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Welcome to the Our Catholic Prayers Blog, where we take a fresh look at various topics related to Catholic prayers and our wonderful faith! These include prayers, essays, and links to various resources to help us grow in faith, hope, and love for our Lord, especially in these turbulent times! Pages are listed in the links and thumbnails below. There are additional blog pages listed on the Catholic Prayers Blog List linked at the bottom of this page.
This prayer to obtain the grace of a devout life attributed to St. Thomas Aquinas can help you be devout rather than devoured by worldly anxieties.
Continue reading "A Prayer to Obtain the Grace of a Devout Life"
He is risen! The Regina Coeli is an Easter prayer inviting Our Lady, and us as well, to rejoice in her Son’s resurrection as we pray to God for her assistance on our path towards eternal life.
Continue reading "Regina Coeli: A Prayer Celebrating Our Lord (And Our Lady)"
He is Risen as He Said! The Gospel accounts of our Lord's Resurrection can inspire all of us not to be unbelieving but to believe!
Continue reading "Resurrection Remembrances:That You May Have Life in Jesus' Name!"
In His Passion, Christ’s moment of great weakness became His great triumph. But how many of us can see its necessity for each one of us?
Continue reading "Are you with Me? A Brief Meditation on our Lord’s Passion"
Pontius Pilate' s answer to Jesus testifying to God's truth should give us all pause, as it relates to us today!
Continue reading "What is Truth? Pilate's Question and Our Problem"
A humble yet noble carpenter is ready to help you with life’s challenges. Prayers to St. Joseph can also strengthen your relationship with Our Lord Jesus Christ and Our Blessed Mother!
Continue reading "Prayers to St. Joseph: To the Most Loving of Fathers"
Judas gave us all an example of the perils to our souls from both despair and avarice!
Jesus' warning to Peter at the Last Supper about Satan's nefarious plans for him applies to us as well!
Continue reading "There's a Whole Lot of Siftin' Going On: Much Prayer Is Needed!"
Virtue signaling is big nowadays, but trying to be good instead of just sounding good is ultimately more fulfilling.
Continue reading "Virtue Signaling is easy. Practicing Virtue is harder but better!"
The way we emphasize these words can change how we think about our Lord Jesus Christ!
Continue reading "Listen to Him: Words Either To Worship Or Ignore Our Lord"
Was Jesus just some wise teacher? Is our church just some Non-Governmental Organization? Not for those with Supernatural Faith!
Continue reading "Supernatural Faith is Sorely Missing and Needed"
John the Baptist can inspire us to have a deeper relationship with Jesus.
In your New Year's resolutions, pray to Jesus and Mary not to be one of Satan’s prey in holding onto sinful habits!
Turn to Jesus if people filled with Christmas cheer and togetherness on TV and the internet make you feel depressed and alone by comparison.
Continue reading "You're More Than What You Own: Christ Is Our True Treasure!"
In this anxious time, waiting for Jesus as the Word made flesh can give us great hope!
Continue reading "Advent: A Time to Celebrate the Word Incarnate as Hope Incarnate"
The father of all lies has fooled many people into thinking he's cool. Yet the freedom he offers us is in reality a terrible enslavement!
Continue reading "Satan Isn't Cool: Clearing Up A Demonic Misconception"
Prayers in Latin can provide us great heavenly grace using "the universal language of the Church".
Continue reading "Latin Prayers: An Important Aid to Holiness"
These prayers pay tribute to the Blessed Virgin Mary for all the sufferings she endured with her Divine Son for our salvation.
Continue reading "Prayers to the Sorrowful Mother: to Honor and Console Our Lady"
Have you ever wanted to have some fresh insights on the Assumption of Mary for this special feast day? These selections provide moving food for thought!
Continue reading "A Rosary Meditation on the Assumption of Mary"
August 6th commemorates two events, one of hope from Jesus and another of dread from Hiroshima. In the end we must choose between Christ’s peace or devastating war.
Continue reading "The Transfiguration and Hiroshima: A Tale of Two Miracles"
Jean-Marie Vianney, the patron saint of parish priests, and our Lord Jesus Christ both despised shady business practices!
Continue reading "A Den of Thieves: Jesus and Jean-Marie Vianney Against Larceny"
St. Paul once wrote that when he was weak he was strong. Find out how that can help you in these troubled times!
Continue reading ""When I am weak I am Strong": With the Grace of True Humility"
May Christ not have shed His Precious Blood at Calvary in vain for any of us!
Continue reading "Blood Shed Over Bloodshed: For the Peace of Christ "
As society becomes increasingly chaotic let Our Lord and our faith keep you from becoming unhinged.
Continue reading "Becoming unhinged: There’s a cure for this contagious condition. "
These prayers to our Lord’s Sacred Heart are as distinctive as their authors: St. Gertrude the Great, John Henry Cardinal Newman, and Cardinal Merry de Val
Continue reading "Three Special Prayers to the Sacred Heart of Jesus"
With social sin we share sinful activities and often make each other partners in crime and shut God out of our lives!
This Prayer to the Immaculate Heart of Mary is especially fitting to ask for her powerful intercession in these troubled times.
The disciples on the Road to Emmaus were just two of a number of people who saw Christ in His Resurrected body firsthand!
Continue reading "Their eyes were opened! He is risen as He said!"
Christ's Resurrection gives us great hope in His victory over death, that His triumph can be ours as well!
When our Lord was dying on the Cross at Calvary, he gave His Beloved Apostle St. John His Blessed Mother Mary, to be his mother and ours as well!
Continue reading "Woman, Behold Your Son: Our Great Inheritance from Jesus"
Those who were determined to see Christ put to death in His Passion showed both ignorance and arrogance.
Continue reading "Cluelessness and calumnies at Calvary: How Jesus suffered from both."
Let Jesus in the Eucharist give you some relief and strength these days as food and fuel become harder and harder to come by.
Continue reading "Heavenly Food and Heavenly Fuel: Christ’s Nourishment For Us"
Exercising your “muscle” of abnegation can help you draw closer to God in holiness.
Jonah's cry to the Ninevites for repentance has resonance for us today in the season of Lent!
In this tumultuous era, this is a great time to follow Jesus’ and St. Paul’s advice to stay alert to Divine promptings and strive always for Holiness.
Continue reading "Stay Awake Not Away: To Stay Close to Jesus, Especially Now"
Does Holiday stress make you think of anything but Jesus? This reflection on a Christmas novena can help you feel and share His love!
Continue reading "A Christmas Novena: for Advent, Jesus, and you"
During Advent, what better gift can you give Jesus than a loving heart set on doing His will!
Continue reading "Gifts for the Christ Child: For A Grateful Advent"
This prayer to Christ the King helps us see more clearly who's really in charge in our lives!
Continue reading "A Prayer to Christ the King: For Our True Peace and Happiness"
St. Michael's famous cry against Lucifer before winning the battle against him is quite timely these days when God has been cast aside by so many of us!
Continue reading "Who Is Like Unto God: Technocracy’s Assault On the Trinity"
St. Paul wrote of our needing a shield of faith in fighting the Evil One as part of the armor of God. Make your shield of faith a shield of prayer as well!
Continue reading "A Shield of Prayer: An Important Part of the Armor of God!"
With all the turbulence, danger, and uncertainty in the world today, we need Christianity for some sanity!
Continue reading "Christ or Chaos: A Crucial Choice for Our Time"
Your time spent in a Eucharistic Holy Hour with our Lord is more important than you may realize! Read why in this moving article.
Continue reading "Your Holy Hour: More Valuable for Souls Than You Can Imagine!"
We are blessed to have a truly powerful intercessor in St. Anne, Our Blessed Mother's mother and Jesus' grandmother!
Continue reading "Prayers to Saint Anne: For Some Very Special Help"
Prayers of Reparation to the Precious Blood of Jesus are a great way to honor His sacrifice for us in His Passion
Continue reading "Prayers of Reparation to the Precious Blood of Jesus"
Let our Lord help you cope with the confusion and evil all around us these days!
Continue reading "A Loving Detachment: A Response to Today's Challenges"
Let Jesus Himself tell you that He’s not just a symbol in Communion at Mass and in Eucharistic Adoration!
Continue reading "Corpus Christi: A Feast Focusing on Christ’s Real Presence "
Our Lord is on fire with love! Look at any image of His Sacred Heart for proof. He’s inviting you to love Him as He loves you!
Continue reading "The Sacred Heart of Jesus: For A Reflection of Love in HD"
Our Blessed Mother did many wonderful things not recorded in the Gospels out of deference and love for her Divine Son!
Continue reading "The Hidden Mary: A Lesson in Immaculate Humility"
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