O Holy Apostle, you are the Rock upon which Almighty God has built His Church. Obtain for me I pray you: lively faith, firm hope, and burning love, complete detachment from myself, contempt of the world, patience in adversity, humility in prosperity, recollection in prayer, purity of heart, a right intention in all my works, […]
Author Archives: Cathy Behrens
Prayer to St. Paul the Apostle
O Glorious Saint Paul, after persecuting the Church you became by God’s grace its most zealous Apostle. To carry the knowledge of Jesus, our Divine Savior, to the uttermost parts of the earth, you joyfully endured prison, scourging, stoning, and shipwreck, as well as all manner of persecutions culminating in the shedding of the last […]
Prayer to St. Donatus
Martyr from Italy in the year 304 AD. He died under Diocletian in Venice, Italy and his feast day is February 17. St. Donatus is the patron against lightning strikes. His name in German is Donner, which means “thunder.” Donatus was a second century martyr of the church. He served as a soldier in a […]
Regina Caeli
This is one of four Marian antiphons, with following versicles and prayers, traditionally said or sung after night prayer, immediately before going to sleep. It is said throughout Eastertide. (That is, from Easter Day through Pentecost, the seventh Sunday after Easter. The Regina Caeli is also said in place of the Angelus during Eastertide. Queen […]
Prayer for Our Families
Gracious God, we pray for our entire families and for all who have influenced our lives, for the happiness of good memories and for the healing of sad ones, for the forgiveness of those who have wronged us, and for peace of heart with those to whom we did not or could not say, “I’m […]
Act of Contrition
O My God, I am heartily sorry for having offended You, and I detest all my sins because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell, but most of all because they offend You my God Who are all good and deserving of my love. I firmly resolve with the help of […]
Chaplet of Divine Mercy (simple)
Sign of the Cross In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Our Father Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us […]
Hour of Mercy Prayer
You expired, O Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls and an ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty Yourself out upon us. O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a […]
Consecration to the Sacred Heart
by Blessed Mary of the Divine Heart My most loving Jesus, I consecrate myself today anew and without reserve to Your divine Heart. I consecrate to You my body with all its senses, my soul with all its faculties: my whole being. I consecrate to You all my thoughts, words and actions; all my sufferings […]
Lenten Chaplet
Lent is a call to follow Jesus. He was driven by the Holy Spirit into the desert to pray, fast, and prepare to give his life for the ransom of many. He calls each one of us to also pray, fast, and give alms for those in need. This liturgical season is the time of […]
