Devotional Medals for Catholics Medals carried or worn for devotion have a long history in the Church. Christians in the early Church struck medals to remember particular saints or stories from the life

Statues for Catholics Many Catholics like to pray in front of statues to give them a visual reminder of the one whose intercession they are asking. Displaying a statue in or oustide a

Praying to Saints for Catholics There is a common misconception that Catholics pray to saints as they pray to God. The truth is that Catholics do not pray to saints but rather they

The Rosary for Catholics The Rosary, a series of prayers that many Catholics pray, is said to have been developed by St. Dominic in 1208 after he saw a vision of Mary. “Rosary” is

First Saturday Devotions During one of her apparitions to Lucia dos Santos (1907–2005), Our Lady of Fatima gave her specific instructions to set aside the first Saturday of five consecutive months for prayers

Sacred Heart / First Friday Devotions First Friday Masses are dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. In the 1600s, Christ appeared to a young nun now known as St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

Penance for Catholics The word penance has two meanings for Catholics. Penance can be another name for the sacrament of Reconciliation, the sacrament in which sins are confessed, or it can refer to