Archive for October, 2018
Healing Novena to Pope Saint John Paul II
Day 1 Merciful God, I pray with thanks and gratitude for the great spiritual gift of Saint John Paul II’s apostolic life and mission. Through his heavenly intercession, please grant the following petition(s) . . . Here state your request(s). Grant also that I may grow in love for You and proclaim boldly the love […]
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Novena to St.Ignatius of Antioch
(His feast day is October 17th, but you can pray this novena anytime.) Blessed holy servant of God, St. Ignatius of Antioch, we pray today for protection of the faithful throughout the world. Intercede for us! Your faith in God was so great that you were a witness of Christ’s love even though you were […]
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Prayers to St.Ignatius of Antioch
Prayer of St.Ignatius of Antioch for Martyrdom I am the wheat of God, and am ground by the teeth of the wild beasts, that I may be found the pure bread of God. I long after the Lord, the Son of the true God and Father, Jesus Christ. Him I seek, who died for us […]
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Prayer to St.Crispin and St.Crispian
Prayer to St.Crispin and St.Crispian St Crispin and St Crispinian, may all shoemakers provide shoes for those who cannot afford them and keep their feet ever protected so that they may walk a good purpose. Pray for us, dear Saints, to obtain for us a lively faith, constancy in good works, and perseverance in the […]
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Novena to St.Anthony Mary Claret
St. Anthony Mary Claret, during your life on earth you often comforted the afflicted and showed such tender love and compassion for the sick and sinful. Intercede for me now that you rejoice in the reward of your virtues in heavenly glory. Look with pity on me… (or on the person afflicted or whose conversion […]
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Prayers of St.Anthony Mary Claret
Apostolic Prayer O my God and my Father, may I know you and make you known; may I love you and make you loved; may I serve you and make you served; may I praise you and make all creatures praise you. My Father, grant that all sinners may be converted, all the just persevere […]
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Bl.Thaddeus McCarthy
Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy (Irish: Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh; c. 1455 – 25 October 1492) (also spelt MacCarthy and Macarthy) was an Irish ecclesiastic. He was a bishop who never ruled his see, even though he was appointed to two of them: Bishop of Ross, Ireland in 1482 and Bishop of Cork and Cloyne in 1490. His […]
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St.Crispin and St.Crispian
Born: 3rd century AD Died: 286 Rome Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Churches Church of England Canonized: Pre-Congregation Major shrine: Soissons Feast: October 25 Attributes: depicted holding shoes Patronage: cobblers; curriers; glove makers; lace makers; lace workers; leather workers; saddle makers; saddlers; shoemakers; tanners; weavers. San Crispin, San Pablo City, Philippines Saints Crispin […]
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St.Proclus of Constantinople
Born: Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey) Died: 24 October 447 in the area of modern Turkey of natural causes Saint Proclus (Unknown – 24 July 446) was an Archbishop of Constantinople. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. Biography The friend and disciple of Saint John Chrysostom, Proclus […]
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St.Luigi Guanella
Born: 19 December 1842 Fraciscio, Campodolcino, Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia Died: 24 October 1915 (aged 72) Como, Kingdom of Italy Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 25 October 1964, Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Paul VI Canonized: 23 October 2011, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope Benedict XVI Major shrine: Shrine of the […]
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