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Praying with St. Faustina: May 5
May 5 HOLY MOTHER CHURCH O Church of God, you are the best mother, you alone can rear a soul and cause it to grow. Oh, how great is my love and respect for the Church, the best of all mothers! (Diary, 197) Reflection…
Praying with St. Faustina: May 4
SLOW ... “HELP?” The Lord gave me an occasion to practice patience through a particular person with whom I have to carry out a certain task. She is slower than anyone I have ever seen. One has to arm oneself with great patience to listen…
Praying with St. Faustina: May 3
May 3 DO IT FOR YOUR MOTHER I desire, My dearly beloved daughter, that you practice the three virtues that are dearest to Me—and most pleasing to God. The first is humility, humility, and once again humility; the second virtue, purity; the…
Praying with St. Faustina: May 2
May 2 A FLOWER OF THE RAREST My particular examen is still the same; namely, union with the merciful Christ, and silence. The flower which I lay at the feet of the Mother of God for May is my practice of silence. (Diary, 1105) …
Praying with St. Faustina: May 1
May 1 ENKINDLE IN ME May 1, 1937. Today I felt the nearness of my Mother, my heavenly Mother, although before every Holy Communion I earnestly ask the Mother of God to help me prepare my soul for the coming of Her Son, and I clearly feel…
Prayer of ST. JOHN PAUL II at Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris (1980)
Our hearts and prayers here at Bayard, Inc. are with the people of France and with the global Church that weeps at the losses that stem from the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019. Prayer of St. John Paul II at Notre…
Five Prayers to Say on Thanksgiving
For appreciating others We thank you, Father, for the gift of Jesus your Son who came to our Earth and lived in a simple home. We have a greater appreciation of the value and dignity of the human family because he loved and was loved…
Pray and fast for the abuse crisis, even if it makes you mad
Feelings are raw with regard to the sex abuse crisis, and I am in no mood to fast for it. I will anyway. This week, as the U.S. bishops gather for their annual fall meeting, many Catholics are following Pope Francis’s suggestion for fasting…
Feeling overwhelmed? Try these spiritual practices
As parents, there are days when we are burned out, wiped out, overtaxed, and overwhelmed. Each stage and phase of parenthood has its joys and its sorrows. It is a hectic and exhausting task to run a Christian family in a modern world. There…
CatholicTV launches prayer and penance initiative to address Church scandal
CatholicTV announced this week that it is launching a new six-month initiative called "Together We Rebuild" through Easter Sunday to help the Church focus on prayer and penance in wake of recent scandals. "Each month of the campaign will…
