and my heart is heavy with worry. Help me to find peace in knowing that You are in control of all things and no matter what happens, You will remain faithful.
O God, who strengthened blessed Peter, your Confessor, with virtue and learning for the defence of the Catholic faith, graciously grant that by his example and counsels the erring may be restored to salvation, and the faithful persevere in confession of the truth. Through our Lord… –From: ...
“Come all the faithful, let us worship God, for through the Cross, joy has come to all the world. Ever blessing the Lord, we sing His Resurrection, for having endured the Cross for us, He has destroyed death by death.” -Oxford Prayer Book. ...
Share these best Easter prayers and blessings at Easter dinner or anytime this Sunday to reflect on the meaning of the holiday with friends, family and guests.
I love being your child, and I long for the word "faithful" to describe my service to you, each day of every year. When I awake in the morning, may it be with a joyful smile, not a grumpy spirit. May your protection and your presence bathe this place with peace and safety against...
The opening of the Holy Door at the basilica officially kicked off the Jubilee year,a church traditiondating to 1300 that nowadays occurs every 25 years and involves the faithful coming to Rome on pilgrimages. “The first Holy Door I opened at Christmas in St. Peter’s. I wanted the second...
Good news woven in with the pleading and the confession and the waiting of this morning’s psalm: our God is a God of forgiveness, of steadfast and faithful love, of redemption … Our God is a God of hope. Hope = flipside of the waiting coin → It is undeniable that waiting can be...
In the 1957 edition of the Raccolta (Manual of Indulgences approved by the Church), it says: “The faithful who, between three o’clock of Good Friday and noon of the following day (Holy Saturday), spend some time in devout meditation or offer some prayers, either in public or in ...
Lydia was intelligent, perceptive, and assertive to compete in business. Her faithful pursuit of God as a Jew caused theHoly Spiritto make her receptive to Paul’s message of the gospel. Why this story? Because the young women, of many ages and different backgrounds, and even the few young...
These Questions might help your preaching* But may be “too much” for your congregation, that’s ok, meet them where they are at. The political issues are real, try to address them as much as you can. Tricia Hersey talks a lot of being in the world but not of the world, this lan...