https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL0vp4MbLm0

Touching Wood

this saying has remained popular. It of course originated from the touching of  the wood of the True Cross, the most prized relic. Many a Catholic would venerate such a relic before setting out on a hazardous task.  Today most people are satisfied with touching any piece of wood as a substitute. By tradition the wood of the Cross  was from the aspen tree, which is why it always trembles.

Prayer to God the Father

O My God, Who have created me and redeemed me by Thy beloved Son, I thank Thee for it with all my heart.

O my God, Who bestowed on me…

"Rogation" comes from the Latin "rogare," which means "to ask," and "Rogation Days" are days during which we seek to ask God's mercy, appease His anger, avert His chastisements manifest through natural disasters, and ask for His blessings, particularly with regard to farming, gardening, and other agricultural pursuits.

They are set aside to remind us how radically dependent we are on mother Earth, and how prayer can help protect us from nature's often cruel ways.  ..." …

Latin

V. Regina caeli, laetare, alleluia.

R. Quia quem meruisti…

(For private purposes)

 [9] And Jabes was more honourable than any of his brethren, and his mother called his name Jabes, saying: Because I bore him with sorrow. 

[10]"And Jabes called upon the God of Israel,…

 

The Holy Cloak Novena

(Copy from the links at the end of the prayer)

Quote:

 -- "This novena in honor of Saint Joseph's is called the Holy Cloak of St. Joseph, a particular and special way to merit the patronage of this great Saint while also rendering honor to him.



It is to be recited on thirty consecutive days in memory of the thirty years St. Joseph spent in the company of…

ODE     TO     THE     CHURCH…

Canticle of Simeon * Luke 2:29-32

2:29 Now thou dost dismiss thy servant, O Lord, ☩ * according to thy word in peace;

2:30 Because my eyes have seen * thy salvation,

2:31 Which thou hast prepared * before the face of all peoples:

2:32 A…

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PRAYER IN HONOR OF SAINT BENEDICT FOR A HAPPY DEATH



Once St. Gertrude reminded Sainy Benedict who she had the Heavenly Grace to converse with, of his glorious death, thereupon the holy Patriarch gave her the following assurance : "All who…

A reminder. 

For further details, go either to http://communio.stblogs.org/index.php/2016/12/prayer-at-the-end-of-the-year-at-the-beginning/

or go to http://op54rosary.ning.com/forum/topics/reminder-plenary-indulgence-te-deum; or…

O most holy Virgin

who didst find favor in God’s sight and hast become His Mother;

O Virgin, immaculate in body and soul,

in thy faith and in thy love,

look down with pity on the wretched 

who in our need seek thy powerful protection.

The evil serpent on whom was cast the primal curse

continues, alas, to attack and ensnare the…

Prayer to Saint Barbara

St Barbara,

you are stronger than the tower of a fortress

and the fury of hurricanes.

Do not let lightning hit me, thunder frighten me

or the roar of canons jolt my courage or bravery.

Stay always by my side so that I may confront

all the storms and battles of my life

with my head held high and a serene…

O St. Joseph whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the Throne of God, I place in you all my interests and desires. O St. Joseph do assist me by your powerful intercession and obtain for me from your Divine Son all spiritual blessings through Jesus Christ, Our Lord; so that having engaged here below your Heavenly power I may offer my Thanksgiving and Homage to the most Loving of Fathers. O St. Joseph, I…

(For private purpose)

O Jesus!

Thru the Immaculate Heart of Mary,

and in union with Thy Most Precious Blood poured out on the Cross

and offered in every Mass, 

I offer Thee today my prayers, works, joys, sorrows and sufferings

for the praise of Thy most Holy Name

and all the desires of Thy Sacred Heart, 

in reparation for sin,

for the conversion of sinners,

the union of all Christians

and our final union…

I just came back from Oxford (I'm attending some lectures - The Great Ruins: Six English Medieval Abbeys in Context) Quite interesting but I read out that the general public can still attend lectures and classes (not tutorials) really cheaply - Basically you could study full time using Oxford University free / min cost Lectures and classes - cool for students taking a year out I thought...Especially if you wanted to learn beginner Latin and Greek or Medieval Philosophy, Logic, Metaphysics…