With all prayer and
supplication, pray at
every opportunity in the
Spirit. To that end, be
watchful with all
perseverance and
supplication for all the
holy ones. Epistle to the
Ephesians 6:18
A Short Cyberbook of Traditional Prayers
Awaken to Prayer: How to Pray as a Catholic Excellent and comprehensive summary of the various ways and journeys of Catholic prayer, including access to the classic texts on spirituality and prayer (Augustine, Cloud of Unknowing, Francis of Assisi, Catherine of Sienna, John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila, Francis de Sales.
Catholic Prayers Extensive and comprehensive, well-indexed source of Catholic prayers
Celebrating the Romance of Orthodoxy a beautiful page of meditations and art.
Centering Prayer meditation, lectio divina, contemplation, Cloud of Unknowing
Devotional Prayers of the Monks of the Adoration
Five Prayers Catholics Can Take to Heart article by Bishop Robert F. Morneau, originally printed in US Catholic. Discusses prayers of St. Richard of Chichester, the Divine Office, the Memorare, Anima Christi, Prayer of St. Francis.
Catholic Prayers for Social Justice Prayer of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Preface from the Eucharistic Prayer for Masses of Reconciliation II, Pax Christi Prayer for a New Society, Prophets of a Future Not Our Own (Archbishop Oscar Romero), Prayer for Life of John Paul II (from Evangelium Vitae), an article on Centering Prayer, and a compilation of basic Catholic prayers.
Dialogue of the Seraphic Virgina St. Catherine of Siena dictated by her, while in a state of ecstasy, to her secretaries and completed in the year of our Lord 1370.
The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila, one of the most celebrated books of mystical theology.
Living Image of Christ from the Passionist Research Center, a journey to deepen our love of Christ in Scripture, Images, and Meditation.
Mary's Gardens Home Page access to research regarding the hundreds of flowers named in medieval times as symbols of the life, mysteries, and privileges of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and to assist in the planting of Mary Gardens of Flowers of our Lady as a devotional practice today.
Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J.
Prayer against Satan and the Rebellious Angels promulgated by order of Pope Leo XIII.
Prayer of St. Catherine of Siena to the Precious Blood of Jesus found at the end of some text about the life of this great saint and doctor of the Church.
The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola translated from the Autograph by Fr. Elder Mullan, S.J. Full text of this tremendously powerful spiritual classic.
Spirituality for Today an interactive monthly magazine dedicated to current themes and questions concerning the Christian faith in this postmodern age. From the Diocese of Bridgeport.
The Way of the Cross from the Franciscans of the Holy Land and Christus Rex, a pictorial archive of 223 images along the Via Crucis in Jerusalem, with associated meditations. Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, photo archive of 155 images. The Franciscan Experience 205 images.
Treasury of Novenas Divine Mercy, St. Joseph, Miraculous Medal, Miraculous Novena of Grace, Immaculate Heart of Mary, St. Peregrine, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, St. Jude, Sacred Heart of Jesus, St. Terese of the Little Flower, St. Maximilian Kolbe, Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
The Way of Perfection by St. Teresa of Avila