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<p class="">Father’s Day is a beautiful day on which we celebrate our fathers, grandfathers, and the father figures in our lives. Though not officially a Christian celebration, Father’s Day is annually celebrated on the third Sunday in June and offers a time for reflection, expression of gratitude, and prayer for our fathers. </p>
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<p class=""><em>God took the </em><strong><em>strength</em></strong><em> of a mountain, the </em><strong><em>majesty</em></strong><em> of a tree, the </em><strong><em>warmth </em></strong><em>of a summer sun, the </em><strong><em>calm</em></strong><em> of a quiet sea, the </em><strong><em>generous</em></strong><em> soul of nature, the </em><strong><em>comforting</em></strong><em> arm of night, the </em><strong><em>wisdom</em></strong><em> of the ages, the </em><strong><em>power</em></strong><em> of the eagle's flight, the </em><strong><em>joy</em></strong><em> of a morning in spring, the </em><strong><em>faith</em></strong><em> of a mustard seed, the </em><strong><em>patience</em></strong><em> of eternity, the </em><strong><em>depth</em></strong><em> of a family need, then God combined these qualities, when there was nothing more to add, He knew His masterpiece was complete, and so, He called it ... </em><strong><em>Dad</em></strong><em>.</em></p>
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<li><a href="#simple-prayers">Simple prayers for Father’s Day</a></li>
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<li><a href="#short-gratitudes-blessings">Short gratitudes and blessings for dads</a></li>
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<li><a href="#scripture-fathers-day">Scripture for Father’s Day</a></li>
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<li><a href="#st-joseph">St. Joseph-inspired prayers</a></li>
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<li><a href="#Intercession-prayers">Intercession Prayers for Father’s Day</a></li>
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<li><a href="#more-prayers">More prayers</a></li>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="simple-prayers">Simple prayers for Father’s Day</h2>
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<li>Lord, thank you for my father, for his sacrifices and his love for me. Amen. </li>
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<li>When our dads are tired, overwhelmed, or feeling weak, Lord give them the strength to continue loving and working. Lord, give them the courage to stand strong. Lord, give them the anchor of Your Way. In your name, I pray, Amen. </li>
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<li>Dear God, thank you for the gift of fatherhood. We pray for all fathers and those hoping to become fathers. May You give them the strength to be a vessel of Your love. Amen. </li>
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<li>St. Joseph the Worker, you cared for Jesus in His time on earth. I ask for your intercession today for my father, to pray beside him and for him. Amen. </li>
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<li>Heavenly Father, bless our fathers today and every day. Amen. </li>
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<li>Dear God, we pray for all of the fathers who live in our memory. May they have eternal rest in Your peace. Amen. </li>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="short-gratitudes-blessings">Short gratitudes and blessings for dads</h2>
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<li>Dad, I’m so grateful for everything you do for me and others that goes known and unknown. Thank you for your care and your strength.</li>
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<li>Dad, thank you for your guidance in life’s daily and longer challenges. </li>
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<li>Dad, thank you for your leading me to what is right while trusting me to make my own path. </li>
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<li>Dad, thank you for your patience in answering my many questions. </li>
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<li>Dad, thank you for being our rock and for standing firm in everything life brings. </li>
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<li>May His light shine on you today and every day. </li>
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<li>May you feel loved today on Father’s Day and furthermore. </li>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="scripture-fathers-day">Scripture for Father’s Day</h2>
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<p class="">In addition to the many passages on God as the Father, the Bible is filled with stories of fathers and short verses on fatherhood to inspire and lead. A few of the stories, or <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/parables-of-jesus/">parables</a>, include:</p>
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<li>Joseph, the foster father of Jesus — <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+18&version=NABRE">Matthew 18</a></li>
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<li>Parable of the Prodigal Son — <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+15%3A11%E2%80%9332&version=NABRE">Luke 15:11–32</a></li>
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<li>Noah and the Ark — <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+6&version=NABRE">Genesis 6</a></li>
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<li>Abraham and Isaac — <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+22&version=NABRE">Genesis 22</a>, <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+18%3A19&version=NABRE">Genesis 18 </a></li>
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<p class="">And among the many shorter verses, here are a few for your Father’s Day prayers or messages:</p>
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<li>Psalm 103:13 <em>“As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.”</em> </li>
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<li>Psalm 32:7-8 <em>“You are my shelter; you guard me from distress; with joyful shouts of deliverance you surround me.”</em> </li>
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<li>Isaiah 40:31 <em>They that hope in the Lord will renew their strength, they will soar on eagles’ wings; They will run and not grow weary, walk and not grow faint.”</em> </li>
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<li>Psalm 127: 3-5<em> “Certainly sons are a gift from the Lord, the fruit of the womb, a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the sons born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man who has filled his quiver with them. He will never be shamed for he will destroy his foes at the gate.”</em></li>
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<li>1 Corinthians 16:13 <em>“Be on your guard, stand firm in the faith, be courageous, be strong.”</em></li>
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<p class="">Pray alongside St. Joseph, the foster father of Jesus, on Father’s Day with the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-litany-of-st-joseph/">Litany of St. Joseph</a>, or you could even begin the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-st-joseph-worker-novena/">St. Joseph the Worker Novena</a> or the 21-Day Consecration to Jesus through St. Joseph. </p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="Intercession-prayers">Intercession prayers for Father’s Day</h2>
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<p class="">If you’ve been tasked with writing intercessory prayers (prayers of the faithful) for Mass on Father’s Day, allow Hallow to help. Here are a few simple Father’s Day prayers suitable for most prayers of the faithful:</p>
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<li>For all fathers, grandfathers, step-fathers, and fatherlike figures in our lives, may God bless them abundantly, we pray to the Lord, </li>
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<li>For all the fathers who have passed, may we hold them in our memory and in our hearts and honor them today, we pray to the Lord, </li>
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<li>For all those longing to become fathers, may You guide them through this hard time, we pray to the Lord, </li>
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<li>St. Joseph, may you intercede in the lives of all fathers struggling, and may you pray for them to draw near to God the Father, we pray to the Lord, </li>
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<li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/mothers-day-prayers/">Mother’s Day Prayers</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/memorial-day-prayers/">Memorial Day Prayers</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://hallow.com/scripture/bible-verses-for-fathers-day/">Bible Verses for Father's Day<br></a><br></li>
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<p class="">The Book of Psalms so beautifully encompasses the human experience on earth through song, poetry, and prayer. From psalms of praise, joy, and thanksgiving to psalms of lament, desperation, and longing, there truly is a psalm for every day and each season of our lives.<br></p>
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<p class="">In Hallow’s new Summer with the Psalms prayer challenge, you’ll dive deep into all 150 psalms in 30 days alongside Bishop Robert Barron from <a href="https://www.wordonfire.org/">Word on Fire</a>. Join the challenge below, and continue reading to learn more about the Book of Psalms and how you can pray with the psalms, allowing the same words Jesus prayed with, and millions of Christians throughout history, to move through you in prayer. </p>
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<li><a href="#who-wrote-the-psalms">Who wrote the Psalms?</a></li>
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<li><a href="#types-of-psalms">Types of Psalms</a></li>
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<li><a href="#why-pray-with-the-psalms">Why pray with the Psalms?</a></li>
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<li><a href="#when-to-pray-psalms">When to pray with the Psalms?</a></li>
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<li><a href="#how-to-pray-with-psalms">How to pray with Psalms </a></li>
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<p class=""><strong><em>Indeed the Psalms teach how to pray.</em></strong><em> In them, the word of God becomes a word of prayer — and they are the words of the inspired Psalmist — which also becomes the word of the person who prays the Psalms.</em></p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="psalms-background">Background: Authors and Themes of the Psalms</h2>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="who-wrote-the-psalms">Who wrote the Psalms?</h3>
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<p class="">The Book of Psalms was written by a variety of authors, known and unknown, and composed and compiled over many centuries. In total, there are 150 psalms in this incredible work of Scripture, often referred to as “The Psalter.” </p>
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<p class="">Almost half of the Psalms are attributed to David, the anointed King of Israel whose line Jesus descended from – 73 of the total 150. Some Dead Sea Scroll scholars <a href="https://yalebiblestudy.org/courses/psalms/lessons/what-are-the-psalms-study-guide/">believe</a> David composed 3,600 psalms as noted in the ancient text, though these writings are lost or perhaps undiscovered perhaps. Evidently, they’re not included in the modern Bible. </p>
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<p class="">The <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/0#">USCCB</a> reports that “there is no sure way of dating any Psalm,” but all were written before 165 B.C., well over a century before the birth of Christ. Some of the Psalms were written before the exile of the Jews to Babylon in 597 B.C. (“pre-exilic”), while others were written after the Babylonian captivity, which ended in 538 B.C. (“post-exilic). </p>
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<p class="">Psalm 90 – <em>“Lord, you have been our refuge through all generations”</em> – is attributed to Moses, who lived around 1400 B.C. This attribution of the famous psalm has led historians to believe it is the oldest. </p>
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<p class="">We also know that Asaph, Korah, Solomon, Ethan, and Heman were psalmists in addition to David and Moses. </p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="types-of-psalms">The Types of Psalms </h3>
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<p class="">While the Book of Psalms encompasses the infinitude of emotions which we hold in our hearts, theologians have identified many “types” among the 150 psalms in the Bible. Among the many types, scholars also often distinguish between communal and individual psalms as well. </p>
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<figure class="wp-block-pullquote"><blockquote><p><br>“<em>... the whole complexity of human life is distilled in the complexity of the different literary forms of the various Psalms: hymns, laments, individual entreaties and collective supplications, hymns of thanksgiving, penitential psalms, sapiential psalms and the other genres that are to be found in these poetic compositions.</em>”</p><cite>Pope Benedict XVI</cite></blockquote></figure>
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<p class=""><br>Not all scholars of the Psalter agree on a set list or nomenclature of the psalm types, though generally, we see 7 repeating types in researching the Psalms: </p>
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<li><strong>Hymn</strong>: psalm-songs of praise (ex.<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+8&version=NABRE"> Psalm 8</a>)</li>
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<li><strong>Lament</strong>: psalm expressing struggle or distress of some kind, asking God for help (ex. <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+44&version=NABRE">Psalm 44</a>)</li>
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<li><strong>Praise</strong>: psalms of exaltation (ex. <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+145&version=NABRE">Psalm 145</a>)</li>
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<li><strong>Royal</strong>: psalms that address a pre-exilic Israelite king, often interpreted messianically (ex. <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+18&version=NABRE">Psalm 18</a>)</li>
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<li><strong>Divine enthronement</strong>: psalms that affirm God is the true King (ex. <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+93&version=NABRE">Psalm 93</a>)</li>
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<li><strong>Wisdom</strong>: psalms that teach us to live morally and toward an eternal life with God (ex. <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+37&version=NABRE">Psalm 37</a>)</li>
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<p class="">The Book of Psalms is arguably the most read and prayed book of the Bible. Beyond this, here are three reasons why we pray with the Psalms:</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-to-pray-with-the-same-words-that-jesus-did">To pray with the same words that Jesus did. </h3>
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<p class="">It’s so powerful to know that Jesus prayed with the Psalms. One of <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/7-last-words-of-christ/">His last words</a> before dying on the cross comes from Psalm 22. </p>
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<p class=""><em>My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?</em></p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-psalms-teach-us-how-to-pray">The Psalms teach us how to pray. </h3>
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<p class="">And they have for centuries. Taking on the psalmist's words, we pray alongside many other Christians seeking to know and love God better. As we read in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, </p>
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<p class=""><em>God tirelessly calls each person to this mysterious encounter with Himself. Prayer unfolds throughout the whole history of salvation as a reciprocal call between God and man.”</em></p>
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<p class="">Encompassing the wide range of human emotions, the Psalms help us to pray through the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/prayers-for-strength/">difficulties</a> and the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/prayers-for-happiness-and-joy/">joys</a> of life as so many others have before us and will do after us. While we do not all experience the same hills and valleys of life, it can be so comforting to know that our hearts hold the same longings as others. </p>
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<p class=""><em>In the Psalms are expressed and interwoven with joy and suffering, the longing for God and the perception of our own unworthiness, happiness and the feeling of abandonment, trust in God and sorrowful loneliness, fullness of life and fear of death. The whole reality of the believer converges in these prayers. [...] Since </em><strong><em>the Psalms are prayers they are expressions of the heart and of faith with which everyone can identify</em></strong><em> and in which that experience of special closeness to God — to which every human being is called — is communicated.</em></p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="when-to-pray-psalms">When to pray with the Psalms?</h2>
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<p class="">Because of the Psalms’ inherent thematic variety, you really can pray with them at any time. Many pray with the Psalms at the beginning of the day or right before bed. We also pray with the psalms during Mass with the Responsorial Psalm, read or sung between the first and second readings.</p>
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<div class="schema-how-to wp-block-yoast-how-to-block"><p class="schema-how-to-total-time"><span class="schema-how-to-duration-time-text">Time needed: </span>10 minutes. </p><p class="schema-how-to-description">The steps below follow the traditional <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-lectio-divina/">Lectio Divina</a> “divine reading” method of prayer. </p> <ol class="schema-how-to-steps"><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1685546906080"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name">Lectio: carefully <strong>read </strong>the Psalm.</strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text">With Hallow, listen carefully to the Psalm read aloud to you. </p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1685546925578"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name">Meditatio: <strong>meditate</strong> on the Psalm.</strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text">Notice what stands out to you in the psalm. Consider the emotion, mood, and tone of the poem-prayer. Is there an image, phrase, or word that stands out to you? Spend some time with that and consider what God might be showing you through the Psalm.</p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1685546931541"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name">Oratio: allow the Psalms to inspire you to <strong>pray</strong>.</strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text">Ask God to guide you through the psalm. You might express your gratitude, ask forgiveness, or simply speak with Him about what the passage brought to your attention and heart. As Pope Benedict XVI said, the Psalms help us “find a language for the encounter with God” in prayer.</p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1685546933223"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name">Contemplatio: allow this time in prayer to lead you to rest and <strong>contemplate</strong> God’s presence in your life.</strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text">Allow yourself to fully rest in God’s presence at this moment, and listen for His voice. <br/>Conclude this time of reflection with an <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-our-father/">Our Father</a>, <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-hail-mary/">Hail Mary</a>, or Glory Be.</p> </li></ol></div>
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<p class=""><em>The Summer with Psalms challenge, as well as this article, was largely inspired by the General Audience of Pope Benedict XVI on June 22, 2011, on the catechesis on the Book of Psalms. Read the homily in its entirety </em><a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/audiences/2011/documents/hf_ben-xvi_aud_20110622.html"><em>here</em></a><em>.</em></p>
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How to Pray the Psalms
Learn how to pray with the Psalms, a book that helps us grow closer to God with the same words Jesus prayed during His time on earth.
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<p class="">The devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus was inspired by Jesus' apparitions to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690). Christ <a href="https://www.churchpop.com/visions-of-the-sacred-heart-of-jesus-4-mystical-messages-to-st-margaret-mary-alacoque/">appeared</a> to the French nun of the Order of the Visitation of Our Lady four times, revealing His Sacred Heart to her through mystical visions. </p>
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<p class=""><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/padre-pio-prayers-feast-day/">St. Padre Pio</a> prayed the Sacred Heart <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-novenas/">novena</a> prayer every day. </p>
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<p class="">Do not let the past disturb you - just leave everything in the Sacred Heart and begin again with joy.</p>
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<p class="">The Sacred Heart Novena is most traditionally prayed during the nine days leading up to the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which is always 19 days after Pentecost on a Friday. In 2024, the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus falls on June 7. </p>
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<p class="">In 2024, the Sacred Heart Novena begins May 29 and ends June 6.<br><br>While this novena leads up to the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, it also prepares our hearts for the Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary the day after, on June 8.</p>
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<p class="">Do you not know that not only is Jesus resting and dwelling continually in the Heart of Mary but that He is Himself the Heart of Mary.</p>
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<p class="">Pray the Sacred Heart Novena with Jonathan Roumie, the actor who portrays Jesus in The Chosen, on Hallow. </p>
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<div class="schema-how-to wp-block-yoast-how-to-block"><p class="schema-how-to-total-time"><span class="schema-how-to-duration-time-text">Time needed: </span>7 minutes. </p><p class="schema-how-to-description"></p> <ol class="schema-how-to-steps"><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1685026174149"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name"><strong>Begin by making the Sign of the Cross. </strong></strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text"><em>In the name of Father, and of the Son, and of the </em><a href="https://hallow.com/2022/09/14/prayer-to-the-holy-spirit-and-other-holy-spirit-prayers/"><em>Holy Spirit</em></a><em>, Amen.</em></p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1685026199762"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name"><strong>Pray the first Sacred Heart petition. </strong></strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text">O my Jesus, you have said: “Truly I say to you, ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you.”</p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1685026210548"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name"><strong>Pray the Our Father. </strong></strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text"><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-our-father/"><em>Our Father</em></a><em>, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.</em></p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1685026222508"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name"><strong>Pray the Hail Mary. </strong></strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text"><em><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-hail-mary/">Hail Mary</a>, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed are thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.</em></p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1685026232081"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name"><strong>Pray the Glory Be. </strong></strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text"><em>Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.</em></p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1685026277578"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name"><strong>Pray the second Sacred Heart petition. </strong></strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text"><em>Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you. <br/><br/>O my Jesus, you have said: “Truly I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.” <br/><br/>Behold, in your name, I ask the Father for the grace of my request. </em></p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1685026320315"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name"><strong>Pray the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be. </strong></strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text">See prayers above in Steps 3-5. </p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1685026330865"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name"><strong>Pray the third Sacred Heart petition. </strong></strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text">Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.<br/><br/>O my Jesus, you have said: “Truly I say to you, heaven and earth will pass away but my words will not pass away.”</p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1685026346092"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name"><strong>Pray the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be. </strong></strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text">See prayers above in Steps 3-5. </p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1685026357429"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name"><strong>Pray with the novena prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. </strong></strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text"><em>O Sacred Heart of Jesus, for whom it is impossible not to have compassion on the afflicted, have pity on us miserable sinners and grant us the grace which we ask of you, through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, your tender Mother and ours. </em></p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1685026366410"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name"><strong>Pray the “Hail, Holy Queen” (Salve Regina). </strong></strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text"><em>Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, <br/>our life, our sweetness and our hope.<br/>To you do we cry,<br/>poor banished children of Eve. <br/>To you do we send up our sighs, <br/>mourning and weeping in this valley of tears <br/>Turn then, most gracious advocate,<br/>your eyes of mercy toward us,<br/>and after this, our exile, <br/>show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.<br/>O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.</em></p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1685026384129"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name"><strong>Conclude with the Sign of the Cross.</strong></strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text"><em>In the name of Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.</em></p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1685026395088"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name"><strong>Repeat the above daily for 8 days. </strong></strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text"></p> </li></ol></div>
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<p class="">On the far side of every cross we find the newness of life in the Holy Spirit, that new life which will reach its fulfillment in the resurrection.</p>
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<li><a href="#pentecost-bible-acts">Pentecost in the Bible - Acts</a></li>
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<li><a href="#pentecost-old-testament">Jewish Roots and Pentecost in the Old Testament</a></li>
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<p class="">The Solemnity of Pentecost recognizes the sometimes overlooked third member of the Holy Trinity, the Holy Spirit.</p>
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<p class="">Celebrating the Holy Spirit’s role in launching the Church, Pentecost takes place on the seventh Sunday (50th day) after <a href="https://hallow.com/easter/">Easter</a>. </p>
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<p class="">It follows the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/feast-of-the-ascension-of-the-lord/">Ascension</a>, where Jesus ascended into heaven and was no longer physically present with his disciples. </p>
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<p class="">Before he left the disciples, Jesus told them, “And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age,” (Matthew 28:20). </p>
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<p class="">Through the Holy Spirit’s descent as a mighty wind, sparking tongues of fire above them, the disciples recognized Jesus was indeed with them, baptizing them with the Holy Spirit and strengthening their mission.</p>
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<p class="">We learn of Pentecost in the Christian tradition in Acts of the Apostles.</p>
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<p class="">In the first chapter of Acts, Jesus alludes to sending the Holy Spirit onto his disciples:</p>
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<p class="">While meeting with them, he enjoined them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for “the promise of the Father about which you have heard me speak; for John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the holy Spirit.” (Acts 1:4-5)</p>
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<p class="">Jesus went on to tell them in the “Great Commission,” in his final words before ascending to heaven, “You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1:8)</p>
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<p class="">The next chapter of Acts contains the fulfillment of Jesus’s words. As the disciples were gathered in the upper room with others (a group of about 120 total), the Holy Spirit descended on them.</p>
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<p class="">“And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim.” (Acts 2:2-4)</p>
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<p class="">Those gathered saw this as their baptism “with the Holy Spirit,” as Jesus had promised and recognized this as their commissioning to be Jesus’s witnesses “to the ends of the earth.” This is why Pentecost is known as the <a href="https://faith.nd.edu/s/1210/faith/interior.aspx?sid=1210&gid=609&calcid=53508&calpgid=61&pgid=24977&crid=0">birth of the Church</a>.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="pentecost-old-testament">Pentecost in the Old Testament</h2>
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<p class="">The Christian celebration of Pentecost has roots in Jewish customs, as it is related to the Jewish feast of Shavuot.</p>
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<p class="">Shavuot, also known as Feast of the Weeks (and sometimes referred to in other ways) <a href="https://www.ifcj.org/learn/jewish-holidays/what-is-shavuot-the-jewish-pentecost">celebrates Moses receiving the Torah at Mt. Sinai</a>. It’s celebrated 50 days (seven weeks) after Passover, hence the name “Feast of the Weeks.”</p>
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<p class="">It also celebrates the harvest, as we learn in Exodus:</p>
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<p class="">“You shall keep the feast of Weeks with the first fruits of the wheat harvest, likewise, the feast of the Ingathering at the close of the year.” (Exodus 34:22)</p>
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<p class="">When we hear “Pentecost” these days, we think of events we learn about in the Acts of the Apostles. When Acts of the Apostles mentions Jesus’s followers being gathered for Pentecost, it means they were together in Jerusalem for the “Jewish” Pentecost.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="pentecost-scripture">Pentecost Bible Readings and Scripture</h2>
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<p class="">Pentecost liturgies usually spotlight similar portions of Scripture each year.</p>
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<p class="">The account of the Pentecost in the Acts of the Apostles normally represents the first reading. The Gospel often comes from John and features passages in which Jesus addresses the disciples about the Holy Spirit.</p>
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<p class="">The <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052823-Day.cfm">USCCB</a> contains full daily readings for Pentecost and each day.</p>
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<p class="">Pentecost is an important time for prayer and for listening to how God calls and commissions us, as he did the disciples.</p>
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<p class="">In his <a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2021/documents/papa-francesco_20210523_omelia-pentecoste.html">2021 Pentecost homily</a>, Pope Francis implored people to “open your hearts to the Holy Spirit.”</p>
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<p class=""><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/prayers-to-the-holy-spirit/">Holy Spirit prayers</a> are popular during Pentecost, and can be as simple as repeating “Come, Holy Spirit” quietly in your head whenever time allows during the day.</p>
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<p class="">Also, consider the following short prayers:</p>
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<li>“Heavenly Father, on this Pentecost day, let me feel the Holy Spirit wash over me, guiding me in Your ways and helping me to hear Your call.”</li>
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<li>“May the Holy Spirit strengthen me, protect me, encourage me and guide me today and all days.”</li>
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<li>“God, quiet my heart and head so I can be mindful of the gift of the Holy Spirit in my life. In the voices of others, may I discern Your voice. In the actions of others, may I recognize Your love. In moments of stress, may I feel the peace that Your spirit brings. Amen.”</li>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="FAQ">Frequently Asked Questions about Pentecost </h2>
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<div class="schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block"><div class="schema-faq-section" id="faq-question-1685044437593"><strong class="schema-faq-question">What is Pentecost?</strong> <p class="schema-faq-answer">Pentecost celebrates the Holy Spirit coming descending upon the Apostles, as Jesus said it would. Many recognize Pentecost as the birth of the Church.</p> </div> <div class="schema-faq-section" id="faq-question-1685044449931"><strong class="schema-faq-question">What’s the color for Pentecost?</strong> <p class="schema-faq-answer">Red is the official Church color for Pentecost, symbolizing the fire of the Holy Spirit.</p> </div> <div class="schema-faq-section" id="faq-question-1685044476314"><strong class="schema-faq-question">How many days after Easter is Pentecost?</strong> <p class="schema-faq-answer">Pentecost falls 50 days (seven weeks) after Easter and 10 days after the Ascension. </p> </div> <div class="schema-faq-section" id="faq-question-1685044497730"><strong class="schema-faq-question">When is Pentecost in 2024?</strong> <p class="schema-faq-answer">Pentecost always falls 50 days after Easter. In 2024, Pentecost will take place on Sunday, May 19.</p> </div> </div>
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<p class="">Memorial Day is a day of remembrance, mourning those who died while serving in the military. In 2024, Memorial Day falls on Monday, May 27. </p>
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<p class="">The United States observes Memorial Day on the last Monday in May. Other countries have similar holidays on different dates; the United Kingdom, Canada and more recognize “Remembrance Day” on Nov. 11.</p>
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<p class="">We can feel united in faith with all of those who have come before us, knowing that the promise of God’s kingdom is available to everyone. On Memorial Day, we think especially of those who died during military service.</p>
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<p class="">Here are some Memorial Day prayers and blessings to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice.</p>
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<p class="">Heavenly Father, we lift up in prayer today our brothers and sisters who have gone before us, sacrificing their own lives for the protection and safety of others. We are grateful for their service. May they inspire us to live selflessly in our own lives, as Christ calls us to do. In Jesus’s name we pray. Amen.</p>
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<p class="">On this Memorial Day, we pray for all members of the military, especially those who died in service to others. May we honor them by loving and caring for all those they have left behind. Give them strength and strengthen our commitment to caring for those who mourn their loss. Amen.</p>
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<p class="">As we pray for those who lost their lives in conflict throughout our history, we recognize the ongoing war and violence that continues to plague humanity in many places, many forms. Today, we pray for peace, which those we honor today fought valiantly to achieve. In Your name we pray. Amen.</p>
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<p class="">We pray in gratitude today for all those who have worked selflessly to provide security and safety to others. Bless them, keep them safe and help them to make good decisions. May we emulate their courage and bravery. Amen. </p>
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<p class="">Pray these prayers with your students this week to help remind them of the sacrifices those in our military make. </p>
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<p class="">With the arrival of Memorial Day Weekend, the end of the school year may be near, but the job of a teacher is a year-round vocation. </p>
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<p class="">Are you a Catholic educator? Hallow has prayers, materials and other resources to help empower those in Catholic education to continue the important work they do. </p>
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<p class="">In a world where students are leaving the church at younger and younger ages, Catholic school educators, administrators, staff, and parents are faced with a fundamental challenge: how to sow the seeds of faith in a way that produces “good fruit” (Matthew 13:8).</p>
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<p class="">At Hallow, we believe that the necessary foundation for catechesis, in order to nurture a lifelong journey of discipleship, is a personal relationship with Christ. It’s not enough to learn <em>about </em>God; we also need to <em>know </em>Him. The path to sainthood must involve both our heads and our hearts.</p>
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<p class="">We believe that a theological education ought to be, first and foremost, a process of falling in love with God. Much like in dating, we don’t sit down and try to memorize a long list of facts about our beloved. Instead, we meet them, we ask questions, we listen, we laugh, and we share about ourselves; we get to know them as a person. Our knowledge of them grows as our love deepens.<br><br>Providing students with opportunities to deepen their love of God is paramount to everything else we do in our Catholic schools. The truth about God's creation, the nature of the sacraments, the beauty of scripture: all of these things are best understood within the context of a loving relationship with our Creator.</p>
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<p class="">The Catechism affirms this approach in Part IV, <em>The Life of Christian Prayer</em>, “Christians owe it to themselves to develop the desire to meditate regularly, lest they come to resemble the three first kinds of soil in the parable of the sower…Meditation engages thought, imagination, emotion, and desire. This mobilization of faculties is necessary in order to deepen our convictions of faith, prompt the conversion of our heart, and strengthen our will to follow Christ.” (CCC 2707-2708)</p>
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<p class="">That is the vision we are building at Hallow, and, as an educator, we would love your help in building “head and heart” experiences for students across the country (and world).</p>
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<p class="">Yours in Christ,</p>
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<p class="">The Hallow for Schools Team</p>
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<p class="">This summer contest will have two phases.</p>
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<p class=""><em>Phase 1</em>: Applicants will create an outline of their proposed content along with samples to demonstrate the style of what they envision producing. The Hallow for Schools team will evaluate these proposals and invite the winning creators to produce the full scope of the proposed content.</p>
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<p class=""><strong>Key Date: All proposals are due on or before June 9, 2023, at 5 p.m. CT.</strong></p>
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<p class=""><em>Phase 2</em>: The winners of Phase I will work over the summer to produce their content, with support and direction, as needed, from the Hallow for Schools team. Individual completion dates may vary, but all materials must be submitted for final review by July 15, 2023.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="Submission-Materials-Instructions"><strong>Submission Materials and Instructions</strong></h2>
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<p class="">Proposals should be scoped at the level of a “Unit” consisting of multiple lesson plans. The range of media and types of supporting materials can vary, but must include some audio-content that lives (or would live) in the Hallow app.</p>
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<p class="">Proposals should include (1) a comprehensive outline of the content you envision creating and (2) one actual sample of each content type you are proposing. </p>
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<p class=""><em>For example, if you are proposing a Unit consisting of 4 lesson plans featuring new audio reflections for the Hallow app, in-class group activities, and homework assignments, you would submit:</em></p>
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<p class="">Each Unit/lesson plan must have an associated <em>curricular learning standard</em>. The specific learning standard may come from your diocese, your religion/theology curriculum, or the national USCCB standards. </p>
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<p class="">Each Unit/lesson Plan should also have a <em>learning objective</em> (ie. “Students will be able to…). This should be related to the associated curricular learning standard, but can be articulated however you prefer.</p>
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<p class="">Submissions of proposals can be made using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRir8OQtXFRksSmVyhW9ChCzE9quOgeOb_g7Kh4kINMXc1_Q/viewform?usp=sf_link">THIS FORM</a> and should be in whatever file format (e.g., pdf, excel) that you feel best captures your vision for the content. See attached Proposal Checklist for an overview of what your submission should include.</p>
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<p class="">Winning proposals will be awarded $1,000 upon delivery of the final product.</p>
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<p class=""><em>Initial Proposal</em>: Initial Proposals will be evaluated on the following criteria:</p>
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<li><strong>Comprehensive</strong>: Does the outline conform to all of the requirements stated above and do the samples provided fully convey what the final content will look like?</li>
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<p class="">All submitted material must be original. Copyright of all awarded materials will be held by Hallow, Inc. This does not preclude the private use of materials in one’s own classroom. Hallow, Inc. reserves the right to edit materials as it deems appropriate to adhere to the teaching of the Catholic Church. Hallow, Inc. reserves the right to design materials to fit within the Hallow app. Attribution will be given to the author of the original material.</p>
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<p class="">For many, Mother’s Day is a time to celebrate important women in our lives and the blessing from God that they represent.</p>
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<p class="">While not technically a Catholic or Christian holiday at its core, Mother’s Day is still an important day of prayer and reflection for many, recognizing not only the gift of Mary to the Church, but the gift of mothers and motherlike figures in our lives. Mother’s Day also falls during the Month of Mary, which the Church has recognized for centuries, turning to Our Lady as a guide to better know and love her Son, Jesus. </p>
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<p class="">To assist those seeking to make their observance of Mother’s Day particularly prayerful, Hallow has assembled a number of Mother’s Day prayers and prayer resources.</p>
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<p class="">Hallow also recognizes that Mother’s Day can be a challenging time for many. Our prayers are with those struggling with fertility issues, those who have recently lost their mothers, those who might not have the best relationship with their family or any others for whom it’s a difficult or traumatic day.</p>
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<li>Heavenly Father, I lift up to you today my mother and all mothers. Bless them with strength to continue to care for their children, with the same bold, selflessness Mary showed Jesus. Help my mother and all mothers feel our gratitude and truly know their impact. May we honor them today and on all days as vessels of Your love. In Your name I pray. Amen.</li>
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<li>God, today, we celebrate mothers, but the truth is, we ought to celebrate them every day. Their love manifests in small, subtle ways each day–in the mundane that sometimes we can take for granted. We thank you for their sacrificial love and ask you to uplift them today. Thank you for the gift they are in our lives. In Your name we pray. Amen.</li>
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<li>When our mothers are tired, Lord, give them strength. When they feel alone, give them comfort. When they feel overwhelmed with the challenges of parenting, help them to know peace. In their darkest moments, be their Light. At times in our lives, our mothers are everything to us, meeting our every need. We ask You to provide them today with whatever gift they need. In gratitude, we pray. Amen.</li>
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<li>Mary, full of grace, I ask for your intercession today for my earthly mother. Pray for her, and pray that her example of love draws me closer to Your son, not only on Mother’s Day but on all days. Amen.</li>
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<p class="">Mother’s Day is a great time to consider drawing closer to Mary and spending time in prayer asking for her intercession.</p>
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<p class="">The Hail Mary is an easy way to invite Mary into your Mother’s Day celebration, and you can also consider praying the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-rosary/">Rosary</a>.</p>
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<p class="">Perhaps you also consider learning more about the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-marian-consecration/">Marian Consecration</a>, a lifelong commitment to Mary that takes place over 33 days.</p>
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<p class="">Also, learn more about the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-mary-undoer-of-knots-novena/">Mary, Undoer of Knots Novena</a>, which is inspired by Mary interceding at the wedding at Cana, asking for Jesus’s help. She can help us untangle the knots in our life the way she helped the wedding hosts emerge from their difficult situation.</p>
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<p class="">If you’ve been tasked with writing intercessory prayers (prayers of the faithful) for Mass on Mother’s Day, allow Hallow to help.</p>
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<p class="">Here a few simple Mother’s Day prayers suitable for most prayers of the faithful:</p>
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<li>For all mothers, grandmothers, step-mothers and motherlike figures in our lives, may God bless them abundantly, we pray to the Lord,</li>
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<li>For all those longing to be mothers, may You console them through their hard times and bless them with the gift of conception. We pray to the Lord,</li>
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<li>That government leaders make good decisions to support mothers at all stages of motherhood, we pray to the Lord,</li>
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<li>May we be inspired by Mary our Mother to journey with Jesus, in good times and in challenging times, we pray to the Lord,</li>
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<p class="">The Bible celebrates motherhood in numerous places.</p>
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<p class="">Certainly, there are beautiful passages related to Mary that are worth revisiting on Mother’s Day or any day, but there are other verses in Scripture relating to mothers worth reflecting on:</p>
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<li>Isaiah 66:13 “As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you;”</li>
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<li>Psalm 22:10-11 “For you drew me forth from the womb, made me safe at my mother’s breasts. Upon you I was thrust from the womb; since my mother bore me you are my God.”</li>
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<li>Proverbs 1:8-9 “Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and reject not your mother’s teaching; A graceful diadem will they be for your head; a pendant for your neck.”</li>
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<p class="">Through his ‘artistic creativity’ man appears more than ever ‘in the image of God.'</p>
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<p class="">As students prepared for finals, projects, exams, and a highly anticipated summer, they took a break to showcase their incredible artistic talent for the first-ever Hallow Student Art Competition. </p>
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<p class="">Art is one of the most unique and beautiful expressions of the Christian faith. For thousands of years, art has made tangible the personal and meaningful relationship with one’s faith. The allure of art, in part, comes from its universality among age groups, cultures, and centuries. </p>
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<p class="">Inviting students of all ages from across the world to participate in the creation of artwork for the Hallow App, exemplifies the universality of even the artwork that appears on a phone or computer screen.</p>
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<p class="">Students were asked to create a piece of religious artwork that would be considered for a month-long feature in the ‘Kids’ section of the Hallow App.</p>
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<p class="">In just a few short weeks, students of all ages and grade levels submitted their artwork for consideration. Watercolor, pencil, crayon, and even some digital pieces were submitted with the hope that these pieces would be chosen as the winning artwork. The Hallow design team had the pleasure of reviewing the artwork and was incredibly impressed with the talent of the young students.</p>
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<p class="">The winning artwork was produced by students who created pieces of art that not only showcased their talent but also incorporated beautiful and relevant images from our faith and remained cohesive with other art on Hallow. We are proud to announce the winners and honorable mentions from the 2023 Hallow Student Easter Art Competition!</p>
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<p class=""><em>"My portrait of Christ shows Jesus in deep prayer with the Father."</em></p>
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<p class=""><em>"Art is something really special for me and one of the best things about it is being able to directly connect with the viewer and gain an understanding from just a picture. I’ve been raised Catholic all my life and for this painting I wanted to be able to give back to God using my talent."</em></p>
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<p class="">Hallow is blessed to have designers with remarkable talents in the arts, and there has also been something truly special about featuring student artwork alongside artwork in the app. Keep your eye out for upcoming Hallow art competitions for you, your children, and your students!</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Prayer for Artists</strong></h2>
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<li><a href="#about">What are patron saints?</a></li>
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<p class="">Saints hold a special place in the body of the Catholic Church and are especially prominent in its prayer life.</p>
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<p class="">The USCCB <a href="https://www.usccb.org/offices/public-affairs/saints">describes</a> saints as people in heaven “who lived heroically virtuous lives, offered their life for others, or were martyred for the faith, and who are worthy of imitation.”</p>
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<p class="">Reflecting on the connection between prayer and the communion of saints, <a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/audiences/2021/documents/papa-francesco_20210407_udienza-generale.html">Pope Francis said</a>, “When we pray, we never do so alone: even if we do not think about it, we are immersed in a majestic river of invocations that precedes us and proceeds after us.”</p>
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<p class="">Sometimes, people, churches, and organizations share a special connection to a saint. This refers to the concept of patronage, and a certain saint being known as “the patron saint of” a particular group.</p>
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<p class="">Patron saints are members of the communion of saints who certain groups look to for special intercession. </p>
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<p class="">History and tradition often dictate patron saints, but individuals and groups also can choose a patron saint.</p>
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<p class="">This commonly occurs during Confirmation, when those being confirmed (the “confirmandi”) choose a saint’s name as part of the process for this important sacrament.</p>
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<p class="">Organizations often choose saints that align with their mission or those they feel a special connection to. </p>
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<p class="">For example, Catholic University’s Institute for Transformation of Catholic Education (ITCE) chose patron saints connected to education. </p>
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<p class="">It explains that <a href="https://itce.catholic.edu/about/our-patrons-and-logo/">it seeks</a> “patronage and prayers of the great educator saints who have gone before us. ITCE looks in a special way to six patron saints who exemplify our guiding principles”:</p>
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<li><a href="https://hallow.com/saints/augustine-of-hippo/">St. Augustine of Hippo</a></li>
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<li>St. Thomas Aquinas</li>
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<li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/st-catherine-of-siena-feast-prayers-quotes-feast-day/">St. Catherine of Siena</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://hallow.com/saints/elizabeth-ann-seton/">St. Elizabeth Ann Seon</a></li>
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<li>St. Edith Stein</li>
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<li><a href="https://hallow.com/saints/john-paul-ii/">St. John Paul II</a></li>
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<p class="">Hallow’s patron saint is <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/st-teresa-of-avila-prayers-quotes-feast-day/">St. Teresa of Avila</a>.</p>
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<p class="">The early 20th-century work “<a href="https://archive.org/details/catholicencyclop11herbuoft/page/562/mode/2up?q=patron">The Catholic Encyclopedia</a>” explains that the term “patron” may be applied to a church, a district, a country, or a corporation.</p>
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<p class="">While church patrons are usually self-evident in their name, countries also have patron saints (sometimes more than one!) that might be less widely known–perhaps because they can shift over time.</p>
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<p class="">Here are popular patron saints associated with different countries around the world:</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.catholicweekly.com.au/st-mary-of-the-cross-mackillop-named-second-patron-of-australia/">Australia</a>: St. Mary MacKillop</li>
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<li>Brazil - Mary as <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/our-lady-of-aparecida-prayers-feast-day/">Our Lady of Aparecida</a></li>
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<li>China - St. Joseph</li>
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<li>Colombia - Mary as Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá</li>
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<li><a href="https://catholicherald.co.uk/there-were-many-contenders-for-englands-patron-saint-so-how-did-we-end-up-with-george/">England</a> - St. George</li>
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<li>India - St. Thomas (who died in India)</li>
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<li>Ireland - St. Patrick</li>
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<li>Mexico - Mary as <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/feast-of-our-lady-of-guadalupe-prayers-celebrations/">Our Lady of Guadalupe</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/03/17/470679579/how-did-st-patrick-get-to-be-the-patron-saint-of-nigeria">Nigeria</a> - St. Patrick</li>
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<li>Norway - St. Olaf</li>
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<li>Poland - Mary as Most Holy Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland</li>
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<li>Scotland - <a href="https://hallow.com/saints/andrew/">St. Andrew</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.ncregister.com/blog/spain-honors-its-patron-st-james-the-greater">Spain</a> - St. James</li>
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<li>United States - Mary of the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/feast-of-the-immaculate-conception-church-teaching-prayers/">Immaculate Conception</a></li>
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<p class="">Smaller regions can have specific patron saints as well. <a href="https://www.usccb.org/resources/who-was-junipero-serra">St. Junipero Serra </a>is the patron saint of the state of California. At the same time, St. Vibiana is <a href="https://cathedralchapel.org/sacraments">considered</a> the patron saint of Los Angeles and St. Francis of Assisi the patron saint of San Francisco.</p>
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<p class="">Groups of people united in specific causes also identify with patron saints, though they are usually not officially recognized by the Church in the same way that the Church recognizes the patronage of a country or church building.</p>
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<p class="">Still, these saints are important to these groups and often play a crucial role in the faith life of their members.</p>
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<li>Alcoholics - Venerable Matt Talbot (Not a saint but <a href="https://www.lincolndiocese.org/news/diocesan-news/15338-ask-the-register-patron-of-alcoholics">considered patron of</a> those struggling with alcohol abuse)</li>
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<li>Animals - <a href="https://hallow.com/saints/francis-of-assisi/">St. Francis of Assisi</a></li>
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<li>Cancer - St. Peregrine (Pray the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/st-peregrine-novena/">St. Peregrine Novena</a>)</li>
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<li>Children - St. Nicholas</li>
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<li>Computer programmers - <a href="https://hallow.com/saints/carlos-acutis/">Bl. Carlo Acutis</a></li>
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<li>Fertility and Pregnancy - <a href="https://hallow.com/saints/gianna-beretta-molla/">St. Gianna</a></li>
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<li>Healing - St. Raphael</li>
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<li>Jobs - St. Cajetan (patron of job-seekers/unemployed)</li>
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<li>Lost Causes - St. Jude (pray the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-st-jude-novena/">St. Jude Novena</a>)</li>
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<li>Nurses - St. Camillus (patron of all those in healthcare)</li>
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<li>Workers - <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-st-joseph-worker-novena/">St. Joseph the Worker</a></li>
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<p class="">There can be patrons for even more specific causes and devotions. For example, while St. Raphael is considered the patron saint of healing, one might ask for the intercession of St. Bernardine of Siena, patron saint of <a href="https://www.sjnirvine.org/blog/stbernardinesiena">respiratory illnesses</a>, if dealing with a condition specific to the lungs.</p>
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<p class="">Similarly, while St. Thomas Aquinas is the patron saint of students, someone struggling to promptly complete homework assignments might look to <a href="https://www.catholicherald.com/article/columns/a-patron-saint-for-procrastinators/">St. Expeditus</a>, patron saint of procrastinators.</p>
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<p class="">Catholics never pray <em>to</em> saints. Rather, saints are venerated and Catholics ask for their intercession. Catholics ask saints to pray to God. Their example of boldly living their faith can inspire us and lead us closer to God.</p>
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<p class=""><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/all-saints-day-faq-origin-celebrations-and-prayers/">All Saints Day</a> recognizes all the holy men and women saints in heaven.</p>
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<p class="">The Hallow app has an entire Daily Saint section dedicated to sharing the story of one saint each day, to inspire your own prayer life and journey toward holiness.</p>
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<p class="">Our Saints in 7 Days Series dives deeper into the lives of prominent saints, exploring their journey to sainthood how it’s relevant to our own lives.</p>
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<p class=""><strong>Who are the patron saints?</strong> There are many! Many saints are patrons of different places or groups. St. Mary and St. Joseph are among the most popular patron saints.</p>
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<p class=""><strong>How many patron saints are there? </strong>Adding up patron saints of continents, countries, states and cities, the list would easily approach one thousand different patron saints. Throw in patron saints of organizations and causes, and there are even more.</p>
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<p class=""><strong>What is the list of all patron saints?</strong> Because many patron saints of different causes are not official titles, there’s no official, comprehensive list of all saints and their patronages. </p>
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<p class=""><strong>How are patron saints chosen?</strong> Patron saints are "assigned by a venerable tradition, or chosen by election as a special intercessor with God.”</p>
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<li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/padre-pio-prayers-feast-day/">Padre Pio: Miracles and Feast Day</a></li>
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<p class="">The last few months have been an absolute whirlwind. God has us on a crazier ride than I ever could’ve imagined. This Lent, Hallow was the first faith-based app to ever crack the top 10 apps in the App Store overall coming in at #3 - beating Netflix, Spotify, Instagram, Amazon, Tiktok, YouTube and so many more of the largest apps in the world. It took us almost two years from launching Hallow to get to 1 million prayers prayed in total on the app. This Lent we had over a million prayers prayed each day. We just crossed 225 million prayers prayed in total and, as of last week, now over 10 million downloads. </p>
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<p class="">Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. All credit belongs to Him and to the incredible team of folks we have working so hard here at Hallow. </p>
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<p class="">We’ve also been humbled and blessed to be able to close an additional $50 million Series C fundraise bringing the total funding raised for Hallow to $105 million. The round was led by <a href="https://www.goodwatercap.com/">Goodwater Capital</a>, the largest consumer tech-only venture fund in the world that also happens to be founded by two incredible men of faith and explicitly rooted in the mission of Micah 6:8: “do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God.” The name Goodwater comes from the combination of Good News and Living Water, reflecting their mission to empower entrepreneurs to change the world for good. </p>
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<p class="">Every decision we’ve made in building <a href="https://hallow.com/">Hallow</a> has resulted from deep prayer and conversation with our faith advisors, and this new round is no different (read more about our structure as a Public Benefit Corporation <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/why-we-made-hallow-a-public-benefit-corp/">here</a>).</p>
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<p class="">This round and these milestones are exciting. We’re thrilled to partner together with mission-driven partners, team members (we’re hiring! Join our team <a href="http://hallow.com/jobs">here</a>) and creators to invest even more heavily in building an experience that helps the world to build a daily habit of prayer. But with each of these milestones, something has become more and more clear over time. </p>
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<p class="">This is not why we do this. The numbers are not what we’re working for. It’s not the vision for Hallow. </p>
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<p class="">The vision for Hallow is not numbers, but individuals - not millions of downloads, but each one of us as children of God. The vision for Hallow is Sarah. </p>
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<p class="">Sarah is a young married mom of three little girls. She became tragically addicted to alcohol and stimulants and was involved in a longstanding affair. She’d never really taken her faith very seriously. Her husband found out about the affair and left. She was alone, ashamed, and depressed - thinking often she’d be better off dead. She saw a post about the app and something moved her. She figured she might as well give it a try. She realized, she told us, that in her darkest hour - when everyone she knew had left, everything she cared about had been destroyed - that the only person there with her in the darkness was Christ. She began praying with the app over a dozen times a day. And in her words, He picked her broken pieces up off the floor and put her together again. She cut off the affair. She got sober for the first time in years. She prayed for her husband’s miraculous forgiveness and, in his own experience in adoration, he forgave her. Their family has been reunited. </p>
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<p class="">She told us, “I know you probably get these stories all the time, but I just wanted to let you know, that if you never do anything else in your life, please know that you saved me. I don’t think I’d be standing here alive today if it were not for this app and the grace that God gave me through it.”</p>
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<p class="">This is why we do this. This is what we’re working for. This is the vision for Hallow.</p>
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<p class="">If we spend the next 30 years and are able to be a part of just one more person like Sarah’s journey back to God, if we help God reach out to just one more of His lost ones…then it will have all been infinitely worth it. </p>
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<p class="">And I don’t think Sarah is alone. I think there are millions and millions of Sarah’s. Honestly, I think we’re all a bit like Sarah in our own way. We’re all a little lost. We’re all a little stuck. We’re all a little bit further from God than He invites us to be. </p>
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<p class="">But our faith is one of hope. And if there’s anything that this experience has taught me, it’s that there is no valley that God cannot reach. There is no darkness that the Light cannot overcome. </p>
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<p class="">I cannot wait to see what He does next. </p>
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<p class="">AMDG,</p>
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<p class="">The Feast of St. Joseph the Worker is May 1. A relatively new <a href="https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-joseph-the-worker/">feast</a> in the liturgical calendar, it was introduced in 1955 by Pope Pius XII. This special day and novena commemorate St. Joseph as someone who most gracefully integrated spiritual life with his daily, laborious life as a father, husband, and worker. </p>
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<p class="">The patron saint of the Church and guardian of the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/holy-family-novena/">Holy Family</a>, Joseph is a beautiful example for us to follow God's purpose despite what the world might say or what little recognition we might get for doing so. </p>
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<p class="">Pray this novena to St. Joseph the Worker for nine days, culminating on May 1 (Feast of St. Joseph the Worker) or March 19 (Solemnity of Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin). We can pray this novena to ask for Joseph’s special care over a particular intention such as help in an area of our lives needing discernment. </p>
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<p class=""><em>Each of us can discover in Joseph – the man who goes unnoticed, a daily, discreet and hidden presence – an intercessor, a support and a guide in times of trouble.</em></p>
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[post_title] => How to Pray the St. Joseph the Worker Novena
[post_excerpt] => Ask for St. Joseph's care over a special intention.
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How to Pray the St. Joseph the Worker Novena
Ask for St. Joseph's care over a special intention.