Advent - May our longing for the coming of Jesus fill us with hope and joy. —Prayer Services for Parishes
Advent (Angels) - Our God will cometo save us. —Is
35:4
Advent (Bethlehem) - [T]he night is far gone,the day is near.
Let us then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. —Romans
13:12
Advent (Wreath) - In this season of Advent, as we gather to wait in the darkness of winter nights for Jesus our Light to come, may our hearts be filled with your joy and promise. —The
Blessing Candles: 58 Simple Mealtime Prayer-Celebrations
Advent (Stars) - O God, my heart desires the warmth of your love, and my mind is searching for the light of your Word. Increase my longing for Jesus. Amen. —Living
God’s Word: Reflections on the Weekly Gospels
All Saints Day - The challenge of sainthood is to go where love takes me. —Prayer for Daybreak and Day’s End, Volume II
All Souls Day - Happy are those who have died in the Lord let them rest from their labors for their good deeds go with them. —Rev 14,13
All Souls Day - Happy are those who have died in the Lord let them rest from their labors for their good deeds go with them. —Rev 14,13
All Souls Day - I
am the Resurrection, I am the Life; to believe in me means life,
in spite of death, and all who believe and live in me shall never
die. —John 11:25-26
Annunciation- “Somehow she murmured a ‘yes’ and with that the light’s love and life pierced her heart and lodged in her womb.” —Robert
F. Morneau, St. Anthony Messenger
Catechetical Sunday - A catechist endeavors to spark that intangible gift of faith that marks us as Christians. It involves heart learning as well as head learning. —When You Are a Catechist
Consecrated
Life, Celebration of - “With their very lives, consecrated persons testify…that a new order of grace has been instituted by the Cross and Resurrection of Christ.” —Pope
John Paul II
Christmas - Celebrate the great gift of God’s Son, Jesus! —The Blessing Cup: Prayer-Rituals for Families & Groups
Christmas - May our faith make us strong, humble and childlike. —Prayer Services for Parishes
Christmas - May the God of peace make us perfect in holiness
—spirit, soul and body—so that we may be a source of peace for others. —The Blessing Cup: Prayer-Rituals for Families & Groups
Christmas - Wishing You a Peaceful Christmas
Christmas - Merry Christmas!
Christmas - Merry Christmas!
Christmas - For all of us on Christmas, may this day give us all new birth. —The
Blessing Candles: 58 Simple Mealtime Prayer-Celebrations
Christmas - Newborn God, fill us with the light, hope and the peace that will allow us to transform the world. —The
Blessing Candles: 58 Simple Mealtime Prayer-Celebrations
Christmas - Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests. —Luke 2:14
Christmas - Do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all people. —Luke
2:10
Christmas - Each day holds the promise of new birth. —The
Blessing Candles: 58 Simple Mealtime Prayer-Celebrations
Christmas - God of Gifts, you love us so much that you send your son as a gift to us. Praise to you, God. Glory for the birthday of Jesus! —Friend Jesus: Prayers for Children
Christmas - A child is born to us;
a son is given to us. —Isaiah 9:6
Christmas - We bend our knee before the Child in the manger who came to bring the tenderness of God upon the earth. —Prayers for Feasts
Christmas - As we come to remember your birth, Newborn God, fill us with the light, hope and the peace that will allow us to transform the world. —The Blessing Candles: 58 Simple Mealtime Prayer-Celebrations
Christmas - Give us a new birth as we celebrate the beginning of your Son's life on earth. —Christmas Vigil Mass
Divine Mercy Sunday- According to the teaching of Jesus Christ we human beings not only receive and experience God’s mercy but also are commanded to ‘show mercy’ to others. —Pope John Paul II
Divine Mercy Sunday- The Divine Mercy devotion fosters the virtue of trust in God’s mercy that finds its fulfillment in the liturgy of Reconciliation and the Holy Eucharist. —Catholic Update
Earth Day - The Lord is God in the heavens above and on earth below. —Deuteronomy 4:39
Earth Day - God looked at everything he had made, and he found it very good. —Genesis 1:31
Earth Day - May you be praised, my Lord, for sister earth, our mother, who bears and feeds us, and produces the variety of
fruits and dappled flowers and grasses… —St.
Francis of Assisi, "The Canticle of the Creatures"
Earth Day - All praise be yours, my Lord, through Sister Earth, our Mother! —St.
Francis of Assisi, "The Canticle of the Creatures"
Earth Day - You call us, Gift-Giving God, to have a marvelous relationship with the earth. —The Blessing Candles: 58 Simple Mealtime Prayer-Celebrations
Easter - Help us, Lord, to rise above ourselves. Break our hearts of stone so that we truly may shine as children of light and love. —The Blessing Cup: Prayer-Rituals for Families and Groups
Easter - In his rising from the dead, Jesus has given us the power to rise above ourselves; may we walk in the light that brightens the path of faith. —The Blessing Cup: Prayer-Rituals for Families and Groups
Easter - Happy Easter!
Easter - The Lord is risen, alleluia! Let us celebrate. —The Blessing Cup: Prayer-Rituals for Families and Groups
Easter (Alleluia) - The promise of everlasting life fills us with hope, newly Risen God. Make us unafraid to proclaim your promises with the passion of our lives and the gentleness of our love. —The Blessing Candles: 58 Simple Mealtime Prayer-Celebrations
Easter - To you, Risen Lord, we offer our tears turned to laughter, our pain turned to joy, our fear turned to glad confidence. Your victory over death puts hope in our hearts.
—Prayer Services for Parishes
Easter - In his rising from the dead, Jesus has given us the power to rise above ourselves; may we walk in the light that brightens the path of faith.
—The Blessing Cup:Prayer-Rituals for Families and Groups
Easter- May the Lord be with us as he was with the faithful on that first Easter. —The Blessing Cup: Prayer-Rituals for Families and Groups
Easter Candles - Alleluia! Jesus is risen!
Easter - Christ Emmanuel Flowering - There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. —Galatians 3:28
Easter (Jesus Risen) - The tomb is open, the Lord Jesus has passed through death. He is alive! —Prayers for Feasts
Easter (Light of the World)- I
am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness,
but have the light of life. Amen. —John 8:12
Easter (Lillies) - Jesus Christ of Easter
calls you to life; come and live in his great hope! —Prayers for Feasts
Easter (Paschal Candle) - Thank you, Lord,
for the Easter sun that rises in the hearts of men and women. —Prayers for Feasts
Easter (The Risen
Lord) - “Why
do you seek the living one among the dead? He is not here, but he
has been raised… ” —Luke 24:5-6
Easter Sunburst - This is our Easter joy: We are all daughters and sons of the Resurrection. He is ever in our midst. We are the body of Christ! —William H. Shannon
Epiphany - He is the image Of the invisible God The firstborn Of all creation. —Colossians 1:15
Epiphany - God is shining forth in the most unwanted and unsuspected places. —St. Anthony Messenger
Father’s Day - A loving father shows us the way of God. —St. Anthony Messenger
Father’s Day - May the Holy Spirit help you to see God’s presence in everyone you meet and give you the courage and the words to share that presence with your daughters and sons. —Your Catholic Family
Father’s Day - Thank you, friend Jesus,
for my father who loves me, for my grandfather who cares for me, and for God, your father and mine, who made me and is always with me. —Friend Jesus: Prayers for Children
Father’s Day - Everything that Jesus says about being a disciple applies to dads. May the Lord bless your own faith journey, with its challenge of being a good father! —St. Anthony Messenger
Father’s Day - To my husband: Thanks for being a role model of faith and virtue for our children. God bless you!
Father’s Day - Bless my father, Lord.
Keep us in your care so that we may live in the pattern of the Holy Family. —The Blessing Cup: Prayer-Rituals for Families & Groups
Father’s Day - We walk not alone With our children. We walk with God, among the human family. And sometimes our children lead us. —St. Anthony Messenger
Father’s
Day (St. Joseph, Patron of Fathers) Bless my father, Lord. Keep us in your care so that we may live in the pattern of the Holy Family. —The Blessing Cup
Father’s Day - May you be an instrument in God's hands as you pass on the Spirit's gifts of wisdom, understanding and knowledge to your children. —Your Catholic Family
Father’s Day - For our fathers, who give us care and protection, love and direction, may they always know we love them. —The Blessing Candles
Father’s Day - Grant your blessing to our father on this special day which honors him. —The Blessing Cup: Prayer-Rituals for Families & Groups
Father’s
Day - A gift to fathers of all ages, everywhere, is the knowledge that it’s never too late to be the dad you always wanted to be. —St. Anthony Messenger
Halloween - Happy All Hallows Eve!
Halloween - Happy All Hallows Eve!
Halloween - Happy All Hallows Eve!
Halloween - Happy All Hallows Eve!
Halloween - Happy All Hallows Eve!
Halloween - Happy All Hallows Eve!
Holy Family - With great love let us respond to the love of him who loved us so greatly. —St. Francis of Assisi
Holy Family - Holy
Family of Nazareth, make our family and home more and more like
yours, until we are all one family, happy and at peace in our true
home with you. —National Catholic Rural Life Conference
Incarnation - Daily
the Son of God humbles himself, just as when he left his royal throne
and came into the womb of the Virgin. —St. Francis of Assisi
Independence Day - Let us celebrate freedom in loud, joyful ways! —Prayer Services for Parishes
Independence Day - Thank you, O God, for the freedom we have to speak, to listen, to worship and to gather in faith in our country. —The Blessing Candles: 58 Simple Mealtime-Prayer Celebrations
Labor Day - Creator God, We praise you for our work and for your work of creation. Bless us today and always. Amen.—The Blessing Candles: 58 Simple Mealtime Prayer Celebrations
Labor Day - Each worker is created in the image of God. Oh God who created each on of us, we give thanks for this Labor Day.—Living God’s Justice: Reflections and Prayers
Labor Day - Let us be your sons and daughters, with our heads in material work, and, afterwards, let us prepare to rest in your embrace and await the coming of a new day to glorify you. —Living God’s Justice: Reflections and Prayers
Lent - God of Lenten Walks, help us pay attention to you in our life through prayer, penance and doing acts of loving kindness.—The Blessing Candles: 58 Simple Mealtime Prayer-Celebrations
Lent - Lord, be with us as we look forward to new birth at Easter. Let us shine forth with the joy of your rising.—The Blessing Cup: Prayer-Rituals for Families and Groups
Lent - Change our hearts, Lord. Guide us through our prayer, fasting and almsgiving to a deeper awareness of you in each other.—The Blessing Cup: Prayer-Rituals for Families and Groups
Lent - May God grant you strength this Lent.
Lent - We pray, give alms, encourage and lean on each other. We’re all in this together. —Catholic Update
Lent - Lent is an ideal time to remember that we, in the deepest way, must learn to depend on God. —Catholic Update
Mardi Gras - To you, O God, I lift up my soul. To you who puts a song in the heart. —Prayer Services for Parishes
Mardi Gras - Joy! That’s what I long to give to you today, Lord, joy! —Catholic Prayers for Every Day and All Day
Mardi Gras - Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: Rejoice! —Philippians 4:4
Mardi Gras - Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: Rejoice! —Philippians 4:4
Mardi Gras - The whole earth cries out to God, singing for joy! —Psalm Prayers
Mother’s Day - An important part of motherhood is its ability to bring out the beauty of souls, fostering their capacity to love and receive love in return.
Happy Mother’s Day - Motherhood from the outset demands the total gift of self. —The Authentic Catholic Woman
Happy Mother’s Day - The loveliest masterpiece of the heart of God is the heart of a mother. —Therese of Lisieux
Mother’s Day (Prayer for Mother's Day) - Lord Jesus, I plead to you on behalf of my mother. Always she loved me; now, and forever more, envelope her in your infinite love. —Prayers for Catholic Men
Happy Mother's Day - All women are called to shower their motherhood on the world in the particular ways that God makes possible. —The Authentic Catholic Woman
Mother’s Day - Our mothers have magnified the Lord. They have taught us to rejoice in God. —Sweet, Sweet Spirit: Prayer Services from the Black Catholic Church
Mother’s Day (Wife) - Thank you for your commitment to our children, our family, our home.
Mother’s Day (to a Wonderful Woma) - You have been my confidante, mentor, friend. You have nurtured me, guided me, comforted me, encouraged me. I thank God for your maternal care.
Mother’s Day (Praying for You) - A celebration of motherhood can be difficult in a time of loss. Please know that I am praying for you.
Mother’s
Day (To My Godmother) - Thank you for sharing the gift of faith with me. I am blessed to call you Godmother!
Mother’s Day (Rose) - Motherly hearts give love for no other reason than the fact that each soul deserves nothing less. —The Authentic Catholic Woman
Name Day -
Lord God, keep us ever faithful to the spirit and example of those for whom we are named. May we be counted among your saints. —The Blessing Cup
Pentecost - This Pentecost let's open our lives to make room for the power of the Spirit. —Celebrating Faith
Pentecost - Welcome the Holy Spirit to remain with you always. —Prayers Services for Parishes
Pentecost - And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit … —Acts 2:4
Pentecost - It is the in-dwelling of the Spirit that empowers the people of God to act for justice.… —Celebrating Faith
Pentecost - At Pentecost the power of the Holy Spirit filled Christ's disciples and empowered them to go out and preach the Good News. —Celebrating Faith
Pentecost - Holy Spirit, bringing us wisdom, we look to you for love and light and healing. Spirit of courage, we count on you to open doors and help us face tomorrow.
—Prayer Services for Parishes
Pentecost - Lord, Fulfill your promise. Spirit of the Lord,
rest on us with wisdom and understanding, with counsel and might, with knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
Spirit of truth,
abide in us.
Amen.
—Prayer Services for Parishes
Presentation
of the Lord (Candlemas) - “Christ himself says, ‘I am the light of the world.’ And we are the light... If we receive it from him... But how do we make it shine?... The candle tells us: by burning, and being Consumed in the burning.” —Pope Paul VI
Remembering 9/11 - We Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. —Peace Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi
Remembering 9/11 - We Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. —Peace Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi
St.
Sacred Heart of Jesus
-
The central truth of the heart of Jesus is that God loves us with a human heart and a human love. —from Catholic and Loving It
St.
Francis (Happy St. Francis Day)
-
We are all creatures of one family. We are all brothers and sisters. —from St. Francis in San Francisco
St. Francis and St. Clare, The Meeting of
- Let
us pray to God together for each other, for, by sharing each other's
burden of charity in this way, we shall easily fulfill the law of
Christ. —St. Clare of Assisi
St. Joseph Prayer (excerpt) - He is Holy Joseph, because no other saint but he lived in such and so long intimacy and familiarity with the source of all holiness, Jesus, God incarnate, and Mary, the holiest of creatures. Blessed be the name of Joseph Henceforth and for ever. Amen. —John Henry Cardinal Newman
St.
Joseph (Song) - In the Lord I place my confidence and trust For it is only in his strength that I can overcome The fear of this awesome responsibility. Generation after generation will struggle For the meaning of the Lamb of God But only those who dare to risk Will hold the promise in their arms. —Prayer for Daybreak and Day's End
St.
Joseph, Patron of Fathers - A
loving father Shows us the way of God. —St. Anthony Messenger
St. Nicholas - O good holy Nicholas, you who brought joy to children, put in my heart the spirit of childhood about which the Gospel speaks. Teach me how to sow happiness around me. Amen. —Prayer to St. Nicholas
St. Nicholas - “Let’s not forget the real St. Nicholas, who, like all the saints, points to Jesus.” —St. Anthony Messenger
St.
Patrick - Happy St. Patrick’s Day and may God bless you!
St.
Patrick - Happy St. Patrick’s Day and may God bless you!
St.
Patrick - This day I call to me: God’s strength
to direct me, God’s power to sustain me, God’s wisdom to guide me,
God’s vision to light me, God’s ear to my hearing, God’s word to
my speaking, God’s hand to uphold me, God’s pathway before me, God’s
shield to protect me, God’s legions to save me. —from A
Retreat With St. Patrick
St. Patrick’s Day - “May God make safe to you each step, May God make open to you each pass, May God make clear to you each road, And may he take you in the clasp of his own two hands.” —from Carmina Gadelica (Vol. III, p. 203)
St. Patrick’s Day - “St. Patrick suffered mightily at the hands of the Irish, but rather than seek revenge, he came back to share his faith.” —Archbishop Sean Patrick O'Malley, O.F.M.Cap.
St. Patrick’s Day - “May God be with you and bless you. May you see your children's children. May you be poor in misfortunes and rich in blessings. May you know nothing but happiness from this day forward.” —Irish Marriage Blessing
St. Patrick’s Day - “Happy Saint Patrick's Day to you and may God bless you!”
St. Patrick’s Day - “Christ shield me this day: Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down, Christ when I arise, Christ in the heart of every person who thinks of me, Christ in the eye that sees me, Christ in the ear that hears me.” —The Breastplate of St. Patrick
St. Patrick’s Day - Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
St. Patrick’s Day - Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
St. Patrick’s Day - Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
St. Valentine’s Day - Happy St. Valentine’s Day!
St. Valentine’s Day - Happy St. Valentine’s Day!
St. Valentine’s Day - Happy St. Valentine’s Day!
St. Valentine’s Day - Happy St. Valentine’s Day!
St. Valentine’s Day - There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear… —1 John 4:18
St.
Valentine’s Day - [L]et us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth. —1 John 3:18
St.
Valentine’s Day - For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be. —Matthew 6:21
St. Valentine’s Day - Love
is patient, Love is kind. It bears all things, Believes all things,
Hopes all things, Endures all things. Love never fails. —1 Corinthians 13:4, 7
St.
Valentine’s Day - This
is my commandment: love one another as I love you. No one has greater
love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. —John 15: 12-13
St.
Valentine’s Day - So
faith, hope, love remain, these three; but the greatest of these
is love. —1 Corinthians 13:13
St.
Valentine’s Day - Love
is a fruit in season at all times, and within reach of every hand. —Blessed Mother Teresa
St.
Valentine’s Day (Youth) - Love is patient, Love is kind. It bears all things, Believes all things, Hopes all things, Endures all things. Love never fails. —1
Corinthians 13: 4, 7
St. Valentine’s Day (Youth) - Encourage
each other daily while it is still today. —Hebrews 3:13
Thanksgiving - Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving - O Gracious God, we give you thanks for your overflowing generosity to us. —Celebrating Faith: Year-Round Activities for Catholic Families
Thanksgiving - We thank you, God, for the harvest of blessings. —Prayer Services for Parishes
Thanksgiving - Loving God,
let the gratitude we know today seep like a gentle rain into the lives and hearts of all people we meet in your world and
at your table. Amen. —The Blessing Candles: 58 Simple Mealtime Prayer-Celebrations
Thanksgiving - Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! —Psalm 136:1
Thanksgiving - Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! —Psalm 136:1
Thanksgiving - O Father of Goodness, we thank you each one for happiness, healthiness,
friendship and fun, for good things we think of, and good things we do, and all that is beautiful,
loving and true. Amen. —Catholic Prayers for Every Day and All Day
|
Shop
