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Father’s Day Blessing of Fathers

Posted on June 15, 2023June 21, 2023 by FRESHImage

Father’s Day is a special reminder that fatherhood is a vocation, a blessing, by which men are called to bless those whom they have been specially entrusted with. This, is no small task, and can only be done by the grace of God and in unity wit...
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Mother’s Day Blessing of Mothers

Posted on May 7, 2023May 23, 2023 by FRESHImage

The following prayer may be used prior to the Grace Before Meals or at the conclusion of dinner on Mother's Day. Mother's Day Blessing of Mothers All begin with the Sign of the Cross All may stretch out their hands over the moth...
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The Stations of the Resurrection

Posted on April 26, 2022April 26, 2022 by FRESHImage

A relatively new devotion for the Easter Season of the Church, the Stations of the Resurrection, also known as the Via Lucis (Way of Light), is just as beautiful and fruitful as its Lenten counterpart, the Stations of the Cross. As the Congrega...
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The Chaplet of Divine Mercy

Posted on April 23, 2022April 15, 2023 by FRESHImage

During the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000, Pope St. John Paul II proclaimed that the Second Sunday of Easter would from then on be celebrated as Divine Mercy Sunday. He made this proclamation on the occasion of canonizing the woman known as the ...
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Advent Wreath Prayer Service for Fourth Sunday of Advent

Posted on December 17, 2021December 3, 2025 by FRESHImage

This weekend marks the fourth and final Sunday of Advent. In just a few days now, we will celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Just what His coming means for us we have reflected upon with the help of the “O Antiphons” of Adv...
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Advent Wreath Prayer Service for Third Sunday of Advent

Posted on December 10, 2021December 3, 2025 by FRESHImage

“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice. Indeed the Lord is near.” This is the beginning of the Church’s prayer for this Third Sunday of Advent, also known as Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete is the Latin imperative, rejoice! And so today, my d...
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Advent Wreath Prayer Service for Second Sunday of Advent

Posted on November 28, 2021December 3, 2025 by FRESHImage

In preparing for the Season of Advent that we have now entered into, we have reminded ourselves that this Season, precisely as a season of preparation for the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ, is a penitential season. It is a season to work to...
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St. Catherine Labouré & The Miraculous Medal

Posted on May 23, 2021November 27, 2025 by Aidan McDermott

Our Blessed Mother has received great honor in both the Orthodox East and Catholic West since her time on earth. Like our Lord in the Eucharist, Mary has not left us. She has appeared to us all over the world also since early times in the Churc...
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The Stations of the Cross

Posted on February 16, 2021March 29, 2021 by FRESHImage

The Stations of the Cross is a beautiful prayer that properly orients us on our Lenten journey. This prayer, whether in its traditional or scriptural format, draws us into the drama of Christ's Passion so as to contemplate this central event of ...
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Grace Before and After Meals

Posted on January 31, 2021January 31, 2021 by FRESHImage

Saying grace before and after meals is a common practice among Christians. It is a reminder both that our very lives are a gift from God, and of our continual and utter dependence on Him for our solitary moment of our existence. In this way ever...
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