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Prayers of the Catholic Church, prayer resources, and reflections.

2020 Lenten Retreat!

Posted on February 25, 2020 By About Catholics Team // Leave a Comment

If you want to work on your prayer life this Lent, then you should consider signing up for the Pray More Lenten Retreat!

The Pray More Lenten Retreat is a self-paced, online retreat. It’s just like an in-person retreat that you can experience at home — anywhere, anytime.

There are five speakers for this retreat, and altogether, 19 videos focused on helping people transform their prayer lives this Lent. They also share study guides for each talk and a transcript of each talk if you’d rather read through those talks instead of listening or watching them.

The speakers are Fr. Patrick Gonyeau, Emily Stimpson Chapman, Scott Powell, Ashley Stevens, and Pete Burak.

All of the retreat talks are inspired by Scripture readings throughout this Lenten season.

You can read more about the retreat and register for it here:

The Pray More Retreat!

All of the materials will be released on Ash Wednesday, February 26th, and will be available throughout all of Lent.

An Online Retreat for Advent

Posted on November 28, 2018 By About Catholics Team // Leave a Comment

The couple that runs Pray More Novenas also creates a few online retreats throughout the year, and their online Advent retreat is just about to begin! It's called The Pray More Advent Retreat. It starts on on December 2nd -- that's just a few days … Continue reading

An Online Healing Experience: The Pray More Healing Retreat

Posted on July 29, 2018 By About Catholics Team // Leave a Comment

We recently discovered a great opportunity to pursue healing online, and we wanted to share it with you here! It's called The Pray More Healing Retreat. Healing is something we all need, whether that's healing from sin, from illness, from loss, … Continue reading

The Litany of Humility – Praying Through Lent

Posted on March 21, 2018 By About Catholics Team // Leave a Comment

What is Humility? Many people think that humility means that we think badly about ourselves. That, however, is not what humility really is. Humility is seeing ourselves as we are. We recognize our lowliness before God. Knowing that we are not … Continue reading

Act of Contrition

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The Act of Contrition is traditionally used in when confessing one's sins in the sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation. One of the requirements for forgiveness is contrition, that you are actually sorry for your sins. Contrition doesn't have to … Continue reading

Common Catholic Prayers

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There are many prayers that Catholics pray on a regular basis. Most Catholics learn these prayers from the time they are very young. The Value of Memorized Prayer To have a relationship with God it is necessary to pray. Prayer should always be a … Continue reading

Why do Catholics make the Sign of the Cross?

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The sign of the cross permeates a Catholic’s prayer life, from the public prayer of the Mass to private prayer around the dining room table. The priest opens Mass by leading the congregation in the Sign of the Cross. At the end of the Mass, he … Continue reading

Prayers for Confession

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For Catholics, the sacrament of Confession (also known as Reconciliation or Penance) is a wonderful opportunity to encounter the mercy of God through the ministry of the priest. God always offers grace and forgiveness through Confession, but you can … Continue reading

What is a Novena?

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The Catholic Church has many ways to pray and show our devotion to God. There is the Rosary, the Mass, the Divine Mercy Chaplet, etc. There are all kinds of prayers that the Church prays together throughout history. One of these ancient, yet still … Continue reading

A Prayer for Someone in a Coma

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We were inspired by a post in our forums (which you can see below) to make some suggestions on prayers for someone who is in a coma. If someone you know is in a coma, our hearts and prayers go out to you! This must be an extremely difficult time for … Continue reading

Improve Your Prayer With the Our Father

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The Lord's Prayer, or Our Father, is a unifying bond of Christians. Jesus taught it to his disciples as the way to pray to the Father; he did not necessarily mean to pray the exact words, but rather to use the structure of the prayer. … Continue reading

My Faith: Prayer, People and Sacrament

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I grew up in a very Catholic household; I was baptized, made my first communion, made confessions, and attended Catholic school all as a young child.During this time, I believed in my faith because of what my parents and teachers taught me, both in … Continue reading

Stations of the Cross

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Jesus is Condemned As God's own people, we have Christ as our head. He delivered himself up for our sins. In accepting a cruel death, he won for us the right to eternal bliss with God our Father. Jesus takes his cross As the redeemed of the Lord, … Continue reading

Examination of Conscience

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An Examination of Conscience is helpful in preparing for confessing one's sins in the sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation. It helps one to reflect over several areas of one's life and what he or she has done and if he or she has offended God in … Continue reading

An Act of Love

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O my God, I love you above all things, with my whole heart and soul, because you are all-good and worthy of all love. I love my neighbor as myself for the love of you. I forgive all who have injured me, and I ask pardon of all whom I have … Continue reading

An Act of Hope

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O my God, relying on your infinite goodness and promises, I hope to obtain pardon of my sins, the help of your grace, and life everlasting, through the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Redeemer. Amen. … Continue reading

An Act of Faith

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O my God, I firmly believe that you are one God in three divine persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; I believe that your divine Son became man and died for our sins, and that he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe these and … Continue reading

The Memorare Prayer

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The Memorare is a powerful prayer asking for the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is called the Memorare due to the first word of the prayer Remember which is translated Memorare in latin. No one knows who the original author of the … Continue reading

Prayer Before a Crucifix

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Behold, O Kind and most sweet Jesus, before Thy face I humbly kneel, and with the most fervent desire of soul, I pray and beseech Thee to impress upon my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope, and charity, true contrition for my sins and a firm … Continue reading

Praying the Rosary

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The rosary is a common, Catholic form of prayer that requires much meditation. Though often thought to be devoted entirely to Mary, the rosary is actually a meditation on the life of Jesus through the eyes of his loving mother, Mary. The entire … Continue reading

Morning Offering

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The Morning Offering is a great prayer to start each day. … Continue reading

Grace Before and After Meals

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Giving thanks to God for our food is a common Catholic tradition. The Grace Before Meals prayer below is the standard bearer for saying grace among Catholics. Grace Before Meals Bless us, O Lord, and these Thy gifts which we are about to receive … Continue reading

The Hail, Holy Queen Prayer

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The Hail, Holy Queen is a powerful and inspiring prayer that is prayed at the end of praying the Rosary. Below you will find the prayer in english and latin and some history. The Hail, Holy Queen Prayer Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, … Continue reading

The Angelus

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The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit. Hail Mary... Behold the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done unto me according to your word. Hail Mary... And the Word became flesh. And lived among us. Hail … Continue reading

Glory Be

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Glory Be Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be world without end. Amen. … Continue reading

Hail Mary

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Hail Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. … Continue reading

Our Father

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Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not … Continue reading