Prayer
Deepening the faith of young people
Study this Catechism! That is my heartfelt desire. Study this Catechism with passion and perseverance. Study it in the quiet of your room; read it with a friend; form study groups and networks; share with each other on the Internet... You need to be more deeply rooted...
Getting to know God
“The Catechism of the Catholic Church sums up the beliefs of the Catholic faithful, initiated by Pope John Paul XXIII in 1985 and first published in 1992. It is the result of very extensive collaboration; it was prepared in a spirit of complete openness and fervent...
The Rosary
The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary. Saint Francis de Sales Never will anyone who says his Rosary every day be led astray. This is a statement that I would gladly sign with my blood. Saint Louis de Montfort The Rosary is the most beautiful and the...
Prayer as communication
The Spirit, by which we gain access to through the sacraments, helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes with sighs too deep for words. The Holy Spirit is the master of prayer. (Rm 8:26) As with any...
Subtracting and breathing
Prayer is about finding what God is drawing you towards and digging deeper with it. It’s more about subtraction than addition. We must remind ourselves that if prayer was easy, everyone would be doing it, and God is well aware of our honesty and patience in attempting...
The Trinity as a starting point for prayer
A useful starting point in prayer is to think about the Trinity of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. St. Patrick used this image as a tool to bring people closer to God in the fourth century, and its value remains to this day. Is there something in Father, Son or...
Praying with Scripture on a Daily Basis
Reading has made many saints. St. Josemaría Escrivá In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Jn 1:1 Here you can view all the books of the Bible, with linked annotations and commentary for helpful explanations.
Stations of the Cross
Stations of the CrossThe Christian loves to follow the Way of the Cross in the Saviour’s footsteps. God is always with those who suffer. It is good to meditate on each station, re-living the moment along his journey and to see how Jesus may be speaking to you.Prayer...
The Suscipe, by St. Ignatius of Loyola
Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my entire will, All I have and call my own. You have given all to me. To you, Lord, I return it. Everything is yours; do with it what you will. Give me only your love and your grace, that is...
To give and not to count the cost, by St. Ignatius of Loyola
Teach us, good Lord, to serve you as you deserve, to give and not to count the cost, to fight and not to heed the wounds, to toil and not to seek for rest, to labour and not to ask for any reward, save that of knowing that we do your will. Amen.
The Universal Prayer (Attributed to Pope Clement XI)
I believe, O Lord, but may I believe more firmly; I hope, but may I hope more securely; I love, but may I love more ardently; I sorrow, but may I sorrow more deeply. I adore you as my first beginning; I long for you as my last end; I praise you as my constant...
St. Patrick
Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of every...
St. Mother Teresa’s Prayer
People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends, and some genuine enemies. Succeed...
St. Francis of Assisi
Lord, make me an channel of your peace Where there is hatred, let me sow love Where there is injury, pardon Where there is doubt, faith Where there is despair, hope Where there is darkness, light And where there is sadness, joy O Master, grant that I may Not so much...
Blessing for healthcare workers
A blessing of healing hands for all our healthcare workers: Yours are the hands full of experience and skill. Yours are the hands reaching out with compassion. Taking time to show care, swiftly taking action. Yours are the hands gently touching your patients, You...
Christ has no body now on earth but yours (St. Teresa of Avila)
Christ has no body now on earth but yours. No hands, no feet on earth but yours. Yours are the eyes through which he looks compassion on this world. Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good. Yours are the hands through which he blesses all the world. Yours...
What life is (His Holiness Benedict XVI)
It is really so: the purpose of our lives is to reveal God to men. And only where God is seen does life truly begin. Only when we meet the living God in Christ do we know what life is. We are not some casual and meaningless product of evolution. Each of us is the...