Favorite Places to Pray
A short writing and discussion activity on favorite places to pray.
Learn and Practice the Five First Saturdays Devotion
Mary instructed Lucia following her initial appearances at Fatima in the Five First Saturdays devotion.
St. Maximilian Kolbe and Consecration to Mary
St. Maximillian Kolbe, the saint of Auschwitz, had a great devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. He encouraged all people to consecrate themselves to Mary or to renew their consecration to Mary on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, December…
“I Thirst”
A meditation based on letter of St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Called to Pray in the Month of May
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A Prayer of Gratefulness
This prayer which popped up on social media recently is a wonderful way to associate things many people in the Western world connect with drudgery with a moment of gratefulness through prayer. Share this list and format with your students. Ask them…
100th Anniversary of Our Lady’s Apparitions at Fatima
Will you offer yourselves to God, and bear all the sufferings He sends you? In atonement for all the sins that offend Him? And for the conversion of sinners? “Oh, we will, we will!” Then you will have a great deal to suffer, but the…
Guided Meditation: Temptation in the Desert
Lead this guided meditation with your students at the beginning of Lent. It is based on the temptation of Jesus in the desert from Matthew 4:1-11 from Time with Jesus by Thomas F. Catucci. Quiet the students. Choose some instrumental…
Direct Service for Teens
The USCCB’s Renewing the Vision : A Framework for Catholic Youth Ministry document addresses the essential nature of justice and a service component that should accompany any programming for teens, including teens enrolled in a…
Stand Against Violence: A Prayer
Prayer against Crime and Violence Lord God, crime is on the increase within our city and our country. From the depths of our hearts we pray that you will comfort, heal, and bless all victims of crime.