Guides & Resources

The 7 corporal and 7 spiritual works of mercy in Catholic teaching, where they come from in Scripture, everyday examples for families and parishes, and a prayer.

The Most Holy Name of Jesus, January 3: what the name Jesus means, the IHS monogram, St. Bernardine of Siena, the Holy Name Society and the prayer of the feast.

St. Charles Borromeo, reforming archbishop of Milan: his life, the Council of Trent, the plague of 1576, the prayer of his feast and his patronage of seminarians.

St. Bernardine of Siena, feast day May 20: the preacher of the Holy Name of Jesus and the IHS, patron of lungs and advertisers, with prayers to him.

The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, November 9: the Pope’s cathedral, mother and head of all churches, its history since Constantine and what the feast means.

The patron saints of soldiers and the military: St. Michael, St. George, St. Sebastian, St. Martin of Tours and St. Joan of Arc, with prayers for soldiers.

The patron saint of artists is Blessed Fra Angelico, the Dominican painter, with St. Luke and St. Catherine of Bologna: their stories and prayers for artists.

The Feast of the Assumption on August 15: what Catholics believe about Mary’s Assumption, whether it is a holy day of obligation, its customs and prayers.

Prayers to St. Brigid of Kildare for the home, generosity, mothers and newborns, how to make a St. Brigid’s Cross, her life, and St. Brigid’s Day, February 1.

Catholic prayers for priests: for your parish priest, the Pope and bishops, vocations, a struggling priest and priests who have died, with Scripture.