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After the death of our 1-year-old son, we started the Great Prayer Project, a Catholic prayer podcast uniting hearts in Christ through powerful rosaries, devotions, and chaplets.Only God can ease the burden of a broken heart and bring peace to the afflicted. We approach God through prayer, as we venture toward our new homes in Heaven. These are the recordings of those prayers that we hope you'll share in saying with us.Experience peace, prayer, and purpose as we journey together in faith. If there are any specific prayers you'd like for us to say, please leave a comment...

Chaplet of Divine Mercy
05/20/2026

The Chaplet of Divine Mercy was entrusted to the Church through the revelations received by Saint Faustina Kowalska (1905–1938), a Polish nun of the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy. In the 1930s, Our Lord appeared to Saint Faustina and revealed this chaplet as a powerful prayer to implore God’s mercy upon the whole world, especially for sinners and the dying.

Prayed upon ordinary rosary beads, the chaplet draws the soul into the mystery of Christ’s Passion, offering to the Eternal Father the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of His dearly beloved Son in ato...


Holy Rosary - Luminous Mysteries (Thursday)
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11/25/2025

The Luminous Mysteries of the Holy Rosary were entrusted to the Church through the apostolic guidance of Pope Saint John Paul II (1920–2005), who introduced them in his 2002 apostolic letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae. These mysteries invite the faithful to contemplate the public ministry of Christ — the radiant moments in which His divinity shines forth and the Kingdom of God is revealed.

In praying these mysteries, we enter into five luminous events: Christ’s Baptism in the Jordan, the Wedding Feast at Cana, the Proclamation of the Kingdom, the Transfiguration, and the Institution of the Holy Eucharist. Each reveals a new...


Holy Rosary - Sorrowful Mysteries (Tuesday & Friday)
#3
11/25/2025

The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary lead the faithful into the profound contemplation of Christ’s Passion — the mystery of a Love that suffers, sacrifices, and redeems. In these sacred moments, we walk beside Our Lord in His agony and unite our hearts to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, who shared fully in the sufferings of her Divine Son.

These five mysteries — the Agony in the Garden, the Scourging at the Pillar, the Crowning with Thorns, the Carrying of the Cross, and the Crucifixion — draw us into the depths of Christ’s redemptive suffering. Each mystery reveals th...


Holy Rosary - Joyful Mysteries (Monday & Saturday)
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11/25/2025

The Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary draw the faithful into contemplation of the hidden beginnings of our redemption. Through these mysteries, we behold the humility, obedience, and radiant grace of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and we meditate on the tender humanity of Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh for our salvation.

These five mysteries — the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity of Our Lord, the Presentation in the Temple, and the Finding of Jesus in the Temple — immerse us in the wondrous events of Christ’s early life, where divine love first unfolded quietly within the Holy Family...


Holy Rosary - Glorious Mysteries (Sunday & Wednesday)
#1
11/25/2025

The Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary lift our hearts to the triumph of Christ and the exaltation of His Blessed Mother. These mysteries draw the faithful into the radiant hope of the Resurrection and the promise of eternal life, revealing the victory of divine love over sin and death.

In these five mysteries — the Resurrection, the Ascension, the Descent of the Holy Spirit, the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth — we contemplate the fullness of God’s glory. Here the Church beholds her destiny: to rise w...


The 12 Years' Prayer of St. Bridget of Sweden
11/24/2025

The Twelve Years’ Prayer of Saint Bridget of Sweden (1303–1373) is a powerful devotion revealed to the mystic and visionary Saint Bridget, foundress of the Order of the Most Holy Savior. Through a series of private revelations, Our Lord promised extraordinary graces to all who would honor the sufferings He endured during His Passion and pray these prayers daily for twelve years.

This devotion draws the faithful into profound meditation on the wounds of Christ, His Precious Blood, and the sorrows endured for the salvation of humanity. It is both a contemplation of the infinite mercy of God and...


Jesus Prayer Chaplet
10/26/2025

The Jesus Prayer Chaplet is a simple yet profound devotion rooted in the ancient tradition of the Eastern Church. Its central invocation — “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner” — has been prayed unceasingly by saints, monks, and the faithful for centuries as a means of drawing the soul into continual communion with the Heart of Christ.

Though ancient in origin, the Jesus Prayer became most well-known through the spiritual classic The Way of a Pilgrim, which recounts the practice of repeating the Holy Name until it becomes one’s very breath. The chaplet ad...


Chaplet of Our Lady of Tears
10/26/2025

The Chaplet of Our Lady of Tears is a powerful Marian devotion revealed through private revelation to Sister Amalia Aguirre of the Crucified Jesus (1901–1977), a Brazilian mystic of the Missionaries of Jesus Crucified. In 1930, the Blessed Virgin appeared to her clothed in violet, holding a rosary of translucent beads resembling crystal drops, and said, “This is the Chaplet of My Tears, which My Son will use to draw great graces upon the world.”

This chaplet honors the Tears of Our Sorrowful Mother, shed for the salvation of souls and the conversion of sinners. Each prayer recalls the depth...


Chaplet of St. Padre Pio
10/25/2025

The Chaplet of Saint Padre Pio is a devotion invoking the intercession of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina (1887–1968), the humble Capuchin friar who bore the sacred stigmata of Christ and offered his life for the conversion of sinners and the sanctification of souls.

This chaplet invites the faithful to meditate upon the Passion of Our Lord, the wounds of Christ, and the virtues that shone brightly in the life of Saint Padre Pio: humility, obedience, charity, and unwavering faith in Divine Mercy. Through his intercession, we are drawn to embrace our own crosses with patience and love, uniting ou...


Chaplet of the Blessed Sacrament
10/25/2025

In this sacred time of prayer, we unite our hearts before the Eucharistic Lord through the Chaplet of the Blessed Sacrament, a devotion composed by St. Peter Julian Eymard (1811-1868), Apostle of the Eucharist and founder of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament.

This chaplet invites the faithful to adore Jesus Christ truly present in the Most Holy Eucharist, offering acts of love, thanksgiving, and reparation for the indifference and offenses committed against His Sacred Presence. Each invocation draws us deeper into the mystery of the Real Presence — a mystery of divine humility and infinite mercy.

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Chaplet of St. Gertrude for the Holy Souls
10/14/2025

The Chaplet of Saint Gertrude is a devotion revealed by Saint Gertrude the Great (1256–1302), a Benedictine mystic known for her deep love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and her fervent intercession for the souls in Purgatory. Through this chaplet, the faithful offer the Precious Blood of Christ for the deliverance of souls and the consolation of the Sacred Heart.

In a vision, Our Lord revealed to Saint Gertrude that every time the prayer she composed is recited, “a thousand souls are released from Purgatory.” This divine promise reflects the infinite mercy of God poured out through the me...