Saint Joseph, born in 1603 at Cupertino, Italy, was a Conventual Franciscan friar and a mystic. He was said to be an unclever child, often absent-minded and aimlessly wandering about. It was probably because of the lack of care from his mother who did not like him much. He also …
We encourage everyone to post your Daily Prayer Petitions in the Comments section below. Together we pray as one Catholic Family for our intentions and the intentions of the Pope. Let us also pray for the suffering souls in Purgatory. Christ the Lord is our head; we are his members. …
First Reading – Amos 8:4-7 Hear this, you who trample upon the needy and destroy the poor of the land! “When will the new moon be over,” you ask, “that we may sell our grain, and the sabbath, that we may display the wheat? We will diminish the ephah, add …
Born in 1542 at Montepulciano, Italy, Saint Robert Bellarmine was the nephew of Pope Marcellus II. His mother, Cinzia Cervini, was a pious woman who dedicated herself in fasting, almsgiving, and mortification of the body. Having this good example, he already started composing poems and hymns in Latin and Italian …
We encourage everyone to post your Daily Prayer Petitions in the Comments section below. Together we pray as one Catholic Family for our intentions and the intentions of the Pope. Let us also pray for the suffering souls in Purgatory. We give glory to the one God — Father, Son …
First Reading – 1 Corinthians 15:35-37, 42-49 Brothers and sisters: Someone may say, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come back?” You fool! What you sow is not brought to life unless it dies. And what you sow is not the body that is …
I’m sharing with you the Prayer in Honor of the Nativity of Our Lady. This prayer is written by St. Anselm of Canterbury during the 12th Century. I came across this prayer a long time ago. Here it is: Vouchsafe that I may praise thee, O sacred Virgin; give me …
This day the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The earliest known document that commemorates this feast was from a sixth-century hymn written by Saint Romanus, an ecclesiastical lyricist in the Eastern Church. The Protoevangelium of James, an apocryphal writing from the second …
We encourage everyone to post your Daily Prayer Petitions in the Comments section below. Together we pray as one Catholic Family for our intentions and the intentions of the Pope. Let us also pray for the suffering souls in Purgatory. Let us praise God our almighty Father, who wished that …
First Reading – 1 Micah 5:1-4A The LORD says: You, Bethlehem-Ephrathah, too small to be among the clans of Judah, From you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel; Whose origin is from of old, from ancient times. (Therefore the Lord will give them …
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