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The faith of a Catholic woman in the Church’s own words: what she teaches, the prayers she has always prayed, and the saints who kept a home before you. Every page names its sources.
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Our Lady 6
- How to Pray the Angelus (and the Regina Caeli)The Angelus in full from the 1910 Raccolta, with the Latin; when to pray it at dawn, noon and dusk; and the Regina Caeli that replaces it in Eastertide.
- How to Pray the Rosary, Step by StepHow to pray the Rosary step by step: every prayer in full, which mysteries to pray on each day of the week, and how to pray it well at home.
- Marian Consecration Explained: The 33 DaysWhat Marian consecration is and is not, how St Louis de Montfort’s 33-day preparation runs, and how to choose a Marian feast and count back to begin.
- Seven Sorrows of Mary: Meaning and ChapletThe seven sorrows of Mary from Scripture, how the devotion grew, and how to pray the Seven Sorrows chaplet in its public-domain 1910 Raccolta form.
- The Church as Bride and Mother: A Woman's CallingWhy Scripture calls the Church a bride and a mother, why Mary is her perfect image, and what that means for a woman in her own home. Carefully sourced.
- The Queenship of Mary: Why She Is QueenWhy the Church calls Mary Queen: Pius XII’s Ad Caeli Reginam, the 22 August feast, the woman crowned with stars, and a queenship of service.
Prayer 3
- Catholic Morning Routine for Mothers: A Real-Day RuleA Catholic morning prayer routine for mothers that fits a real day: the Sign of the Cross, the Morning Offering, and St Francis de Sales’ four acts.
- Catholic Prayer for My ChildrenA Catholic mother's prayer for her children, the Church's own prayers to pray over them, the blessing a mother may give, and how to keep it daily.
- Catholic Prayers for MothersTraditional Catholic prayers for mothers from named public-domain sources: Memorare, Sub tuum, Magnificat, Guardian Angel, Hail Holy Queen, and three new ones.
The home 4
- Epiphany House Blessing with ChalkThe Epiphany chalk house blessing: what 20 + C + M + B + 27 means, the Roman Ritual’s blessing of chalk, when to do it, and how, step by step.
- How to Celebrate a Baptism AnniversaryWhy the day of Baptism deserves a feast, and simple ways to keep a baptism anniversary at home: the candle, the white garment, the promises, the godparents.
- How to Make a Catholic Home AltarHow to make a Catholic home altar or prayer corner: what the Catechism says, what to put on it, where it goes, how to bless it, and how to keep it alive.
- What Is the Domestic Church? A Catholic GuideThe Church calls the family a domestic church (Lumen Gentium 11; CCC 1656). What that means, and how to build one: prayer, Sunday, the table, the walls.
Motherhood 4
- Catholic Prayers During PregnancyCatholic prayers for pregnancy, month by month: Psalm 138, the Hail Mary, St Anne, St Gerard and St Gianna. A spiritual companion, not medical advice.
- Spiritual Motherhood: What the Church TeachesSpiritual motherhood belongs to every woman: wife, mother, single, widowed or consecrated. What the Church teaches, and how to live it this week.
- St Monica: Praying for a Child Who Left the FaithHow St Monica prayed her son Augustine home, told from his Confessions: what she did, what God refused, what He granted, and a prayer for your own child.
- The Churching of Women: Blessing After ChildbirthWhat the churching of women was, what the old Roman Ritual’s Latin blessing says, why its words are thanksgiving, and how a new mother is blessed today.
Marriage 2
- Catholic Prayer for My HusbandA Catholic wife's prayer for her husband, Sara's wedding-night prayer from Tobias, the prayer to St Joseph, and help when marriage is hard or unsafe.
- What Ephesians 5 Really Says About Wives and HusbandsEphesians 5 read whole, as the Church reads it: mutual subjection, a husband’s charge to love unto death, and why it is never a license for abuse.
Woman and vocation 2
- Catholic Prayers for Widows: A GuideFor the Catholic widow: what Scripture says to widows, praying for your husband, St Jane Frances de Chantal and St Elizabeth Ann Seton, and prayers to begin.
- What the Catholic Church Teaches About WomenEqual dignity, a genius of her own, every vocation honoured: what Scripture, the Council and St John Paul II actually teach about women, with sources.
The saints 5
- Choosing a Patron Saint for Your DaughterHow to choose a patron saint for your daughter: what the Church asks of a baptismal name, Marian names, confirmation names, and how to keep her name day.
- Patron Saints for Mothers: Who to Ask, and WhySeven holy women for a mother’s life — Our Lady, St Anne, St Elizabeth, St Monica, St Frances of Rome, St Zélie Martin and St Gianna — with sources.
- Patron Saints of Pregnancy and ChildbirthSt Gerard, St Gianna, St Anne, St Raymond Nonnatus, St Margaret and Our Lady: the saints of pregnancy and childbirth, their stories, and a prayer for delivery.
- Saints for Catholic Women: Eight LivesSaints for Catholic women: Our Lady, Monica, Zélie Martin, Gianna Molla, Thérèse, Elizabeth Ann Seton, Catherine of Siena and Kateri. Sourced facts and feasts.
- Women Doctors of the Church: The Four SaintsThe four women Doctors of the Church: Teresa of Avila, Catherine of Siena, Thérèse of Lisieux and Hildegard of Bingen. Who they were and what they taught.
In sorrow 3
- Catholic Prayer After MiscarriageWhat the Church teaches about babies lost before baptism, naming and burying your child, a prayer after miscarriage, and where to find help.
- Prayer for a Grieving Mother: Catholic HopeFor a mother who has lost a child: Our Lady of Sorrows, what the Catholic Church teaches and hopes, prayers that carry mothers, and where to find real help.
- Praying Through Infertility: A Catholic GuideFor Catholic women waiting for a child: Hannah’s prayer, St Anne, what the Church teaches with tenderness, and a prayer for the years of waiting.
The Prayer Book 43
Traditional prayers in public-domain English, with the Latin where the Church prays it. Open the Prayer Book.
Marian prayers
- Act of Consecration to Jesus through Mary (St. Louis de Montfort)
- Ave Maris Stella (Hail, Thou Star of Ocean)
- Hail, Holy Queen (Salve Regina)
- Prayer to Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Regina Caeli (Queen of Heaven, Rejoice)
- Stabat Mater (At the Cross Her Station Keeping)
- Sub Tuum Praesidium (We Fly to Thy Patronage)
- The Angelus
- The Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows (Rosary of the Seven Dolours)
- The Hail Mary (Ave Maria)
- The Magnificat (The Canticle of Mary)
- The Memorare
- The Miraculous Medal Prayer (O Mary, Conceived Without Sin)
- The Prayers of the Rosary
Daily prayers
- Anima Christi (Soul of Christ)
- Come, Holy Spirit (Veni, Sancte Spiritus, reple)
- Eternal Rest (Prayer for the Dead)
- Grace Before and After Meals
- The Act of Contrition
- The Act of Spiritual Communion
- The Acts of Faith, Hope and Love
- The Glory Be (Gloria Patri)
- The Guardian Angel Prayer (Angele Dei)
- The Morning Offering
- The Our Father (The Lord’s Prayer)
- The Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
For the family
- A Mother’s Prayer
- A Widow’s Prayer
- Prayer Before Childbirth
- Prayer for a Child Far from the Faith
- Prayer for a Happy Marriage (Tobias and Sara)
- Prayer for a Husband Who Has Died
- Prayer for a Sick Child
- Prayer for My Children
- Prayer for My Husband
- Prayer for the Unborn Child
To the saints
- Prayer to St. Anne
- Prayer to St. Gerard Majella
- Prayer to St. Joseph (To Thee, O Blessed Joseph)
- Prayer to St. Monica
- Prayer to St. Thérèse, the Little Flower
Litanies
Tools 13
- The Thirty DaysThirty days to the heart of the home: one teaching, one woman, one practice, one prayer a day.
- The RosaryToday's mysteries with Scripture, the old masters, Latin if you wish, and an intention for every decade.
- The Daily ExamenFive quiet minutes at the end of the day, written for your state of life.
- Examination of ConscienceA woman's examination of conscience that keeps nothing you tap, then the steps of confession.
- NovenasNine days of prayer, kept by the calendar and timed to end on the feast.
- Marian ConsecrationSt Louis de Montfort's thirty-three days, planned backward from the feast you choose.
- The Church in the HomeTonight's family prayer, the house rule, each child's patron and sacraments, the prayer corner.
- The Regina RuleA rule of life you can keep: a few anchors, a floor for hard days, a ninety-day review.
- The CovenantMarriage from the wife’s side: one vow a week, one small act a day, a monthly renewal.
- The CradleA spiritual companion from the first weeks of waiting through the long nights after.
- The Liturgical HomeThe Church's year at your table: today's feast and season, and your family's own days.
- Prayer JournalThe people you carry in prayer, the prayers answered, and the days you prayed.
- Mater DolorosaA companion in sorrow: what the Church teaches, the prayers of Our Lady of Sorrows, and people to call.