Direction of the Intention before Holy Communion
I intend to assist at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, and to receive the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to the rite of the holy Roman…
PRAYER AFTER HOLY MASS AND COMMUNION
(PRAYER BEFORE A CRUCIFIX) Look down upon me good and gentle Jesus, while before your face I humbly kneel and with burning soul pray and beseech you to fix deep…
St. Gertrude and the Holy Souls
Saint Gertrude had a deep empathy for the Church suffering, the Holy Souls in Purgatory. At every Holy Communion she beseeched Jesus for His mercy to be bestowed on them.…
Spiritual Communion Prayer
My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul.
Prayer to the Guardian Angel when one cannot physically be present at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass because of illness
Go, my Angel Guardian dear, To church for me, The Mass to hear. Go kneel devoutly at my place, And treasure for me every grace. At the Offertory time, Please…
Prayer to St. Raphael for Purity
St. Raphael, Patron Angel of Youth, I beg you to plead with God for me, that I may always keep my life pure and holy. As thou didst guard the…
Why do Catholics confess their sins to a priest, and not directly to Jesus? Why is it so important to go to Confession?
Catholics do confess their sins to God. We do it directly as well as through His ministers because that is what God requires, as clearly taught in Scripture.
LITANY OF THE CHILDHOOD OF JESUS
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ hear us Christ, graciously hear us.
THE SNAKE AND THE ROSARY (A Dream of Saint John Bosco Told To His Boys)
I want to tell you a dream I had some nights ago, most probably on the eve of the Assumption. I dreamed that I was at my brother’s home at…
PRAYER TO ST. RAPHAEL FOR A CURE
O good St. Raphael, I invoke thee as the patron of those who are afflicted with bodily illness or ailment. Thou didst prepare the remedy which cured the blindness of…