General Prayers

O, beautiful Flower of Carmel, most fruitful vine, Splendor of Heaven, holy and singular, Who brought forth the Son of God, still ever remaining a Pure Virgin, assist me in this necessity. O, Star of the Sea, help and protect me. Show me that Thou art my Mother. O, Mary, conceived without sin, Pray for […]

Father: Christ, the New-born, today crowned blessed Stephen. All: Come, let us adore Him. Mother: Stephen, full of grace and power, was working great wonders and signs among the people. All: Thanks be to God. Father: You crowned him with glory and honor, O Lord. All: You have given him rule over the works of

Dear Commander at the Roman Emperor’s court, you chose to be also a soldier of Christ and dared to spread faith in the King of Kings, for which you were condemned to die. Your body, however, proved athletically strong and the executing arrows extremely weak. So another means to kill you was chosen and you

O God, for Whose honor the glorious bishop Stanislaus fell under the swords of the wicked; grant, we beseech Thee, that all who implore his aid, may obtain an answer to their prayers. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, world without

Let nothing disturb you, Nothing frighten you. All things are passing. God never changes. Patient endurance attains all things. Whoever possesses God lacks nothing, God alone is sufficient.

O glorious St. Simon De Rojas, you were cured during your childhood of serious speech impediments through your devotion to the Most Blessed Virgin. Obtain from the Most Holy Trinity, through her intercession, the remedy of speech defects in those for whom we pray, or at least the spirit of Christian resignation and patience to

O God, to show us where innocence leads, you made the soul of your virgin Saint Scholastica soar to heaven like a dove in flight. Grant through her merits and her prayers that we may so live in innocence as to attain to joys everlasting. This we ask through our Lord. https://youtu.be/KuFrKZWgYQo

O Mary, Mother of God, you were foretold by the Prophets, foreshadowed by the Patriarchs in types and figures, described by the Evangelists, and saluted most graciously by the Angels. Lead us to the wisdom

Gracious God, you filled the heart of Philippine Duchesne with charity and missionary zeal, and gave her the desire to make you known among all peoples. Fill us who honor her memory today, with that same love and zeal to extend your kingdom to the ends of the earth. We ask this through our Lord