Guides & Resources

Prayer to St. John Neumann, the immigrant bishop of Philadelphia who built Catholic schools and was the first American bishop canonized. Feast January 5.

Prayer to St. Helena, mother of Constantine, who found the True Cross in Jerusalem: her life, what she is patron saint of, and her feast day, August 18.

St. Pius X, pope from 1903 to 1914, feast day August 21: the village priest who became pope and opened First Communion to children, with prayers to him.

St. Edith Stein, Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, feast August 9: the Jewish philosopher who became a Carmelite and died at Auschwitz, with prayers to her.

Prayers to St. Agatha, patron of breast cancer patients, nurses and protection from fire: for healing, survivors and caregivers, her story and feast, February 5.

St. Cyprian of Carthage, bishop and martyr, feast September 16: his teaching on the Our Father and the Church, a prayer to him, and who St. Cyprian of Antioch was.

St. Timothy, the young bishop to whom St. Paul wrote two letters, feast day January 26: his story, why he is invoked for stomach problems, and prayers to him.

Catholic Veterans Day prayers for veterans, the fallen, those serving now, the wounded and military families, plus Prayers of the Faithful and St. Martin of Tours.

Find today’s Catholic Mass readings, today’s liturgical season and lectionary cycle, the next Sunday’s readings, and a simple way to pray with them.

Catholic night prayers before bed: a short bedtime prayer, the traditional evening prayer, an examination of conscience and the Nunc Dimittis.