Are you trying to get rid of some bad habits? God can help strengthen your resolve over time if you ask for His assistance! The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/New-Year-Old-Habits.html

These prayers, known as Acts of Desire before Communion, can strengthen your wish never to be separated from our Lord, in Communion or anywhere else! The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/desire-before-communion.html

ADDITIONAL LINK MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST

Differences between mortal and venial sins

Our Catholic Prayers Page on Contrition and Confession

Two events in the last chapter of John's Gospel show the importance of having faith in Jesus! The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/Resurrection-Bookends.html

OTHER PAGES MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST:

The Magnificat

St. Therese's Little Way

Let our Lord help you cope with the confusion and evil all around us these days! The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/loving-detachment.html

St. Teresa's Bookmark

Surrender Novena

Prayer by John Henry Cardinal Newman

Let Jesus Himself tell you that He's not just a symbol in Communion at Mass and in Eucharistic Adoration! The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/Corpus-Christi-and-the-real-presence.html

Additional Links mentioned in this Podcast:

The Church Fathers on Transubstantiation

Thomas Aquinas from the Summa Theologica on Transubstantiation

Joan Carrol Cruz on Eucharistic Miracles

Christ's Appeal for Love, by Sister Josefa Menendez

Our Catholic Prayers Blessed Sacrament Page

Our Lord is on fire with love! Look at any image of His Sacred Heart for proof. He's inviting you to love Him as He loves you! The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/Jesus-Sacred-Heart-Love-In-HD.html

Additional Links mentioned in this Podcast:

Prayers to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This page includes many links to other webpages and podcasts on our Lord's Sacred Heart

Aspirations (Short Prayers) to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Sacred Heart Promises, including an important First Friday devotion

These prayers to Our Lady of Good Counsel pay tribute to her. The miraculous painting of her and Jesus has inspired popes and lay people alike for centuries. The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/prayers-to-our-lady-of-good-counsel.html

These Miraculous Medal prayers pay tribute to the Blessed Virgin Mary and her very Special Sacramental. The transcription for the Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/miraculous-medal-prayers.html 

Link mentioned in this Podcast:

Militia of the Immaculata Website

Our Blessed Mother did many wonderful things not recorded in the Gospels out of deference and love for her Divine Son! The transcript for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/the-hidden-Mary.html

ADDITIONAL LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST: 

https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/assumption-of-mary-meditation3.html

http://ourcatholicprayerspodcast.com/a-rosary-meditation-on-the-assumption-of-mary

https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/the-nativity-and-mary.html

http://ourcatholicprayerspodcast.com/the-nativity-as-experienced-by-our-blessed-mother-mary

https://www.tanbooks.com/life-of-mary-as-seen-by-the-mystics-3437.html?___SID=U

https://www.tanbooks.com/mystical-city-of-god.html?___SID=U

https://www.tanbooks.com/mystical-city-of-god-a-popular-abridgment-3382.html?___SID=U

https://www.tanbooks.com/divine-life-of-the-most-holy-virgin-abridgment-from-the-mystical-city-of-god.html?___SID=U

Our Lord was able to turn St. Thomas' doubts into a moving affirmation of His Resurrection. The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/Doubting-Thomases.html

Additional Links Mentioned In This Podcast:

Blessed Carlo Acutis' Page of Eucharistic Miracles

Books by Joan Carroll Cruz

Complete List of Marian Apparitions

Ultimate Guide to Marian Apparitions

Father Chad Ripperger's Website

Books by Father Gabriel Amorth

Monsignor Stephen Rosetti's Webpage

Christ's Resurrection was no cleverly devised myth! And His conquering death can inspire us in our journey towards Eternal Life! The transcription for this podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/jesus-resurrection-22.html

Additional Links Mentioned In This Podcast:

Article on the Resurrection by Peter Kreeft

YouTube Video of Peter Kreeft on the Resurrection

The Good Friday liturgies give us a glimpse of Easter Sunday, that tragedy will be followed by triumph!  The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/Honor-the-servant-worship-the-King.html

Jesus shared a foreboding vision of cruelty beyond Calvary while on the Via Dolorosa. The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/green-and-dry-wood-22.html

Link to book mentioned in this Podcast

Spiritual Warfare and the DIscernment of Spirits by Dan Burke

When Jesus showed St. Thomas the Apostle His wounds, Our Lord reinforced belief in His Resurrection!  The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/Christ-and-Thomas.html

In the Agony in the Garden, Jesus suffered from so much ingratitude over His saving sacrifice for us. The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/the-agony-and-the-apostasy.html

With empty shelves in stores reflecting much other emptiness, now is a good time to fill our souls with prayer and God's grace! The transcription for this Podcast can be found athttps://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/empty-shelves-and-empty-souls.html

Links menitoned in this Podcast:

Catechism of the Council of Trent

Catechism of the Catholic Church

The Baltimore Catechism

Christ fended off three temptations from Satan to inspire us to achieve Holiness. This can give us great hope in our Lenten journey! The transcription for this podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/lent-temptation-and-inspirtaion.html

We need the Apostles' Creed  prayer now more than ever in this secular age. Forget fables like The DaVinci Code. Here's the real story!  The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/the-apostles-creed.html

Are you letting Jesus work through you in your everyday life? The prayer known as An Act of Love shows us what love really means to God. The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/act-of-love.html

The prayer known as An Act of Hope points to a dazzlingly bright future in heaven! Come see how with hope in God, all things are not only possible but bearable. The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/act-of-hope.html 

Do you need to recharge your spiritual batteries? The prayer known as An Act of Faith can help remind you that faith is a precious gift from God that provides a solid foundation in a shaky world! The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/act-of-faith.html

These prayers to the Infant Jesus of Prague remind us that Our Lord's love for us is ageless. So is His ability to work wonders for us in prayer! The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/prayers-to-the-infant-jesus-of-prague.html

IMAGE OF THE INFANT JESUS OF PRAGUE

Are you thinking of New Year's resolutions these days? Make one of them letting God enhance your Spiritual life! The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/Let-God-make-all-things-new.html

ADDITIONAL LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST:

A Morning Offering

Evening Prayers

A Scriptural Rosary

St. Therese's Little Way

Reading Lists: (These are rather extensive, but make good reference points for finding some great books on Catholicism. You can always Google the titles for more information. A few of these books are available on Amazon in Kindle editions at very low prices as well.)

 From Catholic Answers

 Brandon Vogt's Reading List

Good Introductions to our Faith:

 Our Page of Links to Tracts from Catholic Answers

 Why I Am Catholic and You Should Be Too, by Brandon Vogt

 Why We're Catholic: Our Reasons for Faith, Hope, and Love, by Trent   Horn

 The Baltimore Catechism

 The Catechism of the Catholic Church, Compendium

A Suggested Kind of Table Mentioned in this Podcast

WEEK OF: 1/1                1/8               1/15

PRAYERS  15 min.       20 min.      25 min.

ROSARY    2 rosaries  3 rosaries 4 rosaries

READING  30 min.       35 min.      40 min.

This moving mystical account of the Magi's Adoration of the Christ Child will deepen your understanding of Epiphany. The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/Epiphany-revelations.html

Jesus' plea to His Heavenly Father from the cross at Calvary for forgiveness for His enemies can inspire contrition in us! The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/Father-forgive-them.html

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In 1914 some soldiers put World War I on hold for Christmas. Let Jesus help you declare a ceasefire from fear and sin in your heart on this special day. The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/A-Christmas-Truce.html

ADDITIONAL LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST:

Aspirations (Short Prayers)

Aspirations (Short Prayers) to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Offering Prayers

Surrender Novena

Video on the Christmas Truce

Our Lady of Guadalupe inspired millions of conversions to Catholicism in Mexico and has strengthened our faith! Hear how a miraculous image changed the world! The transcription for this podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/our-lady-of-guadalupe.html

An additional page of prayers mentioned in this Podcast:

http://www.sancta.org/

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In Advent, Christmas, and beyond we can look to Jesus in the Manger for strength from God humbling Himself for our Eternal Life! The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/Something-so-big-from-someone-so-small.html

ADDITIONAL LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST

https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/marian-prayers.html

https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/prayers-to-st-joseph.html

https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/communion-prayers.html

https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/blessed-sacrament.html

Are you full of fear and doubts these days? You're not alone! Let Jesus help you have more faith in Him to see you through these difficult times! The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/Its-not-you-its-me.html

A Morning Offering is a prayer recommended by Pope John Paul II and the Apostleship of Prayer to give God all your joys and sorrows each day. The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/morning-offering.html

The Litany of the Saints has been an important prayer of supplication for centuries in good times (in Easter Vigil Masses and Ordinations) and bad times (such as following natural disasters) alike. The transcription for this podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/litany-of-the-saints.html

Are you feeling somewhat shaky these days? Let Jesus help you find, and hold, your ground in these turbulent times! The transcription for this podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/house-built-on-solid-rock.html

SOME GOOD SUPPLIES FOR YOUR "HOUSE-BUILDING TOOLKIT"

You can find vendors for these books and other items from various search engines on the Internet. (As mentioned above, Amazon.com is a great source for many of the books, but a number of them are also available for free on the internet, such as the Catechisms and the Bible. There are even some good apps for some of these books for smartphones!) We also have some of these items available in our Web Store.

A Catholic Bible

Prayer books

The Catechism of the Catholic Church

The Baltimore Catechism

Books of biographies of the Saints (see also this reading list).

Rosaries (see this page for some background information)

Scapulars (see this page for some background information)

Blessed salt

Holy Water

St. Benedict Medals

Miraculous Medals (see this page for some background information)

St. Michael's famous cry against Lucifer before winning the battle against him is quite timely these days when God has been cast aside by so many of us! The transcription for this podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/Who-is-like-unto-God.html

ADDITIONAL LINKS FOR THIS PODCAST:

LifeSite News

The Now Word

Patrick Coffin.Media

America's Frontline Doctors

Technocracy.News

Klaus Schwab on the Great Reset

The World Economic Forum on the Great Reset

Mark Mallet on the Great Reset

Dr. Joseph Mercola on the Great Reset

The World Economic Forum on Life in 2030

LifeSite News on the Social Credit Score

Coming Soon: America's Own Social Credit System

Deacon James Toner: "Beware the Savior Scientist"

LifeSite news on transhumanism

Klaus Schwab on Microchips

Archbishop Vigano on Christ the King's Dethronement

Australia's Crackdown on Churchgoers

The World Economic Forum on the Internet of Bodies

Elon Musk on Transhumanism and Artificial Intelligence

Transhumanists Aim To Replace God With Machines

Stalin's Terror Famine in Ukraine

Do you need to keep focused in the midst of exams? These prayers before studying can help. Ask our Lord for His grace before hitting the books! The transcript for this podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/prayers-before-studying.html

The Jesus Prayer is a powerful way to place yourself in God's presence in a spirit of love and contrition. The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/jesus-prayer.html

Link to the Act of Contrition Prayer:

https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/act-of-contrition.html

When Jesus told Peter that His Passion was necessary to fulfill the Scriptures for our salvation, He might well have had Psalm 22 in mind! The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/Psalm-22-and-scripture.html

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Suscipe is a moving prayer from St. Ignatius Loyola's Spiritual Exercises. It can put you in the proper frame of mind for meditation with our Lord. The transcription for this podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/suscipe.html

Links to other websites mentioned in this podcast:

Link to Father John Bartunek's book The Better Part

Our Catholic Prayers Mental Prayer Page

Wikipedia Mental Prayer Page

http://www.beginningcatholic.com/christian-meditation

Ven. Mary of Agreda's private revelations provide moving insights for meditation on the Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven! The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/meditation-on-the-coronation-and-queenship-of-mary.html

Mystical City of God Book Link 

The LIfe of Mary Book Link

Do you struggle at times to be kinder to others? This prayer for charity can help put you in the proper frame of mind to be more openhearted. The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/prayer-for-charity.html

This LItany of Saint Anne makes a great appeal for her aid! The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/litany-of-saint-anne.html

The Litany of St. Jude is a powerful prayer that introduces us to this famous patron saint of desperate cases and lost causes. The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/litany-of-st-jude.html

Going somewhere? As you head out the door, take along these prayers for travelers for some extra peace of mind. Another version of the text for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/prayers-for-travelers.html

This Special Prayer in Time of Tribulation provides an excellent example of genuine humility and trust in our Lord. The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/tribulation-prayer.html

ADDITIONAL LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST: 

https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/offering-prayers.html

https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/sacred-heart-devotion.html

Do you know the Angelus? It's a prayer that can bring you closer to our Lord and His Blessed Mother. Come pray for their grace in memory of His conception in the Incarnation. The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/the-angelus.html

Additional Link Mentioned In This Podcast:

https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/regina-coeli.html

Praying to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a great way to find refuge and strength from our Lord, now more than ever! The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/a-Novena-to-the-Sacred-Heart-of-Jesus.html

ADDITIONAL LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST:

https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/prayers-to-the-sacred-heart-of-jesus.html

Sacred Heart Image  (Zoom out for best viewing).

The Feast Day for the Sacred Heart in 2021 is June 11th. This novena itself can be started on June 2nd, although it can be prayed at any time, of course!

Let Mary's Fiat, her great "yes" to become the Mother of our Savior Jesus Christ, inspire your cooperation with God's will as well! The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/An-Annunciation-prayer-and-relections.html

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Link to Carl Bloch's Annunciation Artwork

In this Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help, we pray to Mary, perhaps in contemplation of a famous picture of her with Jesus, seeking her support and guidance. The transcription for this podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/novena-to-our-lady-of-perpetual-help.html

LINK TO THE ICON OF OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP

This Litany to the Holy Spirit can help the third person of the Trinity help us as we strive for salvation and Eternal Life. The transcription for this Podcast, along with the reading list mentioned there, can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/A-Litany-to-the-Holy-Spirit.html

ADDITIONAL PAGES  ON THE HOLY SPIRIT:
https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/come-holy-spirit.html

https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/prayers-to-the-holy-spirit.html

Are miracles possible? This prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes reminds us that, as our Lord Himself said in the Gospels, with God all things are possible if we have faith! The transcription for this Podcast can be found at https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/our-lady-of-lourdes.html