Understanding the Faith
Guide
Clearly explained: prayers, devotional items and the Catholic faith from a traditional Catholic perspective.
KirchenjahrMay Devotions: Order, Prayers and Origin of the Month of Mary
Hymn, reading, litany and act of consecration: how a May devotion is held, how you can keep it at home, with three...
AnleitungThe Sign of the Cross: how to make it properly and what it means
Forehead, breast, left and right shoulder: how to make the Sign of the Cross properly, what “In nomine Patris” means, what the...
GebetGrace Before and After Meals: Catholic Prayers in Latin and English
Bless us, O Lord, and these Thy gifts: the wording of the Catholic grace in Latin and English, where it comes from...
DevotionalienRosary in the Car: Custom, a Clear View and the Right Place
It often hangs from the rear-view mirror, yet there it obstructs the view. What German traffic law requires, how the Church blesses...
GlaubenswissenDeus Vult: Meaning, Origin and Wording of the Crusaders’ Cry
Deus vult means “God wills it”. Who first raised the cry at Clermont in 1095, how the chroniclers write it and what...
GebetEvening prayer: Catholic prayers for the night
In the evening the Christian places the day in God’s hands. Here is the evening prayer of 1865 with the examination of...
GlaubenswissenThe Meaning of the Rosary: Why Catholics Pray It
The Our Father, the Angelic Salutation and fifteen mysteries: what the Rosary is, why Catholics pray it and what Leo XIII, Pius...
GebetMorning Prayer: Catholic Prayers for the Start of the Day
The first thought of the day belongs to God. Here is a complete morning prayer from the 1865 German edition of the...
GlaubenswissenHow Many Beads Are on a Rosary: the Structure Explained
59 beads, a cross, a centrepiece: which bead belongs to which prayer, why the whole Rosary numbers 150 Hail Marys and where...
GebetAngelus Prayer: The Angel of the Lord in Latin and English
Three times a day the bell rings for the Angelus. Here is the Angelus prayer in its traditional wording, in Latin and...
GebetWhich Rosary Mysteries on Which Day: the Traditional Weekly Order
Joyful, Sorrowful or Glorious: which mysteries are prayed on which day of the week, where the order comes from and what change...
GlaubenswissenHoly Water: Meaning, Blessing and Use at Home
Water, salt and the prayer of the Church: what holy water is made of, what the Church asks for when she blesses...
GebetSalve Regina: the Hail, Holy Queen in English and Latin, Origin and Use
The Salve Regina in English and Latin, explained line by line, with what has been handed down about Hermann of Reichenau as...