Prayer to St. Anne for a Wayward Child
Prayer to St. Anne for a Wayward Child It is a very heartbreaking situation for parents when their beloved child pursues a life of sin rather than of virtue, especially when they have tried their best to raise them as good Catholics. Many parents find themselves in this predicament. St. Monica provides us a wonderful example […]
Prayers for a Mother
Prayers for a Mother St. Monica (331-387), born in present-day Algeria, was a wife and mother. She prayed without ceasing for the conversion of her husband Patricius and her son Augustine. Both of her prayers were answered before her death. St. Augustine of Hippo became a great bishop and is a Doctor of the Church (see […]
Prayer for Generosity
Prayer for Generosity The great St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556) was a Spanish soldier-turned-founder of the Jesuits, also known as the Society of Jesus. The Jesuit motto is Ad Majorem Gloriam (“For the greater glory of God”), a motto we all would do well to take up! “St. Ignatius knew how to obey when, in the midst […]
Catholic Prayer for Fathers
Catholic Prayer for Fathers Our earthly fathers mirror the Heavenly Father. What a beautiful vocation they have, and how much they need our prayers to our loving God, to ask for the help they need to be strong and courageous fathers! Unfortunately, some fathers do not handle their responsibilities well, but this does not change […]
Parents’ Prayers for Children
Parents’ Prayers for Children Children are an awesome, amazing blessing to parents (and to the world!), and with them come the responsibility for their spiritual, physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing. Family life is challenging, but it is a beautiful way of life! “The family is the original cell of social life. It is the natural […]
Marriage Prayer (Prayer for God’s Blessing on Married Couples)
Marriage Prayer (Prayer for God’s Blessing on Married Couples) Matrimony (marriage) is one of the Catholic Church’s seven sacraments. A man and a woman vow to live together in mutual love and self-giving until the death of one of the spouses. God Himself is the author of marriage, as the Vatican II document Gaudium et Spes (Pastoral Constitution on the […]
Universal Prayer of Pope Clement XI (Universal Prayer for All Things Necessary for Salvation)
Catholic Universal Prayer of Pope Clement XI (Universal Prayer for All Things Necessary for Salvation) This beautiful prayer to God asks for what we need to live our lives well in this world and be happy with Him forever in Heaven. It’s known as the Universal Catholic Prayer—sometimes called the Universal Prayer, a prayer of […]
Prayer for School (Prayer for Study)
Prayer for School (Prayer for Study) Study–lectures and books and notes and the whole works–is challenging for everyone at times, even the most brilliant among us. Whether we’re in grade school, high school, or college, the day-in and day-out mental challenges can wear us down and frustrate us. Study helps us develop our gifts and […]
Patron Saint of the Internet Prayer
Patron Saint of the Internet Prayer One of the benefits of living in the modern world is the internet. Log on, and instantly you are connected to the world in a way our ancestors never would have dreamed of. But there’s a downside, too: Never before have so many temptations to impurity and other sins […]
Prayer before a Crucifix
Prayer before a Crucifix This traditional Catholic prayer to Jesus is meant to be prayed in front of a crucifix so that we can gaze on it as we pray to Our Lord, but the prayer can be prayed anywhere. The Prayer before a Crucifix is a great prayer for the Fridays of Lent, as well as all […]