Feast of Saint Dominic Savio:

Today the Church celebrates the feast of a young saint St. Dominc Savio (02 April 1842 – 9 March 1857) who died at the young age of 14 years. During his short lifetime, his holiness and purity stood out amongst his peers. He is the patron saint of children’s choir, falsely accused people and juvenile delinquents. He was mentored by Saint Don Bosco who wrote his biography The Life of Dominic Savio. He was canonized a saint by Pope Pius XII on 12 June 1954 making him (at that time) the youngest non-martyred saint in the Catholic Church. Because of his age, some were of the opinion that he was too young to be canonized. But Pope Pius X started the process of canonization and Dominic Savio was declared Venerable in 1933 by Pope Pius XI and was beatified in 1950 by Pope Pius XII. At his canonisation, Pope Pius XII described him as “small in size, but a towering giant in spirit.”Read more...

Dr. Shilpa Tomy Simon, is now a doctor in Bangalore. Whilst she was studying in her third year of MBBS, she attended the Abhishekagni Bible Convention in Bangalore led by Rev. Fr. Xavier Khan Vattayil and prayed to Jesus to help her in passing her exams. She made it a practice to pray the prayers in the book 'The Power of the Name of Jesus' written by Rev. Fr. Xavier Khan Vattayil. The book is a powerful instrument of the Holy Spirit in glorifying the power of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. Thousands have testified to having received the intercession of Jesus in their needs whilst praying using the book. She too miraculously passed all her exams by praying in the Power of Name of Jesus. Listen in to this testimony. Thank You Jesus! Praise you Lord!

Forgive us our trespasses AS we forgive...

The ‘Our Father’ prayer is also called the ‘Lord’s prayer’ because it was given to the disciples in response to their request “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples” Luke 11:1. The Lord’s prayer is regarded as the summary of the entire Gospel and the most perfect of prayers. As Saint Thomas Aquinas rightly summarised in his words “The Lord’s prayer is the most perfect of prayers. In it we ask, not only for the things we can rightly desire, but also in the sequence that they should be desired. This prayer not only teaches us to ask for things, but also in what order we should desire them.”. Read more here....

Praying the Penitential Psalms:

“Where sin increased, grace abounded all the more” Romans 5:20.
But to do its work, grace must uncover sin so as to convert our hearts and restore us in holiness. Like a physician who probes the wound before treating it, God, by His Word and by His Spirit, casts a living light on sin.
Praying the 7 penitential Psalms is a powerful yet pious way of inviting God’s mercy and grace back into our lives. Reciting these Psalms helps us in reflecting our actions and calling to mind the times we failed to be pleasing to God. It leads us to acknowledge our sins with a sorrowful heart and ask forgiveness from our loving Father. Read more here...