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Holy Saturday: God has Died in the Flesh and Hell Trembles with Fear
Posted on 03/30/2024 05:00 AM ()
Something strange is happening - there is a great silence on earth
today, a great silence and stillness. The whole earth keeps silence
because the King is asleep. The earth trembled and is still because God
has fallen asleep in the flesh and he has raised up all who have slept
ever since the world began. God has died in the flesh and hell trembles
with fear. He has gone to search for our first parent, as for a lost sheep. Greatly
desiring to visit those who live in darkness and in ...
The Sacred Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter. The Mystery of Faith
Posted on 03/30/2024 05:00 AM ()
"Beginning with the Easter Triduum as its source of light, the new age of the Resurrection fills the whole liturgical year with its brilliance. Gradually, on either side of this source, the year is transfigured by the liturgy" (Catechism of the Catholic Church) .
Prayer for a Holy Church and Priests: Prayer of the Day for Saturday, March 30, 2024
Posted on 03/30/2024 05:00 AM (Catholic Online > Prayer of the Day)
O my Jesus,
I beg You on behalf of the whole Church:
Grant it love and the light of Your Spirit
and give power to the words of priests
so that hardened hearts might be brought to repentance
and return to You, O Lord.
Lord, give us holy priests;
You Yourself maintain them in holiness.
O Divine and Great High Priest,
may the power of Your mercy accompany them everywhere
and protect them from the devil's traps and snares
which are continually being set for the ...
Prayer for the Sick: Prayer of the Day for Friday, March 29, 2024
Posted on 03/29/2024 05:00 AM (Catholic Online > Prayer of the Day)
Dear Jesus, Divine Physician and Healer of the sick, we turn to you in this time of illness. O dearest comforter of the troubled, alleviate our worry and sorrow with your gentle love, and grant us the grace and strength to accept this burden. Dear God, we place our worries in your hands. We place our sick under your care and humbly ask that you restore your servant to health again. Above all, grant us the grace to acknowledge your will and know that whatever you do, you do for the love of us. Amen.
Prayer to Serve God Well: Prayer of the Day for Thursday, March 28, 2024
Posted on 03/28/2024 05:00 AM (Catholic Online > Prayer of the Day)
Father of Mercy,
forgive my failings,
keep me in Your Grace,
and lead me in the way of salvation.
Give me strength in serving You
as a follower of Christ.
May the Eucharist bring me Your Forgiveness
and give me freedom to serve You all my life.
May it help me to remain faithful
and give me the grace I need in Your service.
May it teach me the way to eternal life.