Devoted to Christian Prayer
Padre Pio from in Pietrelcina, southern Italy, also known as Saint Pio of Pietrelcina. He died in 1968 when I was six. Padre Pio became famous for presenting stigmata for most of his life, thereby generating much interest in the Catholic community. He was both beatified (1999) and canonized (2002) by Pope John Paul II. “Pray, hope, and don’t worry. Worry is useless. […]
I was taught this prayer as I prepared for my confirmation many years ago. The Catholic Brothers in my school (shown above) were convinced, as I’ve said before, that the Holy Spirit is the leader (boss) of our soul. So, if we just “shut up and listen to Him and, do what we are told,” […]
Hymn Immaculate Mary, your praises we sing.You reign now in splendor with Jesus our king.Ave, ave, ave, Maria!Ave, ave, Maria!In heaven the blessed your glory proclaim, On earth we your children invoke your sweet name.Ave, ave, ave, Maria!Ave, ave, Maria! Novena Prayer Leader: Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them […]
Again, I am just a non-ordained ordinary member of the church, so the following observations are my own conclusions while researching the prayers for this book. There is a common thread that runs through Christian writing. Sort of a common denominator of the best writers that I have access to. It goes something like this: […]
Our life is filled with hurdles: challenges that need to be accomplished, choices that need to be made, and walls that need to be torn down. Let the Holy Spirit be your Person of influence, be your wingMan, be your Super Power. Ask the Holy Spirit to join you in the morning, be with you […]
This wonderful prayer is part of the 9th day of the St. Augustine of Hippo Novena. Aurelius Augustinus was born in 354 and is one of the Latin Fathers of the Church and maybe one of the essential Christian founders along with St Paul and St Luke. His teachings are responsible for a great deal […]
Cardinal John Henry Newman wrote this holy prayer. What’s interesting is that Saint John Henry did not start as a Catholic but switched after he learned that the Roman Catholic Church was in the closest continuity with the Church that Jesus established. He was canonized as a saint in 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI. Lead, […]
I’ve mentioned my mom (the Ma) before in this book but I would be remiss to not mention her friends and family in the church. These women hold the fabric of their parish and parishes around the world together through prayer. I believe groups like the Legion of Mary are keeping our world intact. This […]
I was unable to find the author of this inspirational prayer but again, it jumped off the page as if it had a life of its own. “Pick me, Pick me.” So this week’s prayer is the power of these gifts, if you know the author, please tweet me at @prayer_to Power of These Gifts […]
The following is one of my mom’s favorite prayers. “The Ma” as she is known to her six children and “Nana” to her 22 grand and 19 great-grandchildren. It was written by the late Sister Geraldine Hedinger, pictured here, of the Monastery of Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand Indiana. When my mom showed me this prayer […]
Cardinal Mercier’s Prayer To The Holy Spirit Désiré-Félicien-François-Joseph Mercier (1851-1926) was a cardinal, a Thomist scholar (of Thomas Aquinas) and the Archbishop of Mechelen in Brussels. He staunchly resisted the German occupation during world war 1. Bringing food to the starving masses. He recommended that we should “quiet our imagination, close our eyes to everything visible and […]
This is one of the most inspiring prayers to the Holy Spirit in this book. “Veni Creator Spiritus” is a fantastic hymn written in the 9th century by Rabanus Maurus a Frankish Benedictine monk. Who later became the archbishop of Mainz (now in Germany). Usually sung in Gregorian chant, go here bit.ly/vcshymn to listen to […]
I firmly believe that the Holy Spirit is like a conduit to God. When we ask the Holy Spirit to “Come In” we are asking for the blessings of the full Trinity. In my dad’s prayer at the beginning of this book, we ask for Him to “come into our hearts.” In the Novena to […]
My interpretation of this prayer is that our goal here on earth is to become so one with the Holy Spirit that he shields our sins like a force field so we may enter heaven even as flawed as we are. I didn’t understand what was meant by defaced and deformed by sin until I […]
