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St. Kateri Tekakwitha was a Mohawk woman who converted to Catholicism at age 19. She loved Jesus Christ with great devotion, and she fervently prayed for the conversion of her fellow Mohawks. St. Kateri died of an illness at age 24, and she was canonized in 2012, making her the first Native American to be recognized as a saint.

A Prayer for St. Kateri:

Used with permission from Franciscan Media (www.FranciscanMedia.org)

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The Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a synthesis of various litanies dating back to the 17th century. The current litany was approved for public use by Pope Leo XIII in 1899, and it includes 33 invocations: one for each year of the life of Christ.

Find the full text at: https://www.usccb.org/prayers/litany-sacred-heart-jesus

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St. Thérèse of Lisieux, often called "the Little Flower," promised to spend her time in heaven doing good on earth. Though she lived a hidden life, after her death the 24-year-old French Carmelite became a Doctor of the Church and a beloved friend and intercessor for countless Catholics. It is often said that she sends down "showers of roses" to those who ask for her intercession.

Join us in prayer:

O Little Therese of the Child Jesus, please pick for me a rose

O Little Flower of Jesus, ask God to grant the favors

(mention in silence here)

St. Therese, help me to always believe as you did in

Amen.

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Ask St. Christopher, patron of traveling, for his intercession before your next journey!

Dear Saint Christopher,

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Listen to the Salve Regina, sung by Bishop Robert Reed. The Salve Regina is a Marian antiphon composed during the Middle Ages, and it is often prayed at the end of the rosary and during some hours of the Divine Office depending on liturgical season. The Hail, Holy Queen is the English translation of this Latin antiphon.

Salve, Regina, mater misericordiae;

English:

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Pray the Hail, Holy Queen prayer, which is the English translation of the Latin Salve Regina. The Hail, Holy Queen is typically prayed at the end of a Rosary.

Hail, Holy Queen:

Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn, then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.

Let us pray. Almighty and everlasting God, Who by the working of the Holy Spirit didst prepare both body and soul of the glorious Virgin Mother, Mary, that she might deserve to be made a worthy dwelling for Thy Son, grant that we who rejoice in her memory, may, by her loving intercession, be delivered from present evils and from lasting death, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

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The Litany of Loreto, also called the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary, originated in the Middle Ages. The prayer was approved by Pope Sixtus V in 1587, and it is currently the only approved Marian Litany. The Pope has the exclusive ability to add invocations to the Litany, which many have done throughout history. "Loreto" refers to the Holy House of Loreto in Italy, which is believed to be the house where the Blessed Virgin was born and raised. Tradition holds that the house was brought from the Holy Land to Italy in the 13th century.

Read more about the Holy House of Loreto here: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/40109/did-angels-really-carry-the-holy-house-of-mary-to-loreto-italy

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In his message for the 43rd World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Pope Benedict XVI encouraged all the faithful to pray this prayer. It invokes God to raise up and sustain vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life:

O Father, raise up among Christians

Mary, Queen of Apostles, pray for us.

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Listen to and meditate on this Easter Sunday homily written by St. John Chrysostom, an early Church Father and Doctor of the Church. "Chrysostom" comes from the Greek word meaning "golden-mouthed," and refers to St. John's incredible gift of preaching and public speaking.

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The Exsultet, also known as The Proclamation of Easter, is a poetic hymn sung at the beginning of the Easter Vigil to bless the Paschal candle. The Exsultet’s beautiful words express the joy of Christ’s victory over death and recount God’s faithfulness through the ages. Prayerfully listen to the Exsultet sung by Fr. Jonathan Gaspar.

Full text of the Exsultet: https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-year-and-calendar/easter/easter-proclamation-exsultet

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