Did you know that the Pentecost Novena is the first ever Novena which the disciples prayed after Jesus’ ascension into heaven? He asked his disciples to come together in the upper room to devote themselves to constant prayer and for...
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the...
As I was doing my routine maintenance when I arrive this afternoon from work, I opened one of my previous post in 2007 and found this Blogger’s Daily Prayer which I have written three years ago. As I recall, I...
Saint Francis of Assisi would be one of the most popular saints of the Church, yet, strangely enough his true depth and spirituality is often hidden behind the popular image of a carefree man always surrounded by birds.The truth of...
O Holy Angel, whom God, by the effect of His goodness and His tender regard for my spiritual welfare, has charged with the care of my conduct, and who assists me in all my wants and comforts me in all...
O HOLY ANGEL, whom God, by the effect of His goodness and His tender regard for my welfare, has charged with the care of my conduct, and who assists me in all my wants and comforts me in all my...
Thérèse of Lisieux (2 January 1873 – 30 September 1897), or Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, born Marie-Françoise-Thérèse Martin, was a French Carmelite nun. She is also known as “The Little Flower of Jesus”. She...
St. Michael the Archangel, loyal champion of God and His people, I turn to you with confidence and seek your powerful intercession. For the love of God, Who made you so glorious in grace and power, and for the love...
St. Gabriel the Archangel, I venerate you as the “Angel of the Incarnation,” because God has specially appointed you to bear the messages concerning the God-Man to Daniel, Zechariah, and the Blessed Virgin Mary. Give me a tender and devoted...
Holy Archangel Raphael, standing so close to the throne of God and offering Him our prayers, I venerate you as God’s special Friend and Messenger. I choose you as my Patron and wish to love and obey you as young...
IN THE NAME of the Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, I, a poor, unhappy sinner, make this solemn declaration before thee, O beloved Angel, who has been given me as a protector by the Divine Majesty: 1....
Lorenzo Ruiz is the first Filipino saint. He is also the first Filipino martyred for the Christian Faith. Lorenzo Ruiz was a layman, married, and had two sons and a daughter. Born in Binondo, Manila, about 1600′s, he was educated...
Saint Vincent de Paul 1580?-1660, French priest renowned for charitable work, b. Gascony. He was ordained in 1600. There are conflicting stories about his capture by pirates and enslavement in Tunis and his subsequent escape. In Rome he came to...
Look down upon me Good and Gentle Jesus, while before your face I humbly kneel, and with all the fervor of my soul, pray and beseech You, to fix deep in my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope and charity,...
First Day: Beloved St. Pio of Pietrelcina, you have had the signs of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ on your body. You have carried this stigmata for everyone, enduring both the physical and mental sufferings that racked your...
Jesus Christ, you cared for the crippled, the lame, the deaf, the blind, the rejected. You showed your special love for them. You sent your apostles to follow your example. You have give me so much; eyes, ears, intelligence, good...
Yesterday, as I was attending Mass, the priest’s homily was about Death and Readiness. The homily was an eye opener. It led me to realizations that I have already thought of in the past but forgot about it along the...
Stations of the Cross (or Way of the Cross; in Latin, Via Crucis; also called the Via Dolorosa or Way of Sorrows, or simply, The Way) refers to the depiction of the final hours (or Passion) of Jesus, and the...