginning of a new pain. While it…

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Novena to Saint Joseph: Third Day

Tradition has it that Joseph had taken the vow of virginity, thus renouncing the right to marriage. At any rate he lived a life of purity. He was stainless among men and pure in the sight of God. But God in His providence had greater designs for Joseph than mere abstinence. He chose Joseph, the…

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Novena to Saint Joseph: Second Day

There is always a cause for the choices God makes. Out of the long procession of men through history, God selected Joseph to be the husband of Mary and the protector of the Saviour. Joseph’s youth was one of stainless virtue. His young manhood was marked by deep religious faith and a burning desire to…

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Novena to Saint Joseph: First Day

The man nearest to Christ Jesus was His foster father, Joseph the carpenter. John the Baptist saw Christ briefly near the Jordan and knew that his work as Precursor was over. The Apostles lived and worked with Christ during the brief days of His public life. But Joseph presided over the events of Christ’s Infancy,…

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The Feast of the Epiphany–A House Blessing

(Many local parishes will provide the faithful with blessed chalk and incense. If your parish does not offer this, approach your priest and ask him to bless a piece of chalk for this traditional house blessing and devotion.) The family gathers around the crib with lighted candles and recites the following prayers.   All: A…

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Family Devotions for the Feast of the Holy Family

Almighty and Eternal God, your fatherly tenderness never ceases to provide for our needs. We ask you to bestow on this our family the riches of your blessing. With the gift of your grace sanctify our family so that, faithful to your commandments, we will care for each other, give example to the world by…

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Immaculate Conception Novena: Ninth Day

In the Year of Our Lord 1846 the bishops of the United States dedicated our land to Mary of the Immaculate Conception.In a brave and splendid gesture they presented to the Queen of Heaven the new republic with its high hopes and uncertainties, with its enormous possibilities for good or evil, with the record of…

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Immaculate Conception Novena: Eighth Day

Life is not easy for a man who aspires to strong virtue.Temptations are much too fascinating.In youth passion plays like a livid flame.In success false loves throw themselves before him.In failure he is prompted to seek forgetfulness in sin.And always, creature of body and of soul that he is, he knows the war in his…

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Immaculate Conception Novena: Seventh Day

…flows the future of the race. Rightly then do those who love Mary know her importance to the women of our world. In those dark days before Mary, women had…

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Immaculate Conception Novena: Sixth Day

“Like Mother, like child,” runs the ancient saw.He who accepts the Savior as His Lord and God cannot doubt the perfect sinlessness that was Christ’s. It is blasphemy to imagine for a second that Christ could have been in the power of Satan, that His soul lacked the fullness of divine life, that He was…

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