Category Archives: prayer

7 Quick Takes — Favorite Prayers 12-18

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

So this week is spring break and I got busy with spring cleaning my office (read: dumping ancient files out of my filing cabinet with the hope that I will actually file instead instead of pile current stuff).   I … Continue reading →

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Favorite Prayers 11

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

One of the Daughters of St. Paul that I know just posted something on Facebook about singing a hymn Attende Domine at Mass this morning.  It happens to be one of my favorite hymns, although I only know the refrain part by … Continue reading →

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Favorite Prayers 10

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

Ever wonder why the church bells at St. Bernard (and many other Catholic Churches) ring that odd pattern of bell-tolls at noon and at 6pm?  You know, three rings … pauze;  three rings…pauze;  three rings…pauze; and then nine strokes of … Continue reading →

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Favorite Prayers 9

Posted on March 3, 2012 by

Since it is Saturday, a day traditionally dedicated to Mary, thought I would share one of my favorite Marian prayers … especially beautiful when chanted in Latin: Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope. … Continue reading →

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Favorite Prayers 8

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

I will be meeting with a students who hopes to be confirmed at the Confirmation for Adults at the end of April.  Made me think of this prayer: Come Holy Spirit Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful … Continue reading →

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Favorite Prayers 7

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

One of my favorite Psalms is Ps. 63 which I always pray sometime near the beginning of a visit to the Blessed Sacrament.  The line I love the most as I gaze on Jesus present in the monstrance on the … Continue reading →

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Favorite Prayers 6

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

Well, I was going to close the series with this one … and I may repeat this prayer at the end  anyway, but considering it was today’s reading, I decided to use it for today’s favorite prayer installment: Our Father, … Continue reading →

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Favorite Prayers 5

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

One of my longtime favorite prayers is a prayer for the dying of the day.  Since my mom was diagnosed with inoperable colon cancer, this prayer has taken on a whole new meaning for me.  No longer is is just … Continue reading →

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Favorite Prayers 4

Posted on February 25, 2012 by

If you are Catholic, you have prayed it.  If you went to Catholic school, you probably started or ended the day with it. Even, in high school when I had drifted away from the Church, if I got anxious or … Continue reading →

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Favorite Prayers 3

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

This is probably the first prayer I learned by heart after the Our Father and the Hail Mary. I read it as a teenager, and it just moved and comforted me. Soul of Christ, sanctify me Body of Christ, save … Continue reading →

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