Use a standard rosary but with the following changes: At the cross:Make the Sign of the Cross In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. At the 1st bead:Optional Opening Prayers You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the ocean of […]
Chaplet of the Holy Ghost
We recite the Chaplet of the Holy Ghost when some important decision must be made and when special spiritual help is needed. It is believed that this lovely group of prayers was composed originally in 1892 by Fr. John Mary of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin to teach the faithful an easy way to […]
Chaplet of Saint Peregrin
St. Peregrine, the patron saint for persons suffering from cancer, AIDS, or other illnesses. St. Peregrine was born in Forlì, Italy and was ordained a priest and established a Servite community (Friar Order Servants of Mary). There he was widely known for his preaching, penances, and counsel in the confessional. He was cured of cancer after he received […]
Prayer to Guide My Actions
When I was young, my father, Noel Leigh, shown above on Pilgrimage at Croagh Patrick, taught me a small prayer to the Holy Spirit. He insisted that I recite it before every meeting, before every major conversation and every important decision I had to make. He strongly believed that if you asked the Holy Spirit […]