Dear Saint Monica, you were once the mournful mother of a prodigal son. Your faithfulness to prayer brought you and your son so close to God that you are now with him in eternity. By your intercession and God’s grace, your son St. Augustine became a great and venerable Saint of the Church. Please take […]
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Litany of the Good Shepherd
God, the Father of the Lamb, have mercy on us. God the Son, sacrificial Lamb, have mercy on us. God the Holy Spirit, Life of the Lamb, have mercy on us. O good Jesus, Shepherd of the just, hear us. Vigilant Finder of lost sheep, guide us. Fervent Hope of the fallen lamb, guide us. […]
Novena in Honor of St. Cloud
DOWNLOADABLE PDF Nihil Obstat Rev. Roger Vossberg • Imprimatur Most Rev. Jerome Hanus, O.S.B. © 1989 Diocese of Saint Cloud Scripture selections are taken from the New American Bible, Copyright 1970, by the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C. Used with permission. Reprinted 2009 Introduction Pope Leo XIII named Saint Cloud the patron saint of […]
St. Joseph’s Blessing
May the poverty of my sweet and suffering little Child be your riches. His sighs and His tears the consolation of your days. The love of His adorable Heart your earthly treasure, your all. And the clear vision of His adorable and glorified humanity be your eternal joy and recompense. Amen
Prayer to St. Joseph for a Happy Death
Oh, Saint Joseph, foster-father of Jesus, most pure spouse of the Virgin Mary, pray for us daily to the same Jesus, the Son of God, that we, being defended by the power of His grace and striving faithfully in life, may be crowned by Him at the hour of death. Amen. Blessed St. Joseph, I […]
Prayer for St. Joseph’s Protection
Oh St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God, I place in you all my interests and desires. Oh St. Joseph, do assist me by your powerful intercession and obtain for me from your divine son all spiritual blessings through Jesus Christ, our Lord; so that having […]
Prayer to St. Joseph after the Rosary
To you, O blessed Joseph, do we come in our tribulation, and having implored the help of your most holy Spouse, we confidently invoke your patronage also. Through that charity which bound you to the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God and through the paternal love with which you embraced the Child Jesus, we humbly beg […]
Prayer to Our Lady of the Angels
August Queen of Heaven, Sovereign of the Angels, you who from the beginning have received from God the power and the mission to crush the head of Satan, we humbly beseech you to send your holy legions, so that under your command and through your power, they may pursue the demons and fight them everywhere, […]
Prayer to St. Francis de Sales
O Blessed Francis, who in your life did excel in all virtues, especially in your love of God and of your neighbor, I earnestly ask you to take me under your immediate protection, to obtain from God my perfect conversion, and that of all sinners. Teach me, O Father, to fix my eyes on heaven, […]
Prayer to St. Alexius
Oh, glorious and Blessed Saint Alexius! Faithful, pious and good servant that you are, enjoying the glory of God, obtain me the favor to separate me from all evil. Blessed Saint Alexius, you have the power to drive away all the evil that surrounds the servants of the Lord, attain for me that my enemies […]
