Understanding the Faith
Guide
Clearly explained: prayers, devotional items and the Catholic faith from a traditional Catholic perspective.
GebetPrayer to St Michael the Archangel: Text, Latin and Origin
‘Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle’: the prayer ordered by Pope Leo XIII in full, in English and Latin, with...
GebetPater noster and Ave Maria: the Latin Prayers with Translation
The Our Father and the Hail Mary as the Church prays them in the Missal and the Breviary: Latin and English side...
DevotionalienGifts for Catholics: What Suits Baptism, Communion and Confirmation
Rosary, cross or statue: which Christian gifts suit baptism, First Holy Communion, Confirmation, name days and weddings, arranged according to the traditional...
KirchenjahrThe Liturgical Year: Seasons, Feasts and Colours according to the 1962 Calendar
From the First Sunday of Advent to the Last Sunday after Pentecost: the seasons of the liturgical year according to the 1962...
GebetMysteries of the Rosary: all fifteen with Bible reference and day of the week
Fifteen mysteries in three sets, from the Angel at Nazareth to the Coronation in heaven: which set is prayed on which day,...
GebetHail Mary: Full Text, Origin and the Meaning of Every Word
The words in English and Latin, the two verses from the Gospel of St Luke and how the Angelic Salutation received its...
DevotionalienParacord Rosary: Why We Knot Rosaries from Parachute Cord
What paracord is, what the number 550 means and why a rosary of parachute cord is made for daily prayer: with details...
HeiligeSt Michael the Archangel: meaning, feast and devotion
Quis ut Deus, who is like God: what the name of the Archangel Michael means, where he appears in Holy Scripture, when...
GlaubenswissenThe Crusades: History and Background from Clermont to Acre
From Clermont in 1095 to Acre in 1291: what the Crusades were, what the popes required of the crusaders, and which widespread...
GlaubenswissenCrucifix: Meaning, Difference from the Cross and Its Place in the Home
A cross shows the sign of the Redemption, a crucifix the Redeemer Himself. What the crucifix means, why it stands on every...
DevotionalienDevotional Items: Meaning, Origin and Proper Blessing
Rosary, cross, medal, holy picture: what devotional items are, where the custom comes from and why only a priest's blessing makes them...
GebetCatholic Prayers: The Basic Prayers in Full
From the Sign of the Cross to the Prayer to St Michael: the prayers every Catholic should know by heart, in their...
GebetPraying the Rosary for the Dead: Order, Prayers and Custom
The traditional Rosary with a petition for the dead: how to pray it for someone who has died, which prayers to add...