*For all Crusaders needs and intentions, especially for all of our Joseph's and for all the fathers of our families O Glorious St. Joseph, model of all those who are devoted to labor, obtain the grace for me to work conscientiously, putting the call of duty above my natural inclinations; to work with gratitude and joy, in a spirit of penance for the remission of my sins,  considering it an honor to develop by means of labor the gifts received from God; to work with order, peace, moderation and patience, without ever shrinking from  weariness and difficulties; to work above all with purity of intention and detachment from self, having always death before my eyes and the account I must render of time lost, of talents wasted, of good omitted, of vain complacency in success, so fatal to the work of God.  All for Jesus, through Mary, all after thine own example, O Patriarch St.…See More

O admirable St. Catherine, thou who didst merit to make of thy whole life a noble holocaust, constantly inspiring thyself to a most ardent love for Jesus, the Lamb without blemish, and for His beloved Spouse the Church, whose rights thou didst strenuously  affirm and support in troubled times.  Obtain likewise for us the grace not only to pass unscathed through the corruption of this world but also to remain unshakably faithful to the Church in word, deed and example; to see always and to make others see, in the Vicar of Christ our anchor, as it were, in the storms of life - the beacon light that points the way to the harbor of safety in the dark night of our times and of men's souls.Dear St. Catherine of Siena, pray for us and for God's Holy Church in this most tumultuous time.See More

O Holy Virgin, moved by the painful uncertainty we experience in choosing the true and the good, we cast ourselves at thy feet and invoke thee under the sweet title of Our Lady of Good Counsel. We beseech thee: come to our aid at this moment in our worldly sojourn when the twin darkness-es of error and evil plot our ruin by leading minds and hearts astray. O Seat of Wisdom and Star of the Sea, enlighten the victims of doubt and of error so that they might not be seduced by evil masquerading as good; strengthen them against the hostile and corrupting forces of passion and sin.  Mother of Good Counsel, obtain for us from thy Divine Son the love of virtue and the strength to choose, in doubtful and difficult situations, the course agreeable to our salvation.  Supported by thy hand, we shall thus journey without harm along the paths taught us by the word and example…See More