Prayer to Saint Rita (Patroness of Impossible Cases) O glorious St. Rita, your pleadings before the divine crucifix have been known to grant favors that many would call the impossible. Lovely St. Rita, so humble, so pure, so devoted in your love for thy crucified Jesus, speak on my behalf for my petition which seems so impossible from […]

Enrich your Lent with these lesser known devotions in memory of Christ’s Passion. Lent is a special time in the Church’s calendar when a particular focus is placed on Christ’s Passion and death. It allows us the opportunity to meditate on Jesus’ suffering, while recognizing our sinful role in his crucifixion. As the Catechism of the Catholic Church

God, heavenly Father, look upon me and hear my prayer during this holy Season of Lent. By the good works You inspire, help me to discipline my body and to be renewed in spirit. Without You I can do nothing. By Your Spirit help me to know what is right and to be eager in doing Your will. Teach me to

O most holy apostle, Saint Jude, faithful servant and friend of Jesus, the Church honors and invokes thee  universally, as the patron of hopeless cases, and of things almost despaired of. Pray for me, who am so miserable. Make use, I implore thee, of that particular privilege accorded to thee, to bring visible and speedy help where help was

This prayer reminds us of the great spiritual battle that occurs in our own Lenten desert. The holy season of Lent is chiefly inspired by the decision of Jesus to prepare for his public ministry by first going into the desert for 40 days. While there, he engaged in a great spiritual battle with the

You probably have a rosary lying around your house somewhere. Maybe you received it as a Confirmation gift or picked one up when the sweet old lady was passing them out at church, but you don’t really know what to do with it. If you remember praying the rosary as a kid as something that

LORD Jesus Christ, how great a miracle it is that you took flesh and became man. How great a miracle it is that in You we see the image of the Father for you said that to have seen You is to have seen the Father. Loving Jesus, in my unworthiness, I ask You for

Glory to God in the highest! My precious Lord, Jesus, I adore You with profound love and rejoice in the celebration of Your birth. Your love for us is unfathomable, it is glorious transforming, awe-inspiring, and deeply personal. You chose to come and dwell among us, being born into poverty, rejection and humility. Yet Your

Dear God, I thank You for protecting me through the night. I praise You and give You thanks for all the blessings You have bestowed on me; Lord, I give to You all my Words, thoughts, and actions and consecrate them to You. Lord, may the words of my mouth and the meditation of my

This powerful prayer was recited every day by Padre Pio for all those who asked for his prayers. It brought about thousands of miracles and it was Padre Pio’s favorite prayer. Efficacious Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus by St. Margaret Mary Alacoque I. O my Jesus, you have said: “Truly I say to