If you've been away from the practice of the faith for a little while or a long time, welcome back! People stop practicing their faith for all sorts of reasons. However, Jesus never stops calling us back home to his Catholic Church.
Right now he's calling you and waiting for you to respond to his invitation to experience again the peace and joy that only he can bring. Welcome home!
The Rosary is a popular Catholic prayer that is made up of a series of prayers, including the Our Father, the Hail Mary, and the Glory Be. The Rosary is traditionally prayed using a rosary beads, which are a string of beads that are used to keep track of the prayers. We prayer the rosary after Mass on Fridays and Saturdays.
The Divine Mercy Chaplet is a Catholic devotion to the Divine Mercy, based on the Christological apparitions of Jesus reported by Faustina Kowalska, known as "the Apostle of Mercy". The Chaplet can be prayed at any time, it is most often prayed at 3pm each day or as part of the Divine Mercy Novena. At Our Lady of Mercy Parish, we pray it after the 12:05 Mass on Mondays.
Servant of God Julia Greeley, Denver’s Angel of Charity, was born into slavery and emancipated after the Civil War. She spent her life serving the poor with a special devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and a love for children and praying for the city’s fire fighters.
The name of the Lord is a curiously powerful thing. Say it deliberately, even in a group of people who are not particularly religious, and you’ll know what I mean. There is a shift in the mood, a change in the atmosphere. When we utter the name of the Lord, He turns His head.
In my experience, one of the peculiarities of being a man is the somewhat unlikely ability to look into the mirror, no matter how out of shape he may be, and declare with full confidence: “Looking good, buddy!” Ask a man. He’ll probably confirm it.
Venerable Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C. was an Irish immigrant to the United States. A true pioneer of mass media evangelism, The Rosary Priest reached the entire world with his message of devotion to Christ reminding us that, “A family that prays together stays together.”