“Augustine says (Music. ii, 15): ‘I pray thee, spare thyself at times: for it becomes a wise man sometimes to relax the high pressure of his attention to work.’ Now this relaxation of the mind from work consists in playful words or deeds. Therefore it becomes a wise and virtuous man to have recourse toContinue reading “St. Thomas Aquinas on Eutrapelia”
Category Archives: Saints
Psalm 129 – De Profundis (For the Holy Souls in Purgatory)
(Part said for the Holy Souls in Purgatory) V. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. R. And let perpetual light shine upon them. V. May they rest in peace. R. Amen. V. Let us pray. O God, The Giver of pardon and Lover of men’s salvation, we beseech Thee in Thy Clemency to grantContinue reading “Psalm 129 – De Profundis (For the Holy Souls in Purgatory)”
St. Gertrude the Great’s Prayer
Eternal Father, I offer you the most Precious Blood of Your Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the Universal Church, those in my own home, and within my family. Amen.
St. Dymphna Prayer
Good Saint Dymphna, great wonderworker in every affliction of mind and body, I humbly implore your powerful intercession with Jesus through Mary, the Health of the Sick, in my present need. (Mention it.) Saint Dymphna, martyr of purity, patroness of those who suffer from nervous and mental afflictions, beloved child of Jesus and Mary, prayContinue reading “St. Dymphna Prayer”
Saint Michael the Archangel Prayer (English and Latin)
Sáncte Míchael Archángele, defénde nos in proélio, cóntra nequítiam et insídias diáboli ésto præsídium. Ímperet ílli Déus, súpplices deprecámur: tuque, prínceps milítiæ cæléstis, Sátanam aliósque spíritus malígnos, qui ad perditiónem animárum pervagántur in múndo, divína virtúte, in inférnum detrúde. Ámen. Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness andContinue reading “Saint Michael the Archangel Prayer (English and Latin)”
St. Joseph Prayer (1900 Years Old)
O St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before The Throne of God, I place in thee all my interests and desires. O St. Joseph, do assist me by thy powerful intercession and obtain for me from thy Divine Son all spiritual blessings, through Jesus Christ, Our Lord; so that, havingContinue reading “St. Joseph Prayer (1900 Years Old)”
Act of Consecration to The Sacred Heart of Jesus – by St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
O Sacred Heart of Jesus, to Thee I consecrate and offer up my person and my life, my actions, trials, and sufferings, that my entire being may henceforth only be employed in loving, honoring, and glorifying Thee. This is my irrevocable will, to belong entirely to Thee, and to do all for Thy love, renouncingContinue reading “Act of Consecration to The Sacred Heart of Jesus – by St. Margaret Mary Alacoque”
Quotes from St. Francis de Sales and Other Saints
“Strive to preserve your heart in peace, and let no event of this world disturb it.” – St. Francis de Sales “Don’t lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.” – St. Francis de Sales “Adversity it the touchstone of the soul, because it makes manifest the degree ofContinue reading “Quotes from St. Francis de Sales and Other Saints”
Under Mary's Mantle 