The first in the Sacraments of Initiation is Baptism. Baptism, is where a person is born again of water and spirit. For Catholics, the Sacrament of Baptism is necessary for the reception of any of the other six sacraments. Baptism initiates the individual into the Christian faith. For Catholics, Baptism is the required and an…
Sacraments are efficacious signs in that they cause what they signify – sacredness and connect with our sanctification and salvation. Sacrament produce in the recipient grace. The Sacraments were instituted by Jesus Christ and there are Seven Sacraments A Sacrament from the Latin word sacramentum is something to be kept sacred, a secret and mysterious…
The Chaplet of St Michael the Archangel is a devotion to the nine choirs of Angels. Each of the choirs of Angels is invoked and carries an area of responsibility as ordained by Almighty God. Michael the Archangel is a member of the second last of the ranking angles. He came to prominence when he…
The origin of the St Benedict Medal is virtually unknown until a discovery of a manuscript that dates to the 15th Century. The current medal design commemorates the 1440th birthday of Benedict in 1880. The St Benedict Medal meaning was virtually unknown until the discovery of the manuscript in the 17th Century that dates to…
The Divine Savior, Jesus Christ, willed the devotion to Sacred Heart be promulgated throughout the world and especially for France. Jesus revealed this Devotion to Saint Margaret Alacoque in the 17th Century. The desire of Our Lord to have devotion to His Sacred Heart is to show His love to all mankind. The vision of…
The title given to the Mother of Sorrows (Dolors or Sorrows of Mary) dates back to the 13th Century to the Servite Order. The Seven Sorrows are a series of meditations on Mary’s journey with Her Son Jesus till His burial. The Seven Sorrows (Dolors or Sorrows of Mary) are Scriptural journey of the Mother…
The Miraculous Medal was originally known as the Medal of the Immaculate Conception. The medal is now known throughout the world as the ‘Miraculous Medal’ because it was designed by the Mother of God Herself to a daughter of Christ, Sister Catherine Laboure of the Daughters of Charity in France, 1830. At the Convent of…
The Five First Saturday Devotion is performing acts of reparation for the sins committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Jesus requested this devotion to Sister Lucia as a Carmelite nun, who was one of the seers at Fatima in 1917. The devotion of honouring Mary for five first Saturdays of each month in succession…
On July 16, 1251, the Blessed Virgin Mary handed Simon Stock Her garment that is to be worn devoutly over the shoulders. Pope John XXII (1244-1334) received a vision from the Blessed Virgin Mary handing the Pope the Sabbatine Privilege. The Scapular (often known as the Brown Scapular) is a two-piece made of 100% woolen…
The Rosary, prayed by Catholics, is a form of vocal and mediatory prayer in which fifteen decades of Hail Mary’s (Ave Maria’s) are recited, each decade being preceded by the Lord’s Prayer and followed by the Glory Be (Gloria Patri). The Rosary is a reflection on Scripture and dates to the 13th Century. There are…
