Tag: #saints

Compassionate Lord, Saint Elizabeth Bichier (1773–1838) founded the Daughters of the Cross to form a community that would educate children and care for the sick.  I ask her to pray for the programs that are […] Read More

Holy Lord, Saint Joseph Calasanz highly esteemed those who gave spiritual instruction to children.  He believed that the highest calling is to help them attain eternal life.  I ask him to pray for catechists and […] Read More

O Jesus, Saint Bartholomew’s greatest desire was to know the truth.  When first informed about You, his initial reaction was, “How can anything good come from Nazareth?”  But as soon as he met You, he […] Read More

Loving God, Saint Rose of Lima was a mystic and visionary who received invisible stigmata, and yet she often suffered from the feeling that You were distant.  Despite how lonely this felt, she persisted in […] Read More

Dear God, the Feast Day of Mary Our Queen was instituted by Pope Pius XII to consecrate the whole human race to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.  I ask our Holy Queen to renew this […] Read More

Holy Spirit, Saint Pius X is the pope who authorized children to receive Holy Communion and encouraged everyone to receive the Eucharist as often as possible.  During his papacy, he had many heavy responsibilities that […] Read More

Heavenly Father, Saint Bernard of Clairvaux used to ask himself every morning, “Why have I come here?” and he answered, “To lead a holy life.”  I ask him to pray for me to turn my […] Read More

O Holy Spirit, Saint John Eudes was devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.  After many years of preaching at parish missions, he came to the conclusion that […] Read More

Dear Lord, the great emperor Constantine gave his mother, Saint Helena (c.248-c.328), the authority to promote Christianity by building churches throughout the empire and on the holy sites in Israel.  She is the patron saint […] Read More

Blessed Savior, although most of us prefer not to think about how painfully You suffered for us, Saint Clare of Montefalco continually reflected upon Your Passion.  So devoted was she to this that when she […] Read More