General Prayers

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

O God, Who, through Thy blessed Apostles Simon and Jude, hast brought us to the knowledge of Thy name, grant that we may celebrate their everlasting glory by advancing in good works, and that we may advance in good works by celebrating their glory. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee,

Saint Rose, whom I have chosen as my special patron, pray for me that I too, may one day, glorify the Blessed Trinity in Heaven. Obtain for me your lively faith, that I may consider all persons, things, and events in the light of almighty God. Pray, that I may be generous in making sacrifices

Truly, you are blessed among women, for you have changed Eve’s curse into a blessing; and Adam, who hitherto lay under a curse, has been blessed because of you. Truly, you are blessed among women, Through you the Father’s blessing has shone forth on mankind, setting them free of their ancient curse. Truly, you are

O Great St. Rocco, deliver us, we beseech thee, from the scourges of God; through thy intercession, preserve our bodies from contagious diseases, and our souls from the contagion of sin. Obtain for us salubrious air; but, above all, purity of heart. Assist us to make good use of health, to bear suffering with patience;

Father, enable our minds to rise to your ineffable dwelling place. Let us find the light and direct the eyes of our soul to You. Dispel the mists and the opaqueness of the earthly mass, and shine out with Your splendor. You are the serene and tranquil abode of those who persevere in their goal

Glorious Saint Rose of Lima, you who knew what it was to love Jesus with such a fine and generous heart. You, whom since infancy, despised the world’s vanities in order to embrace His Cross. You who loved, with unfailing devotion, our Heavenly Mother and professed a great tender dedication to the destitute, serving them