Novena to Our Lady of Sorrows
Meditating on the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady not only honors the Blessed Virgin as the Queen of Martyrs, but helps us in our battles with afflictions of any sort. Fr. Chad Ripperger asserts that, “It is important to a…
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The Oldest Devotion
Quid ultra debui tibi facere, et non feci? What is there that I ought to do more for thee, that I have not done?Isa 5:4 We can safely say that the Holy Way (or Stations) of the Cross is the…
The First Three Demands
“In your love for God and the passion of His glory are included the first three demands of the “Our Father”: souls have their part therein.” from “The Doors of Silence” Sanctificetur Nomen Tuum – by my thoughts, words and…
April: Month of the Holy Sacrament and the Holy Spirit
O Sanctum Sacramentum, Corpus et Sanguis, Anima et Divinitas, adoramus Te. Offerimus praeclarae majestati Tuae de Tuis donis ac datisHostiam puram,Hostiam sanctam,Hostiam immaculatam,Panem sanctum vitae aeternaeet Calicem salutis perpetua. AlleluiaVeni Sancte SpiritusReple tuorum corda fideliumEt tui amorisIn eis ignem accende.…
How to ‘Take the Disciplina’
Do I have to do this in front of someone else, a spiritual director or some sort of 'accountability partner'?
January: Month of the Most Holy Name of Jesus
The month of January has traditionally been dedicated to the Most Holy Name of Jesus. We find devotion to the Holy Name to be deeply rooted in Sacred Scripture, especially in the Acts of the Apostles. It was promoted particularly…
Gaudete! Gaudete!
It’s Gaudete-Sunday, the third Sunday of Advent. Even penitential times have their joyful highlights – the birth of Our Savior is nigh! Here and also here you can read up a little bit on Gaudete-Sunday, and here on the Gaudete…
October: Our Lady of the Rosary
The month of October is dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary. During her last apparition at Fatima on October 13, 1917, Mary specifically referred to herself as “The Lady of the Rosary.” If you are not in the habit of…
How the Pray the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady Chaplet
Halfway between the birthday of Our Lady on September 8th and the memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows on September 15th, I’d like to introduce the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady chaplet, and explain how to pray it. Since September…
Seven Petitions: Thy Will Be Done
We pray the Our Father often, maybe so often that we forget what we are praying for particularly. Seven petitions make up this prayer that the Lord Jesus Christ taught His disciples, seven petitions that we pray to this day.…