This prayer is designed to be said within the family before a Crucifix on Holy Saturday. No candles are lit today. Mother or a child: "May our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who alone by his ...

But a Catholic ... your own daily prayer routine: Religious reading, when you have a chance to pick up a book. Consider the old tried-and-true custom of keeping a crucifix and/or an icon or ...

Rare is the Catholic home or school that does not ... who pray while actually holding a Crucifix. True, the “Prayer Before the Crucifix” is a post-Communion staple, especially during Lent ...

A prayerful meditation before the crucifix should inspire us to be more ... Let's turn to God in prayer and ask for divine humility and strength to turn away from our personal sins that not ...

it is an important sign of our beliefs – and should be truly looked at and prayed before as the source of our salvation. "Today's Gospel invites us to turn our gaze to the crucifix, which is not ...