CHAIR OF UNITY OCTAVE: January 18h (Feast of St. Peter) to January 25th (Conversion of St. Paul) has been established by Pope Leo XIIl as a special time for Catholics to pray for the conversion to the Catholic faith of all unbelievers. The faithful are encouraged to recite the following prayers as a part of…

EPIPHANY BLESSING: The top of the inside of the exterior doorways of the home are marked (20 G+M+B 25) with the blessed chalk while praying: Hear us, O Holy Lord, Father Almighty, Eternal God, and send Thy Holy Angels from Heaven to watch oer, cherish, protect, be with, and defend all who live in this…

PRAYERS FOR THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER Lord, we beseech Thee in the tenderness of Thy great mercy to have pity upon the souls of thy servants. Purge them from the defilements whereby they have been stained, and give them inheritance in everlasting salvation. O God, who yearnest to save the souls…