Daily Prayers

Prayer is Love, I want to Love

Category: Archived & Redirected

  • Jesus and John the Baptist

    St Damasus I (305 Approx. – 384) Pope St Damasus was born in Egitania, Portugal, then part of the Roman Empire. His father was a Priest at the Church of St Lawrence in Rome. St Damasus was appointed Pope in 366 and remained in the role until his death eighteen years later. He actively upheld…

  • The Coming of Elijah

    St John Roberts (1577 – 1610) St John Roberts was born into a farming family in Trawsfynydd, Wales. He was baptised a protestant having received religious instruction from a local Monk. He studied at Oxford and then law at London. On a visit to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, St John converted to Catholicism and…

  • Jesus Compares John the Baptist

    St Juan Diego (1474 – 1548) St Juan was an Indian, born in or near Cuauhtitlan, Mexico City. He and his wife were among the first to be baptised following the arrival of Franciscan missionaries in 1524. In 1531, when St Juan was walking from his home to their Franciscan Mission he encountered his first…

  • Birth Announcement of Jesus by the Angel Gabriel

    The Immaculate Conception (Feast Day) Today we celebrate the occasion when the Blessed Virgin Mary was conceived by St Anne, her mother. The title Immaculate Conception is a status given to Mary, having been conceived without original sin. More than 1800 years later, when the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to the 14-year-old, Bernadette Soubirous, at…

  • Jesus’ Invitation to Us

    St Ambrose (340 Approx. – 397) St Ambrose was born into a prominent Christian family in Trier, Gaul. Legend holds that as an infant, a swarm of bees settled on him and left a drop of honey; this was interpreted as a sign of his future eloquence. After the early death of his father, he decided…

  • Parable Of The Lost Sheep

    St Nicholas of Myra (270 – 343) St Nicholas was born the only son of wealthy Christian parents in Patara, Turkey. His parents died while he was still young during an epidemic, so he was raised by an uncle. St Nicholas was very religious and rigorously observed every Wednesday and Friday as fast days. He…

  • Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralytic Man

    St Sabbas the Sanctified (439 – 532) St Sabbas was born in Mutalaska, Cappadocia. He was the son of an army officer. At five, he was placed in his uncle’s care while his father tended to military matters. At eight, he went to a nearby monastery to study. He was a gifted child who enjoyed…

  • The Ministry of John the Baptist

    St John of Damascus (675/6 – 749) St John was born into a prominent Mansour (Victorious) family in Damascus. He was bilingual and well educated in a wide range of subjects. He first became a Monk and later, was ordained a Priest. St John was a revered Father of the Church; often referred to as…

  • Sheep Without A Shepherd

    St Francis Xavier (1506 – 1552) St Francis was born the youngest son of an aristocratic family at Xavier Castle, Spain. Much of his youth was mired by wars. His father died when he was nine years old. At 19, he left his home to study in Paris and five years later, was awarded a…

  • Jesus Heals Two Blind Men

    Blessed Anthony Grassi (1592 – 1671) Blessed Anthony was born in Fermo, Italy. His father died when he was ten years old. He was educated locally and regularly attended the Church of the Oratorian Fathers. At 17, then a bright young man with a strong devotion to Our Lady of Loreto, he joined The Oratorians…