Path of Perfection – Friday, Midday Prayer

February 27, 2015 Mary Kris I. Figueroa

They say nobody’s perfect.  But that’s false.  For being Roman Catholics, like the Psalm below, we get the chance to be one. Psalm 26 Give judgment for me, O Lord: for I walk the path of perfection. I trust in the Lord; I have not wavered. Examine me, Lord, and

Friday, Office of Readings – What is Prayer?

February 20, 2015 Mary Kris I. Figueroa

The Second Reading in the Office of Readings for this day is from a homily of Saint John Chrysostom, and it completely defines what prayer is, which is essential to know for us to meditate on our private prayers like the Rosary and other devotions, and to the public prayers

Ash Wednesday, Morning Prayer

February 17, 2015 Mary Kris I. Figueroa

The first verses of the Morning Prayer or Lauds for Ash Wednesday in the Liturgy of the Hours, from Psalm 108 are: My heart is ready, O God;I will sing, sing your praise.Awake, my soul;awake, lyre and harp.I will awake the dawn. With the Antiphon – My heart is ready, O

Psalms and the Pilgrim Daughter

February 17, 2015 Mary Kris I. Figueroa

Today is Ash Wednesday.  Lent has begun.  For us Roman Catholics, this is the liturgical season of thorough reflections and sacrifices. This is the perfect day to start this blog wherein I can daily write my thoughts about my most favorite prayers, the Psalms, and anything of the Liturgy of the