Blessing/Adoration, Petition, Intercession, Thanksgiving, and Praise , Blessing/Adoration, A blessing and adoration prayer acknowledges God’s greatness and gifts, often focusing on the Eucharist or divine majesty . It combines praise, worship, and gratitude, with common themes including adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, thanking Him for redemption, and humbling oneself in His presence to find spiritual peace. Adoration is the first attitude of man acknowledging tha

Pope Leo XIV encouraged the participants of the Medjugorje youth festival to unite the flames of their hearts so that this fire may illuminate their journey and their pilgrimage toward God, who calls them and, in some cases, has raised up in them the desire to serve him through the priesthood or consecrated life. This is the first message from Pope Leo XIV addressed to the Medjugorje Youth Festival and also the first from a pontiff to this event since, in September 2024, t

Angel of God, my guardian dear, To whom God's love commits me here, Ever this day [or night] be at my side, To light and guard,To rule and guide. Amen. Throughout Scripture, we see the importance of angels and their role as intermediaries between us and God. A prime example of this is the Angel Gabriel appearing to Mary to announce to her that she would give birth to the son of God. But, beyond the known archangels, we recognize the role of individual Guardian Angels. The Cat

The Chaplet of St. Michael is a wonderful way to honor this great Archangel along with the other nine Choirs of Angels. What do we mean by Choirs? It seems that God has created various orders of Angels. Sacred Scripture distinguishes nine such groupings: Seraphim, Cherubim, Thrones, Dominations, Powers, Virtues, Principalities, Archangels and Angels (Isa. 6: 2; Gen. 3: 24; Col. 1: 16; Eph. 1: 21; Rom. 8: 38). There may be more groupings but these are the only ones that have b