St. Bridget of Sweden by Francesca M. Steele, 1909

St. Bridget of Sweden by Francesca M. Steele, 1909 st.-bridget-of-sweden-by-francesca-m.-steele-1909Download

Twelve Months Sanctified by Prayer by Antoine Ricard, 1877

Twelve Months Sanctified by Prayer by Antoine Ricard, 1877 the-twelve-months-sanctified-by-prayerDownload

There is no Salvation Outside the Catholic Church

There is no Salvation Outside the Catholic Church by Fr. Arnold Damen S.J., 1877 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved, but he that believeth not shall be condemned."--Mark XVI. chap, and 16 verse. My dearly beloved Christians, on Thursday evening last, from these words of our Divine Saviour I proved to you …

Chaplet for the Souls in Purgatory (1850)

NOTE; To be said on an ordinary Blessed Rosary, by repeating the De Profundis at the cross; the Pater at the large beads; and at the smaller, the following invocations: O good Jesus, have mercy on the souls in purgatory (or the soul, or souls of N.), and grant them eternal rest. When the Chaplet is …

Novena for the Relief of the Poor Souls in Purgatory

FIRST DAY THE EXISTENCE OF PURGATORY PREPARATORY PRAYER: Act of Faith: My God, I believe in You, because You are Truth itself; I firmly believe the truths revealed to the Church. Act of Hope: My God, I hope in You, because You are infinitely good. Act of Charity: My God, I love You with all my heart, and …

The Third Secret of Fatima was to be revealed in 1960: “because the blessed Virgin wishes it so.” (Sister Lucy)

Our Lady of Fatima said, "If My requests are heeded, many souls will be saved and there will be peace." Among Her requests was that the Third Secret of Fatima be revealed to the world no later than 1960. In the words of Brother Michael of the Holy Trinity (Little Brothers of the Sacred Heart), …

Sister Mary of the Holy Trinity, the Forgotten Saint

Sister Mary of the Holy Trinity (Louisa Jaques) was born in 1901 in Pretoria, Transvaal to French-Swiss Protestant parents. Her mother died while giving birth to her. Her father, who was a Protestant missionary, took her back to Switzerland with her two elder sisters, and there they were brought up by her Aunt, whom she …

Gabrielle Bossis, the Forgotten Saint

Gabrielle Bossis (1874-1950) was a Catholic Mystic and layperson who lived in France in the 20th century. Born in Nantes, France in 1874, she was the youngest child of a family of four children. As a child in a well to do family, she was taught and raised in proper social graces and etiquette, and …

The Greatest Salutation to Mary given to St. Mechtilde

St. Mechtilde's "Our Father" For The Holy Souls In Purgatory JESUS taught Saint Mechtilde this PRAYER to be said for the y Souls and she WITNESSED every time she said it that many SOULS were released in Purgatory. Our Father who art in heaven. I beg of Thee, loving Father, to pardon the souls in …

Salutation of All the Sacred Limbs of Jesus

In Obedience to a Divine inspiration, St. Gertrude was wont to salute each member of Our Lord which had suffered in His Passion: whenever she did so, a Divine splendor appeared to emanate from the sacred members thus saluted and to irradiate her whole soul. In this splendor she was clothed with that innocence which Our …

The Canticle of Passion

St. Catherine experienced the stigmata and every Thursday-Friday accompanied Jesus in His Passion. Despite Catherine's extraodinary interior life, she continued to serve the monastery in many capacities including prioress for 36 years. The Canticle of the Passion was revealed to Catherine immediately after her first great ecstasy of the Passion. Our Lady desired Catherine to …

The Nicene Creed And Its Origins

I BELIEVE IN ONE GOD Christians, like Jews and Muslims, believe that only one God exists. The creed states the assumption of the ancient Shema: “Hear O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord.” It begins with “I believe,” because reciting the creed is ultimately an individual confession of belief, although the creed also …