Devotions

The Holy Rosary is one of the greatest and most powerful prayers in the Catholic tradition. Through meditation on the mysteries of the life of Christ and Our Lady, the Rosary leads the soul to a deeper union with God and serves as a powerful weapon in spiritual warfare. We encourage the faithful to pray the Rosary daily.

Our Lord Jesus Christ is truly present — Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity — in the Blessed Sacrament. Eucharistic adoration is the act of adoring Our Lord truly present in the tabernacle or exposed in the monstrance. It is one of the highest forms of prayer and an act of profound faith in the Real Presence.

In memory of the hour Our Lord spent in agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, Holy Hours of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament are offered for the conversion of sinners, reparation for sin, the sanctification of priests, and the needs of the Church. Thursday is especially dedicated to this devotion in our apostolate.

Benediction is a solemn liturgical rite in which the faithful are blessed with the exposed Blessed Sacrament. It concludes Holy Hours and periods of Eucharistic adoration. Through this beautiful rite, the faithful receive the blessing of Our Lord truly present in the Sacred Host.

The Forty Hours Devotion consists of prolonged Eucharistic adoration before the exposed Blessed Sacrament for approximately forty hours — recalling the forty hours Our Lord lay in the tomb. This solemn devotion is offered in a spirit of reparation, prayer, and love for Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament.

Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus calls the faithful to make reparation for the sins and ingratitude of mankind toward the infinite love of Our Lord. First Fridays, acts of reparation, and the consecration to the Sacred Heart are important elements of this devotion.

In union with the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary holds a special place in our apostolate. We consecrate ourselves to Our Lady, pray for her intentions, and seek her maternal intercession for the salvation of souls.

The future of the Church depends greatly upon holy priests. We encourage the faithful to pray and offer sacrifices daily for the sanctification of priests, for new vocations to the priesthood and religious life, and for the perseverance of those already called.

A daily examination of conscience is one of the most important practices of the spiritual life. By reviewing the day in the light of the Commandments and our duties, we grow in self-knowledge, gratitude, and contrition — preparing the soul for a good Confession.

The faithful are encouraged to make frequent acts of contrition for their sins and acts of reparation for the sins of the world. These acts, united to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and offered through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, are a powerful means of drawing down God's mercy.

The saints are our intercessors and our models. Devotion to the saints — in particular to our patron saints, the saints of our state in life, and the great saints of Catholic Tradition — enriches the spiritual life and unites us to the Communion of Saints.

We encourage the faithful to pray constantly for the conversion of sinners, the sanctification of souls, the spread of the Catholic Faith, and the triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. These intentions lie at the heart of our apostolate and our daily prayer life.