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Saint Pio’s Blessing
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
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Give Me Your Orders, O Holy Spirit
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
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Novena to Honor Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
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
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Sacred Trinity with Mary
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
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The Holy Spirit is My Super Power
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
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Spirit of Wisdom
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
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Lead, kindly Light
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
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Prayer for Light
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
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The Power of these Gifts
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
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Moms Favorite Prayer
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
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Beloved of my soul
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
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Fill the Hearts Which Thou Hast Made
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
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Come Holy Spirit
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
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7 of 7 Prayers to the Holy Spirit
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
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