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HOLY SILENCE
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Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 14, 20191 min read
Meditate on Mary as Protector and Intercessor
"Today the faithful celebrate the feast with joy illumined by your coming, O Mother of God. Beholding your pure image we fervently cry to...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 28, 20192 min read
Whom Do You Magnify?
When people meet you, do they see a profession; a social status; a nationality; an income bracket; an age; an education? Or, do they...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jul 29, 20191 min read
Pray for Your Guardian Angel to Help
"O angel of Christ, holy guardian and protector of my soul and body, forgive me everything wherein I have offended you every day of my...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jul 17, 20192 min read
A Prayer for Change
We have a tendency to shy away from prayer when we feel bad about ourselves. Sometimes we think we can't talk to God or ask Mary and the...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jul 15, 20192 min read
Ask for Mary's Protection
There are parts of Christianity, which tend to diminish - if not completely deny - the role of the Mother of God in the salvation of the...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jun 20, 20192 min read
Addition to the First Kneeling Prayer
This is a vocal prayer, which is added in after the reading of the First Kneeling Prayer on Pentecost. It, too, gives us much to meditate...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jun 19, 20193 min read
First Kneeling Prayer of Pentecost
Below is a vocal prayer that offers much to meditate upon (the bold type is added to assist you in starting a meditation). Before you...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jun 3, 20191 min read
O Christ, You Have Ascended in Glory
You are with us now and always, and constantly show us the path to Heaven. Help us not be afraid! Remind us that in our creation is the...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Apr 8, 20191 min read
Mother of God, Intercede for Us
Please pray for us most-loving Mother; and intercede for us, though we are unworthy of your care. We implore you to help us give our...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 26, 20181 min read
Find Your Cave
The Savior was offered a cave in which He was born. This is scandalous, of course, because the child Christ, His Mother Mary, and His...
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