Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Andrew Petiprin, author of The Faith Unboxed, to discuss why the Church is not a club. Other guests include Mike Aquilina to discuss the feasts of St. John Chrysostom and the Exaltation of the Holy Cross this weekend, and Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo from the Institute of Catholic Culture and Fr. Jonathan Duncan from the Bone Church Revival podcast to preview the Sunday Mass readings. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…

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A Prayer for Priests

Gracious and loving God, we thank you for the gift of our priests.
Through them, we experience your presence in the sacraments.

Help our priests to be strong in their vocation.
Set their souls on fire with love for your people.

Grant them the wisdom, understanding, and strength they need to follow in the footsteps of Jesus.
Inspire them with the vision of your Kingdom.

Give them the words they need to spread the Gospel.
Allow them to experience joy in their ministry.

Help them to become instruments of your divine grace.
We ask this through Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns as our Eternal Priest. Amen.

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Fr. Carter Griffin, author of Forming Families, Forming Saints

Dr. Benjamin Reinhard, author of The High Hallow: Tolkien’s Liturgical Imagination

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Good morning. On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell mark the anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks by talking to Pat Castle from Life Runners and pastoral Kevin Prendergast about their memories of that day, and paths for healing going forward. Other guests include Courtney Brown from Ruah Woods, and Dr. John Bergsma with more Scriptural reflections on the Jubilee year of hope. Plus news, weather, sports, and a whole lot more…

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St. Ignatius of Loyola’s Prayer Against Anxiety

O Christ Jesus,
when all is darkness
and we feel our weakness and helplessness,
give us the sense of Your presence,
Your love, and Your strength.
Help us to have perfect trust
in Your protecting love
and strengthening power,
so that nothing may frighten or worry us,
for, living close to You,
we shall see Your hand,
Your purpose, Your will through all things.

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Pat Castle is online at liferunners.com.

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Happy feast of St. Peter Claver! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell discuss his legacy of defending the rights of the downtrodden. Guests include Fr. Boniface Hicks with more thoughts on personal prayer from the saints, Kris McGregor to reflect on the Office of Readings, and Dr. Andrew Sodergren from Ruah Woods with thoughts on mental health in the wake of the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…

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Collect Prayer for the Memorial of St. Peter Claver

O God, who made Saint Peter Claver a slave of slaves and strengthened him with wonder charity and patience as he came to their help, grant, through his intercession, that, seeking the things of Jesus Christ, we may love our neighbor in deeds and in truth. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.

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Info on Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow’s upcoming presentation at Thomas More College can be found at covdio.org/marysmeals.

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Happy Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Mike Aquilina to discuss how the early Christians thought about Mary’s birth and her family of origin. Other guests include Kelsey Bell from the National Catholic Partnership on Disability to discuss a webinar for siblings of children with disabilities, and Kevin Schmiesing with This Week in Catholic History. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…

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The Memorare

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thine intercession was left unaided.

Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my mother; to thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me.

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Info on the 50th anniversary celebration of the canonization of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton this weekend (emceed by Matt Swaim!) can be found at setonshrine.org/celebration.

Kelsey Bell mentioned a webinar for siblings of children with disabilities; find info on that at ncpd.org.

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Happy feast of Mother Teresa of Calcutta! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell discuss the life and witness of a saint who many of us remember from our own lifetimes. Guests include Andrew Petiprin, author of “The Faith Unboxed,” and Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo from the Institute of Catholic Culture and Fr. Jonathan Duncan from the Diocese of Charleston to preview this weekend’s Mass readings. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…

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St. John Henry Newman’s Fragrance Prayer

Dear Jesus, help me to spread your fragrance everywhere I go.
Flood my soul with your spirit and life.
Penetrate and possess my whole being so utterly,
that my life may only be a radiance of yours.

Shine through me, and be so in me
that every soul I come in contact with
may feel your presence in my soul.
Let them look up and see no longer me, but only Jesus!

Stay with me and then I shall begin to shine as you shine,
so to shine as to be a light to others;
The light, O Jesus will be all from you; none of it will be mine;
it will be you, shining on others through me.

Let me thus praise you the way you love best, by shining on those around me.
Let me preach you without preaching, not by words but by my example,
by the catching force of the sympathetic influence of what I do,
the evident fullness of the love my heart bears to you.

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John-Paul Brissette is online at championshrine.org.

Info on the upcoming Family Rosary Rally at Notre Dame can be found at familyrosary.org/rosaryrally.

Fr. Carter Griffin is online at stpaulcenter.co/FormingFamiliesFormingSaints.

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Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome pastoral counselor Kevin Prendergast to share more thoughts on dealing with trauma in light of the school shooting in Minneapolis. Other guests include Gary Michuta from Hands On Apologetics, and Dr. John Bergsma to continue our discussion of the Biblical roots of the Jubilee. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…

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Prayer of St. Hilary of Poitiers

Father, keep us from vain strife of words.
Grant to us constant profession of the Truth!
Preserve us in a true and undefiled faith
so that we may hold fast to that
which we professed when we were baptized
in the Name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
that we may have Thee for our Father,
that we may abide in Thy Son
and in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit.
Through Jesus Christ, Our Lord.

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Dr. Benjamin Reinhard, author of The High Hallow: Tolkien’s Liturgical Imagination

John-Paul Brissette is online at championshrine.org.

Info on Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow’s upcoming presentation at Thomas More College can be found at covdio.org/marysmeals.

Info on the upcoming Family Rosary Rally at Notre Dame can be found at familyrosary.org/rosaryrally.

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Happy feast of Pope St. Gregory the Great! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Dr. Matthew Bunson to discuss his towering legacy in the history of the Church. Other guests include Gary Zimak on what St. Paul meant by strength in weakness, and Karlo Broussard on the difference between the honor we give to saints and the worship we give to God alone. Plus news, weather, sports, and a whole lot more…

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Collect Prayer for the Feast of St. Gregory the Great

O God, who care for your people with gentleness and rule them in love, through the intercession of Pope Saint Gregory, endow, we pray, with a spirit of wisdom those to whom you have given authority to govern, that the flourishing of a holy flock may become the eternal joy of the shepherds. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.

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Derek Rotty, author of Prophet of Hope: Fulton Sheen Responds to the Modern World

Cincinnati Right to Life is online at cincinnatirighttolife.org.

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Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Mark Hart from LifeTeen to discuss a new edition of the Bible designed to help teenage Catholics. Other guests include Steve Ray with more insights into the theme of ascending and descending in the Bible, and Fr. Frank Donio to discuss his experience in chaplaincy with the Knights of Columbus. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…

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A Prayer to Our Lady, Health of the Sick

Our Lady, Health of the Sick,
I look to you for the comfort of a mother’s love,
I pray to you on behalf of those who are suffering
and for my own healing needs.
Mary, your love strengthens me
and brings me peace.

Our Lady, Health of the Sick,
embrace all who are emotionally and physically ill that they may return to
good health under your tender care. And please intercede for my very
special needs. (mention your needs here).

Mary, your love strengthens me and brings me peace.

Our Lady, Health of the Sick, pray for us. Amen.

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Derek Rotty, author of Prophet of Hope: Fulton Sheen Responds to the Modern World

Kris Corriera is online at catholicappa.org.

The new Catholic Teen Bible can be found at lifeteen.com.

Fr. Philip Larrey is online at philiplarrey.com.

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