Tag: prayer
Lent
During the prayerful and penitential season of Lent, Catholics imitate Jesus’ 40 days in the desert through prayer, fasting, self-denial, almsgiving, and other good...
Dryness in Prayer
Ideally, prayer should lead to feelings of comfort and to an awareness of God’s loving presence in our lives. Sometimes when we pray though,...
Love Your Enemies
As children of God, we should try to immitate the Father who loves all people, both good and bad. Jesus commands his disciples to...
Praying to Mary and the Saints
In the creeds, Catholics profess the belief that they are in communion with the saints in Heaven who can, and do, hear our prayers....
Precepts of the Church
When Jesus instituted the Catholic Church, He gave it the authority to put in place whatever was necessary to carry out his teaching about...
Candles
In the Catholic Church, candles serve practical, decorative, and liturgical purposes. Jesus said that He was the Light of the World and He wanted...
Lenten Prayer
During Lent, prayer takes on even significance as Catholics reflect on Jesus’ 40 days of prayer and fasting in the desert. Prayer is one...
Ash Wednesday
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, a day when Catholics are marked with ashes on their foreheads. Symbolizing the dust that man was created from...
Prayer of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Dear Lord, there is something I want, I need badly. I hope I want it for Thy Glory and it’s best for my salvation....
Prayer for the Forgotten Dead
O merciful God, take pity on those souls who have no particular friends and intercessors to recommend them to You, who either through the...