On March 25, the Holy Father Pope Francis will consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The Ukrainian Archbishop has requested Catholics to join in a worldwide novena to Our Lady prior to the consecration. The novena would begin today, Mar...
A mystery in this case refers to a particular event in the lives of Jesus and Mary.) Getting started is simple: You can purchase a Rosary, such as the one shown at right, at any number of Catholic book stores, gift shops, or perhaps other stores online. The beads help you keep ...
If these basic Catholic prayers are already built into your habits, consider adding the Rosary of the Holy Wounds or the Chaplet of the Holy Wounds. Try to attend Daily Mass; and, if this is not possible, pray with the Mass readings each day and read about the saint of the day. You ...
"Catholic" means universal. Our church embraces all cultures and a wide variety of practices. Learn how to celebrate the Advent season with these 5 awesome world traditions.
Even though Novenas are very popular to Catholics, you may have seen a few Novenas come through your mailbox like the Novena to St. Theresa. They are a traditional Catholic method of prayer. They are a series of prayers that are recited for 9 days straight or 9 hours straight. A nove...
Paul: Jesus is the center of the story of my life. All my life was a preparation for the moment I converted to his Holy Catholic Church. All my life before and...
Catholic men and women, will you respond to this plea of Jesus Christ? Will you set yourselves like flint to the fulfillment of the divinely appointed plea of Jesus Christ? Will you set yourselves like adamant to the task of winning the other souls for the Good Shepherd? If you answer ...
gratitude we owe “Our Father, who art in Heaven” for giving us His Son, through whom a nine-day Novena of Holy Masses, beginning on June 18, will be offered at Saint Catherine’s for fathers who have shown us the Father’s love, so that we may have life and have it to the ...
. Along with the relics of the Saints, blessed medals and holy cards carry with them the blessing of the Catholic Church, and the protection of the Saint whose image is on the medal or holy card. Also, the burning ofblessed candles and blessed incenseis recognised to be a very powerful ...
The season inColombiaofficially begins on 7 December, “Día de las velitas” or day of little candles. People gather in the evening to light the candles and snack, and on 16 December, the “Novenas” begin, the nine days leading to Christmas. At night, Colombians take turns hosting get...