The Responsorial Psalm for Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent is: Even though I walk in the dark valley I fear no evil; for you are at my side. via USCCB. We have all been there, this stroll through the dark valley, when all is dark and we feel that there is no hope. …
In today’s Gospel Reading for the Fifth Sunday of Lent, Martha says: “I have come to believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, the one who is coming into the world.” via USCCB. The Second Step of recovery holds that we “Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves can restore …
I was thinking of a Novena to say to the Blessed Virgin Mary one day a week ago, and it occurred to me to cleverly combine two ancient and classic prayers. Quite possibly this has happened before, but I do not know of it. I use as the basic prayer the “Memorare” (first paragraph below, …
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