General Prayers

O glorious Saint Peter, who, in return for thy strong and generous faith, thy profound and sincere humility, and they burning love, wast rewarded by Jesus Christ with singular privileges, and, in particular, with the leadership of the other Apostles and the primacy of the whole Church, of which thou wast made the foundation stone, […]

O God, Who dost gladden us by the yearly festival day of Thine Apostles Philip and James; grant we beseech Thee that we who rejoice in their merits, may be taught by their examples. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one

O St. Philomena, glorious Martyr of Faith and Purity, grant me the same strength of mind that enabled you to resist the most terrible assaults; grant me your ardent love for Jesus Christ which the most atrocious totrures were not able to extinguish, so that by wearing your cord and imitating you on earth, I

Gracious God of our ancestors, You led Peter Julian Eymard, like Jacob in times past, on a journey of faith. Under the guidance of Your gentle Spirit, Peter Julian discovered the gift of love in the Eucharist which Your Son Jesus offered for the hungers of humanity. Grant that we may celebrate this mystery worthily,

O holy Virgin, Mother of God, help those who implore your assistance. Turn toward us. Have you perhaps forgotten us because you have been elevated to a position close to God? No, certainly not. You know well in what danger you left us. You know the miserable condition of your servants. No, it would not

Mary, I love you. Mary, make me live in God, with God, and for God. Draw me after you, holy mother. O Mary, may your children persevere in loving you. Mary, Mother of God and mother of mercy, pray for me and for the departed. Mary, holy Mother of God, be our helper. In every

O God, Who gave to St. Peregrine an Angel for his companion, the Mother of God for his teacher, and Jesus for the Physician of his malady, grant we beseech You, that through his merits we may on earth intensely love our holy Angel, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and our Saviour; and in him bless

Look down upon our weakness, almighty God; and since the weight of our own deeds wears us down, may the glorious intercession of Blessed Peter, Thy Bishop and Martyr, protect us. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God,

Dear Doctor and Defender of the Church, to you the Master must have said: “Well done, composer of books which have taught and inspired countless persons in many lands.” Help those who compose catechisms to communicate the true teachings of Christ in ways that can be understood by our contemporaries so that they will be