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…
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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.…
Contemplative Prayer
Contemplative prayer requires a certain humbling of the intellect. Our thoughts usually take up too much space in our head and often crowd out or drown the quiet voice of the Spirit. Therefore, contemplative prayer aims at creating an inner…
Sets of Seven
Seven falls can represent various sets of seven, depending on the direction of your contemplation. Consider the following three examples of sets of seven. The Seven Deadly Sins The Seven Deadly Sins we contemplate so that we can shun them…
How to Pray the Rosary – The Basics
New to praying the Rosary? Here are the basics you need to know to start. If you have rosary beads to pray with, fine. If not, fine too. God has given us ten fingers to count on! Introduction Generally, the…
The Prayers of the Rosary in English
Here are collected all the prayers that you need to pray the Rosary in English, in the order in which you will need them. Sanctus Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.Heaven and earth are full of your glory.Hosanna in…