faith

  • Chapter V:

    Her Noviciate. “One day, after I had received Holy Communion, Our Lord, accompanied by an angel, condescended to manifest Himself to my soul. He showed me the multitudes that were daily falling into hell, and then expressed His wish that… Continue reading

  • Chapter IV:

    The Carmelite Monastery of Tours “Accompanied by my father, I left the town of Rennes on the feast of my dear patron, St Martin of Tours, the 11th of November, 1839, and travelled towards Tourraine, my future home. I reached… Continue reading

  • Chapter III:

    The Trial “After the death of my Mother,” said she, “my good father had no other desire but to serve God and his neighbour. He worked peacefully at his trade of locksmith, without any idea of ever marrying again; his… Continue reading

  • Chapter II:

    Her Vocation Our little Perrine had just completed her seventeenth year; her retreat “entirely converted her,” as she herself said. She always attributed this great grace to the most Blessed Virgin, the Mother of Jesus, and from that moment united… Continue reading

  • Chapter I:

    Our Little Breton It is to Catholic Brittany, that ground so fruitful in virtuous and heroic characters, that we are indebted for Sister Marie de St. Pierre. She was born at Rennes, in 1816, of worthy and honest parents of… Continue reading

  • Litany of the Holy Face of Jesus

    IN REPARATION FOR BLASPHEMIES, AND SO IMPLORE OF GOD BY THE ADORABLE FACE OF HIS SON FOR THE CONVERSION OF BLASPHEMERS:Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us, Christ, graciously… Continue reading

  • Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

    Lord, have mercy.Christ, have mercy.Lord, have mercy.Christ, hear us.Christ, graciously hear us.God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.Holy Trinity, one God,… Continue reading

  • Enthronement of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

    Preparation before the Ceremony Set a date for the Enthronement that is significant in the family. It may be the Feast of the Sacred Heart, or another important feast day, or even a special date in the life of the… Continue reading

  • Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

    Most Sweet Jesus, Redeemer of the human race, look down upon us, humbly prostrate before Thy altar. We are Thine and Thine we wish to be; but to be more surely united with Thee, behold each one of us freely… Continue reading