RELIGIOUS Special Devotions Devotions to Our Lord Lent & Holy Week Holy Week:  Entering the Holy Tridium with Ardor What should be the central consideration of Holy Week Holy Week:  A Meditation on the Scourged Christ A Lenten meditation for true followers of Christ Holy Week:  An Invitation to Love the Holy Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ A Lenten meditation for true followers of Christ Page on the Holy Week:  Click here to follow the ceremonies Maundy Thursday, Good Friday & Holy Saturday, sequence & musics Holy Week:  The Heroism of Our Lord in the Garden of Gethsemane A model of Catholic heroism that perseveres to the end Holy Week:  'Who Will Stand Up for Me against Evildoers?' The isolation of Our Lord in His Passion and a call to our total dedication Holy Week:  The Apostolate of Suffering - Part 1 The suffering of being rejected by one's own milieu Holy Week:  The Apostolate of Suffering - Part 2 Expiatory suffering to spread the graces of Redemption Holy Week:  The Apostolate of Suffering - Part 3 Everything sublime is born from sacrifice Holy Week:  How Should We Follow the Passion of the Catholic Church? A more enthusiastic love, a unconditional dedication, and a keener combativity Holy Week:  The Love of the Cross in Today’s Life True compassion for the Church is to share in her sufferings Holy Week:  The Three Falls and the Three Degrees of Exhaustion The meaning behind each of the three falls of Our Lord on the Way of the Cross Holy Week:  Preparation for Good Friday Three scenes to contemplate and special graces to request Holy Week:  God’s Justice and Judas - Part 1 Commentary on ‘Judas, will you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?’ Holy Week:  God’s Justice and Judas - Part 2 Finding the balance between justice and mercy Holy Week:  Our Lord Taken Prisoner ‘You come to imprison me with swords and staffs...’ Holy Week:  The Reproaches of the Passion - Part 1 The Church laments the ingratitude of the Jews toward their Messiah Holy Week:  The Reproaches of the Passion - Part 2 How God freed the Jews from Egypt; their bitter retribution in the Passion Holy Week:  The Reproaches of the Passion - Part 3 How God gave to the Jews in the Holy Land, and how they treated Jesus Christ Holy Week:  The Seven Last Words of Our Lord Reactions of the Devil to each of these words, according to Ven. Mary of Agreda Penitential Psalms Part 1 -   The Repentent Heart Calls for Mercy                   Mercy comes only after the admiration of God's justice Part 2 -   Supplication of the Sinner Punished by God                   David pleads for mercy despite his misery Part 3 -   Public Sinners Comes to Church to Make Penance                   Difference between the medieval & modern Lenten spirit Part 4 -   How Does Grace Invite a Sinner to Convert?                   When he considers the seriousness of his sin Part 5 -   The Joy that Comes from Penance                   A confidence born from the enthusiasm for God's purity Part 6 -   De Profundis: The Prayer of the Afflicted Soul                  A well-argued plea calling on the mercy and honor of God Christmas Christmas: Adveniat Regnum Tuum Asking Our Lady's intervention again in History at Christmas Christmas: The Little Drummer Boy:  A Magnificent Vocation How Our Lord touches each soul in a special way Christmas: Feast of Glory & of Peace A meditation on how to avoid false glory and good will Christmas:  He Will Be Called the Prince of Peace And His reign shall have no end… Christmas:  The Admiration & Tenderness of Our Lady for Her Newborn Son A humility turned not toward self, but God Christmas:  Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ The thoughts of Our Lady upon seeing the Divine Infant for the first time Christmas:  The Shepherds of Bethlehem The angels appear with great tidings of joy Christmas:  How Silent Night Reflects the German Mentality A perspective where the sacral must be silent and calm Christmas:  The Two Advents of Our Lord Jesus Christ The reasons for the Nativity & the circumstances of the Last Judgment Christmas:  Three Advents for Three Kinds of Men Where do you fit in the three kinds of men? Christmas:  Preparing Soul and Body for Christmas The ideal Christmas celebration requires a different way of understanding it Christmas:  The Glorification of Christmas through History Important events in History that God desired to take place on Christmas Christmas:  Ara Coeli: Altar of the Heavens for the Santo Bambino An early Roman Church is a symbol of the triumph of Christianity over Paganism Christmas:  The Prayer of the Shepherd A simple shepherd before the Creche can achieve an elevated prayer Christmas:  Victory over the Three Egoisms How to conquer the desires for wealth, pleasures & honors Christmas:  The Symbolism of Purity in the Christmas Scene The purity & nobility of the ermine represent the qualities of the Divine Infant The Sacred Heart Litany to the Sacred Heart Offers Rich Meditations The Heart of Jesus, an abyss of supreme majesty and supreme humility Enthronement to the Sacred Heart History & promises for those who enthrone Him in their homes A Statue of the Sacred Heart Emitting Certainty Analysis of the supernatural traits of a pious statue Devotion to the Sacred Blood of Jesus Christ Shed in the Passion Promise of Our Lord to St. Elizabeth of Hungary, St. Matilda & St. Bridget Why Is the Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus So Important? It stimulates the noblest human sentiments & the noblest affections of Divintiy Honoring Pictures of the Sacred Heart Words of St. Margaret Mary on this pious practice Promises of the Sacred Heart to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque In a 1675 revelation Our Lord promised 12 privileges for the faithful The Counter-Revolutionary Role of the Sacred Heart Devotion How this devotion should properly be understood The Sacred Heart of Jesus: Symbol of Combativity An aristocratic devotion to form warriors and restore Christendom Sacred Heart:  The Sky of Lorraine and the Kingdom of Our Lord How Christ reigns over each individual, province and people The Five First Saturdays & Nine First Fridays The conditions requested by Heaven to make them Devotion & Novena to the Holy Face of Jesus Promises made to a Carmelite nun in the 19th century The Heart of the Son Is Contained in the Heart of the Mother St. John Eudes, precursor to the Sacred Heart devotion The Precious Blood of Jesus Christ The Blood of Christ is the fountain of salvation The Devotions to Our Lady & Our Lord Are Inseparable A man is not a true Catholic without devotion to the Mother of God The Origin of the Feast of Corpus Christi The mission of St. Juliana of Liege & role of the Miracle of Orvieto The Holy Eucharist - Corpus Christi The marvelous means Our Lord chose to remain with men on earth Series on the Eucharist Part 1 -   The Magnitude of the Gift of the Holy Eucharist                  Comments on a meditation of St. Ignatius of Loyola Part 2 -   Our Debt of Gratitude to the Holy Eucharist                  "How can you resist a God Who gives Himself to you?" Part 3 -   ‘Be Confounded by Your Ingratitude’                  We should receive Our Lord abounding in confidence Part 4 -   Our Lord’s Affection in Giving Us the Eucharist                  The time & way Christ instituted it & the difficulties He experienced Part 5 -   The Value and Efficacy of the Holy Eucharist                  "After receiving this gift, how can I refuse You anything?" The Christ Child Crucified on Mount Pichincha "You must be heroes in the terrible times to come" Devotions to Our Lady Slavery to Mary - 4: The Devil's Hatred of True Devotion to Mary A mysterious hand hides the manuscript & destroys part of it Slavery to Mary - 3: The Rewards of Practicing Slavery to Mary 'The Holy Ghost will come in abundance to produce wonders of grace' Slavery to Mary - 2: Our Lady Will be Queen of Hearts We must 'breathe Mary as the body breathes air' Slavery to Mary - 1: The Wonderful Effects Our Lady Works in Souls What comes from Her lasts forever The Wise & Immaculate Heart of Mary How Our Lady practiced the virtue of wisdom Our Lady Help of Christians: A Second Victory with Napoleon Our Lady frees Pope Pius VII from captivity & converts the tyrant Pray the Impossible Requests Novena Beginning on the Annuncation and ending on Christmas The Purification - Its Mystery A prophecy fulfilled as Our Lord entered the Temple A Visit to Our Lady of Belén Testimony of two pilgrims to Carmel Mission Our Lady of Knock Part 1 -   The Silence Veils a Secret                   Report of the apparition Part 2 -   Our Lady of Knock & the Apparition at La Salette - 2                   A comparison of two important 19th century Marian apparitions Part 3 -   Our Lady Appears at Knock during Her Crowning at La Salette                   Knock must be seen in light of La Salette's dire message Part 4 -   Our Lady of Knock & Our Lady of Lourdes                   Both confirm papal declarations Part 5 -   An Approaching Storm                   The Fatima warning prefigured by Our Lady of Knock Part 6 -   Knock, Mediatrix of All Graces & Immaculate Heart of Mary                   Knock foresees these two Marian devotions Part 7 -   St. John in the Apparition of Knock                   Why is the Apostle wearing a miter & carrying the Apocalypse? Part 8 -   The Living Bishop, St. John                   Is Knock telling us that the Apostle has a role to play in end times? Part 9 -   St. John Is Alive, According to Saints                   The faithful Bishop who confirms the Apostolic Succession Part 10 -   Popes & Hierarchy Oppose Our Lady’s Messages                   Common points in La Salette, Lourdes, Knock & Fatima Part 11 -   A Message Hidden & Defiled by Vatican II Hierarchy                   All is joy, peace and ecumenism at the Shrine... Part 12 -   The Lamb & Altar in the Knock Apparition                   The progressivists use Knock to promote the New Mass The Heart of the Son Is Contained in the Heart of the Mother St. John Eudes, precursor to the Sacred Heart devotion Devotion to Maria Bambina How this devotion was born in Milan & the miracles it worked A Proposal to Sing the Salve Regina A brief history of the prayer that has enchanted the Catholic world The Devotions to Our Lady & Our Lord Are Inseparable A man is not a true Catholic without devotion to the Mother of God Mary, the Finder of Grace - Inventrix Gratiae Why the Church calls Mary 'our life, our sweetness and our hope' Pius IX and the Immaculate Conception Her beauty, power and protection for sinners Canon Bacci & Our Lady of Genezzano In gratitude for a great grace, he spreads her devotion Our Lady of Prompt Succor, a Patroness for Americans Her miraculous protection at the Battle of New Orleans The Virgin of the Dew - La Virgen del Rocio A million people honor Our Lady in a traditional Spanish procession - Slide show Our Lady of Good Success Testimonies, articles, prayers and questions about Our Lady of Good Success Our Lady of Fatima The Third Secret refers to the corruption of the Hierarchy Fatima Issues A page dedicated to the apparitions of Our Lady at Fatima The Immaculate Conception of Our Lady Her intransigence and combativeness are counterparts to her purity The Nativity of Our Lady When the victory of the Devil was complete, she was born, sealing his destruction The Presentation of Our Lady in the Temple In her life in the Temple, she began her preparation to be the Mother of Our Lord The Annunciation and the Incarnation of the Word Jesus living in Mary's womb is a mystery that contains all the others The Visitation of Our Lady The Magnificat refutes a sentimental piety that prevails in many Catholic circles The Divine Maternity of Our Lady Since she is the Mother of God, she is also the Mother of all men - and our Mother The Assumption of Our Lady The different joys Our Lady experienced in her Assumption and Coronation The Queenship of Our Lady To follow the will of Our Lady on earth is to defend the Church in today's crisis Our Lady Queen of the Angels Asking her to send her Angels to smash the demonic influence of the Revolution Our Lady of the Rosary Rosary: a means of salvation & a powerful weapon against evil Our Lady, Seat of Wisdom The greatest means to attain wisdom is through the devotion to the Our Lady Our Lady of the Miracle The conversion of Ratisbonnne was a strong blow to the Revolution Our Lady of Lourdes The great lesson of Lourdes is the acceptance of our sufferings Our Lady of Good Counsel of Genazzano First impressions on standing before this picture of Mother and Son Our Lady of Good Counsel and Pettrucia The unwavering hope of one woman is rewarded with a great miracle La Macarena – Our Hope A photo-history of one of the most popular devotions of Holy Week in Seville Our Lady Help of Christians Just as at Lepanto, Our Lady has a victory prepared for us today Our Lady of Mount Carmel The Carmel Order and its link with the mystery of Fatima Our Lady of Confidence Our Lady promised those who venerate this image special protection in crisis Our Lady of the Abandoned Ones A majestic statue in Valencia who protects her abandoned children Our Lady of Guadalupe The courtesy of Juan Diego in his dealings with Our Lady Our Lady of Nazareth An important devotion that traveled from the Old world to the New Our Lady of Las Lajas No scientist can explain how the marvelous picture is imprinted in the rock Our Lady of Almudena, Patroness of Madrid The confidence of the Crusaders is rewarded by the discovery of her statue Our Lady of Perpetual Help The rich symbolism of each part of the Byzantine painting Mater Admirabilis - Mother Most Admirable A model ideal for young women and ladies in the world La Conquistadora, Our Country's Oldest Devotion to Our Lady An important reminder of Our Lady's place in American history Our Lady of Kazan and its Relation to the Fatima Message Russia has not converted and the Icon should not return to the Schismatics The Rosary and the Scapular: Weapons against Pride and Sensuality Gifts from Out Lady to help us combat our revolutionary tendencies Devotions to St. Joseph The Humiliation of St. Joseph - Part 1 One refusal after another in Bethlehem Finally, A Shepherd's Cave for Christ's Birth - Part 2 Rejected by friends & family, St Joseph recalls a grotto outside the city The Great Night Draws Near - Part 3 Our Lady & St. Joseph prepare with great calmness & dignity Christ Is Born in Light & Splendor - Part 4 The marvelous happenings of Christmas night Going to St. Joseph in a Time of Chaos Increasing our devotion to the Patron of the Catholic Church St. Joseph, an Undervalued Saint Our Lady advises us to have more recourse to this Great Saint The Feast Day of St. Joseph His role taking care of Our Lord and Our Lady With St. Joseph at Christmas: In a Sea of Peace A journey inside the soul of the great Patriarch a little before his Son was born The Importance of Devotion to St. Joseph St. Teresa of Avila and St. Alphonsus Liguori pay homage to the great Saint Prayer to St. Joseph To make our family a family of saints The Great St. Joseph A book rich in data about the Patron of the Church Devotions to Special Saints Ven. Antonio Margil: Apostle of New Spain and Texas The epic story of the Franciscan miracle worker of the Americas St. Philippine Duchesne: Failures Became Her Success Her life was a series of failures; her perseverance & prayer earned her Heaven St. Therese of the Child Jesus: Master of Her Temperament A visage that reveals grandeur, suffering and serenity A Tribute to St. Philomena In thanksgiving for continual favors received Visit our Archives Religious  |  Home  |  Books  |  CDs  |  Search  |  Contact Us  |  Donate © 2002-    Tradition in Action, Inc.    All Rights Reserved