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The Precious Blood of Jesus: Interesting observations: We do not adore the Precious blood directly at Mass. The cup in which it is offered is in the way! The words of consecration emphasize the cup: “Take this all of you and eat of it, for this is my body…” *But*: “Take this all of you…
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The Daughters of St. Philip Neri (DSPN) is a group of Catholic lay women who devote themselves to prayer and penance for the sake of supporting priests everywhere. It is an initiative of the Pittsburgh Oratory that is a response to the call made in 2008 by Cardinal Claudio Hummes for devout Catholic women to…
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Upon being received as a full member, each Daughter is given a medal indicating her commitment to the practice of a spiritual motherhood for priests and offering to the Lord works of reparation for the sake of the renewal of the priesthood. The medal we chose for ourselves was designed by the French sculptor and…
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Look down from heaven, Holy Father, from the loftiness of that mountain to the lowliness of this valley; from that harbor of quietness and tranquility to this calamitous sea. And now that the darkness of this world hinders no more those benignant eyes of thine from looking clearly into all things, look down and visit,…
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This is the act of consecration made once per year by the Daughters of St. Philip Neri. My dearest Jesus, Today I make of myself an offering to you, consecrating myself to the work of prayer on behalf of priests for the sake of the cause of their holiness and in reparation for sins against…
