Prayer of the Nine-Month Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe (12 March to 12 December, 2024)

O Virgin Mother of God, we fly to your protection and beg your intercession against the darkness and sin which ever more envelop the world and menace the Church. Your Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, gave you to us as our mother as He died on the Cross for our salvation. So too, in 1531, whenContinue reading “Prayer of the Nine-Month Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe (12 March to 12 December, 2024)”

Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus – Outside the Church There is No Salvation

Nostra Aetate means “in our time”. The first line of the document reads: “In our time, when day by day mankind is being drawn closer together, and the ties between different peoples are becoming stronger, the Church examines more closely her relationship to non-Christian religions.” (NA 1) This document speaks about Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, andContinue reading “Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus – Outside the Church There is No Salvation”

Laudes Divinae (Divine Praises) – Latin and English

Benedíctus Deus. Benedíctum Nomen Sanctum ejus. Benedíctus Jesus Christus, verus Deus et verus homo. Benedíctum Nomen Jesu. Benedíctum Cor ejus sacratíssimum. Benedíctus ejus Sanguis pretiosíssimus. Benedíctus Jesus in sanctíssimo Altáris Sacraménto. Benedíctus Spíritus Sanctus, Sanctus Paraclítus. Benedícta magna Mater Dei, María sanctíssima. Benedícta sancta ejus et immaculáta Concéptio. Benedícta ejus Gloriósa Assumptío. Benedíctum nomen Maríae,Continue reading “Laudes Divinae (Divine Praises) – Latin and English”

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”