• Ecce Homo (Behold the man) by Antonio Ciseri, The Sorrowful Mysteries

    The Sorrowful Mysteries for December 8, 2019

    December 6, 2019 - By 

    THE SIGN OF THE CROSS In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. Prayer to Saint Michael, the Archangel Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the malice and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world for the ruin of souls.   Amen. Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary Holy Virgin Mary, among women, there is no…

  • Pray the Holy Rosary | Society of the Holy Rosary

    Act of Consecration of the Human Race to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

    December 6, 2019 - By 

    Most sweet Jesus, Redeemer of the human race, look down upon us humbly prostrate before Thy altar. We are Thine, and Thine we wish to be; but, to be more surely united with Thee, behold each one of us freely consecrates himself today to Thy Most Sacred Heart. Many indeed have never known Thee; many too, despising Thy precepts, have rejected Thee. Have mercy on them all, most merciful Jesus, and draw them to Thy Sacred Heart. Be Thou King, O Lord, not only of the faithful who have never forsaken Thee, but also of the prodigal children who have…

  • The Joyful Mysteries | The Society of the Holy Rosary

    A Day of Fasting, Prayer and Reparation

    December 6, 2019 - By 

    Today we answer the call made by four exorcists for a day of fasting, prayer and reparation that was published in the National Catholic Register by Bree A. Dail. The exorcists suggest that today we stand united and pray the Holy Rosary. They also recommend that we say prayers to the Sacred Heart, and offer “some form of penance, such as fasting, abstinence and other forms of mortification.” We lift up our hearts and voices as an act of spiritual warfare for our church. Statement from the exorcists. In light of recent events regarding the Pachamama ritual in the Vatican…

  • Francisco de Zurbarán | Agnus Dei

    Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

    December 3, 2019 - By 

    O sweet Jesus, Whose overflowing charity for men is requited by so much forgetfulness, negligence and contempt, behold us prostrate before Thy altar eager to repair by a special act of homage the cruel indifference and injuries, to which Thy loving Heart is everywhere subject. Mindful alas! That we ourselves have had a share in such great indignities, which we now deplore from the depths of our hearts, we humbly ask Thy pardon and declare our readiness to atone by voluntary expiation not only for our own personal offenses, but also for the sins of those, who, straying far from the…