Spirituality
The Women of St. Francis offer opportunities for women to grow in their spiritual lives, including praying the Rosary as a group, participating in the May Crowning of Mary, and attending Corporate Communion, where we gather for Mass together.
In addition, The Advent and Lenten Companions, published by Magnificat, are provided to our members to prepare for the celebration of the Birth of our Lord and to unite our hearts and minds as we recall the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of our Lord.
The Women of St. Francis also restarted the "Feed our Shepherds" meal train program, which invites parishioners to provide balanced, healthy meals for our four priests. Read more about the program here.
Prayer to Our Lady of Good Counsel
God of Heavenly Wisdom, You have given us Mary, Mother of Jesus,
to be our guide and counselor. Grant that we may always seek
her motherly help in this life and so enjoy her blessed
presence in the life to come.
Oh, Mother of Good Counsel, Patroness of the National Council of Catholic Women, intercede for us that we may be wise, courageous, and loving leaders of the Church. Help us, dear Mother, to know
the mind of Jesus, your Son.
May the Holy Spirit fill us with reverence for God’s creation and compassion for all God’s children. May our labors of love on earth enhance the reign of God. And may God’s gifts of faith
and living hope prepare us for the fullness of the world to come.
Amen
Recommended Programming and Resources
Aid to the Church in Need
Aid to the Church in Need provides pastoral and humanitarian assistance to the persecuted Church around the world. For more than 74 years, donors have reached out to the suffering, the distressed, and the poorest of the poor in over 145 countries.
Each year, Aid to the Church in Need fulfills more than 5,000 projects through spiritual and material aid programs with the goal of helping strengthen the Church and keep the Faith alive
St. Michael Center
For Spiritual Renewal
St. Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal is a non-profit Catholic organization
that prays with people who are spiritually suffering and need healing and deliverance.
Msgr. Stephen J. Rosetti, PhD, D.Min,
is the founder and president of the Center. He is an exorcist for the Archdiocese of Washington, priest of
the Diocese of Syracuse, and a
licensed psychologist. Msgr. Rossetti
has led hundreds of exorcisms and deliverance sessions.
To learn more about the St. Michael Center, visit CatholicExorcism.org
or click the button to visit
the Center's YouTube channel.
Opus Sactorum Angelorum (Work of the Holy Angels)
What is Opus Sactorum Angelorum?
Opus Sanctorum Angelorum, the Work of the Holy Angels, is an international movement within the Catholic Church, faithful to the Magisterium. It is ordered to promoting devotion to the holy angels an a covenant bond with them through a consecration approved by the Holy See.