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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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6 of 7 Prayers to the Holy Spirit
Like many of you, I still have young children at home. So please don’t judge me, when I say; that no matter how hard I try, I still fear death.
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I Bind Myself to Thee O Holy Spirit
I was taught that I should trust my gut instincts. Malcolm Gladwell called the gut instinct, “Blink” in his famous book of the same name. The idea you do your
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Prayer for Special Graces
Most Catholics know that a novena is a private and/or public prayer to obtain special graces. Sometimes used to ask for special favors, and/or to make special petitions. As the
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Breathe On to Me
I felt inspired to write this small prayer after reading various sections of the Catechism of the Catholic Church via Vitican.va. In section two, chapter three, “I believe in the
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The Hymn of Mael-ísu
There was a time when Christianity was facing extinction through war, territorial disputes, and loss of faith. During that time, small pockets of the faithful hid away in monasteries in
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Prayer of Consecration
These prayers are believed to be written by Father Felix de Jesus Rougier a Catholic priest and founder of several institutes of consecrated life. Who was declared venerable by Pope John Paul II. His
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Prayer to Guide My Actions
When I was young, my father, Noel Leigh, shown above on Pilgrimage at Croagh Patrick, taught me a small prayer to the Holy Spirit. He insisted that I recite it