On 13th September 1917 three children had an apparition in a field near Fatima Portugal. On that very special day Manuel Marques Ferreira, the parish priest...
O Lord, how small we seem in the face of the storm, how puny the works we think are so mighty, how insignificant the things we cherish, when, in the blink of...
O Lord, there are moments that we don't understand the chaos you present us with, the darkness of the road ahead, the pain and the suffering and grief. In...
It is in the calm of the storm, that pause between the whirling winds that lets me glimpse you, and your touch on my life, like the blue sky buried in the...
I Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come unto thee, and hear the voice of your children, all those burdened with death unexpected, the dead, the dying,...
+JMJ+ For there are three ways of performing an act of mercy: the merciful word, by forgiving and by comforting; secondly, if you can offer no word, then pray...
+JMJ+ "When I entered the chapel to say goodnight to the Lord before retiring, and apologised for having talked so little to Him when I was at home, I heard a...
In our hour of weakness, Lord, soften our hearts, pierce through our anger and tears and self-righteousness and guilt and fear, that we may lift our eyes to...
+JMJ+ 1. Instruct the uninformed. Dear all, The Lord requires from us deeds of mercy. Part of the reason for this is so that our brothers and sisters may...
+JMJ+ "At three o'clock , implore My Mercy, especially for sinners; and , if only for a brief moment , immerse yourself in My Passion, particularly in my...
Forgive us, Lord, For all the hours of speculating on the mechanics of your grace instead of living as salt and light, your beacons to a dark and sinful world....
+JMJ+ Dear all, I hope this finds you all well. Tuesday, November 1st is All Saints Day. All Catholics are obliged to attend the Holy Mass today, so that...
/Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. "Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and...
*Lord, have mercy on us.** ... *Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. ** ... *God, the Father of heaven,** ... *God the Son, Redeemer of the world,** ... ...
/ "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch of mine that bears no fruit, he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he...
Dear Lord, Forgive us of all the time we waste splitting hairs with one another, arguing over and over again while Satan laughs as in our ire and angst and...
+JMJ+ "Today, the Lord came to me and said, "My daughter, help Me to save souls. You will go to a dying sinner, and you will continue to recite the chaplet,...
The road was dusty, that day, as usual. He could taste the dust in the air, the sun on his back, smell the touch of spring in the air, and his his darkness, ...
BEhold the lamb of God, Behold him to takes away the sins of the world. O Lord, at that moment, we are taken back, standing in the dust, touched with the smell...
/ He entered Jericho and was passing through. And there was a man named Zacchae'us; he was a chief tax collector, and rich. And he sought to see who Jesus...
Orthodox Angels (defending the truths about Angels against the new age movement) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodoxangels Say No To Contraception - ...
Meditation on Luke 19: 11-28 O Lord, when I consider the gift of the life you give, let me remember the parable of the minas, how you give to all your...
Litany for our bishops: Lord, have mercy on us. Christ have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ graciously hear us. God, the Father...
O my God, You who send to my soul the tendrils of peace and joy and love I do not deserve, I have not earned, I am not entitled to, You who wash away my guilt,...
/ In days to come, The mountain of the LORD's house shall be established as the highest mountain and raised above the hills. All nations shall stream toward...
Meditation on Isaiah 11:10 On that day the Root of Jesse shall stand as a sign, a banner, a signal to the nations, and the Gentiles shall seek him, inquiring, ...
Drown me, O Lord, In that light cascading from the love within your heart, that longs to heal and soothe an aching world that clings to the darkness. O Lord, ...
Domine, non sum dignus, ut intres sub tectum meum: sed tantum dic verbo et sanabitur anima mea. Lord, I am not worthy, how could I be worthy with all my...
/At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. Matthew 9: 36 / O...