First American-born Saint to be Canonized (1975) There is a Mystery, the greatest of all my stories. Not that my adored Lord…
First American Citizen to be Canonized (1946) Fortify me with the grace of your Holy Spirit and give your peace to my…
Patron Saint of Parish PriestsI love you, O my God. My only desire is to love you, until the last breath of…
You may dazzle the mind with a thousand brilliant discoveries of natural science; you may open new worlds of knowledge which were…
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope! To thee do we cry, poor banished children of…
Holy Mary, hasten to the aid of the afflicted, support the faint-hearted, comfort the sorrowful, pray for your people, intercede on behalf…
by Hilary of Poitiers (310-367) Although I am dust and ashes, Lord, I am tied to you by bonds of love. Therefore,…
St. Maximilian, amidst the hate and lonely misery of Auschwitz, you brought love into the lives of fellow captives and sowed the…
Saint Michael, the Archangel, defend us in the day of battle! Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil.…
O holy Apostles, Peter and Paul, intercede for us. Protect, O Lord, your people who trust in the patronage of your Apostles,…