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Novena to the Holy Spirit for the Seven Gifts – Day 6
DAY SIX Human Weakness And Sinfulness If Thou take Thy grace away, Nothing pure in man will stay, All his good is turn’d to ill. The Gift of Understanding Understanding, as a gift of the Holy Spirit, helps us to grasp the meaning of the truths of our holy religion BY faith we know them,…
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Novena to the Holy Spirit for the Seven Gifts – Day 5
DAY FIVE Gifted To Serve And Build Others Up Light immortal! Light Divine! Visit Thou these hearts of Thine, And our inmost being fill! The Gift of Knowledge The gift of Knowledge enables the soul to evaluate created things at their true worth–in their relation to God. Knowledge unmasks the pretense of creatures, reveals their…
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Novena to the Holy Spirit for the Seven Gifts – Day 4
DAY FOUR The Dignity Of The Christian Thou, in toil art comfort sweet; Pleasant coolness in the heat; Solace in the midst of woe. The Gift of Fortitude By the gift of Fortitude the soul is strengthened against natural fear, and supported to the end in the performance of duty. Fortitude imparts to the will…
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Novena to the Holy Spirit for the Seven Gifts – Day 3
DAY THREE The Soul Of Christ’s Body, The Church Thou, of all consolers, best, Visiting the troubled breast Dost refreshing peace bestow. The Gift of Piety The gift of Piety begets in our hearts a filial affection for God as our most loving Father. It inspires us to love and respect for His sake persons…
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Novena to the Holy Spirit for the Seven Gifts – Day 2
DAY TWO Christ’s Promise To Send The Paraclete Come, Father of the poor! Come, treasures which endure! Come, Light of all that live! The Gift of Fear The gift of Fear fills us with a sovereign respect for God, and makes us dread nothing so much as to offend Him by sin. It is a…
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Novena to the Holy Spirit for the Seven Gifts – Day 1
DAY ONE Creation Awaits Fulfillment Holy Spirit, Lord of light! From Your clear celestial height, Your pure’ beaming radiance give! The Holy Spirit Only one thing is important — eternal salvation. Only one thing, therefore, is to be feared–sin? Sin is the result of ignorance, weakness, and indifference. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of…
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Two Battles that saved Western Civilisation
Battle of Lepanto The beginning of the 16th century saw Europe experience the Renaissance. Not only a re-birth of culture and art, it saw the continued growth and revival of confraternities, such as the confraternity of the Rosary, which played a major role in reviving piety and devotion. Continuing on from the work of St…
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Rosary Revival
Rosary Revival by Blessed Alan de la Roche During my teenage years, growing up in a Croatian household, we continued to pray the family Rosary on Wednesday’s and Friday’s. Like most teenagers of that era – as now – I became more interested in sports, playing football and computer games and sadly falling into sin.…
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HISTORY of the HOLY ROSARY
HISTORY of the ROSARY – Part 1 My earliest memory of prayer and the Rosary go back to when I was a little boy. At 4 years of age, I remember my parents teaching me the prayers of the Rosary. I often remember finding my father in prayer with Rosary in hand and my mother…
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Crusade of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
The Knights of the Precious Blood are honoured to take up the Crusade for the Sacred Heart of Jesus started by our forefathers at the dawn of the 20th century. We aim to foster and develop in our current generation a deeper understanding and appreciation of the true meaning of, and treasure within, the devotion…
Knights Prayer
Our Lady, Queen of the Knights, bless all the activities of our Order. Keep us true to our pledge, to extend the kingship of thy Divine Son on earth. Through Thine intercession, win for us the grace, ever to exemplify in our public and private lives, the virtues that should characterize those especially dedicated to the service of the heavenly court. Make us always aware that as your Knights, we are constantly observed, our faith judged, and our Order appreciated. Accept, O Mary, this renewed pledge of fealty and devotion, of Thy Servants, the Knights of the Precious Blood.
