by Jeremy Hiers, OSA Last weekend I went home to Cincinnati for a visit and some members of the family wanted to surprise my 7 year old niece and 3…
Mary, Mother of Captives, give us your compassion for those in prison. Mend in mercy the broken in mind and memory. Soften the hard of heart, the captives of anger.…
by Kevin Mullins, O.S.A. I'm all but certain that all of us have had the experience of being asked to do something we thought we could not do. And maybe we…
Did you know that the Augustinian tradition has a special devotion to the Corona, or"crown" of Our Mother of Consolation? This can be an especially powerful prayer for those suffering…
The International Day of Peace is one of seven International Days designated for special observance in Augustinian communities, parishes, schools, and other ministries. We invite all who identify with Augustinian…
Save me, Lord, by your mercy, not by my righteousness, not by my merits. Save me, not because I am worthy, but because you are merciful. Hear me, not according…
Lord, help me to do what you command me to do. Grant me, you yourself, what you yourself command. Quicken me in your righteousness, for in myself I have only…
O Lord, my God, I wish to confess the sins of my life and the unhealthy movements of my soul - not to dwell again on my misdeeds, my God,…
Let them turn back, and seek you, for you do not forsake your creation as they have forsaken their creator. Let them only turn back. See! There you are in…
O Lord our God, grant us to trust in your overshadowing wings. Protect us beneath them and bear us up. You will carry us as little children, even to our…
What is the Augustinian Devotion to Mary? All Christians are members of the Body of Christ, together with Mary, the mother of Jesus. “…She is clearly the Mother of his…
The following contains the Rule of Saint Augustine, as translated by Robert Russell, O.S.A. and recorded in the Constitutions of the Order of Saint Augustine. Click here to jump directly…
We turn to you, our Mother of Good Counsel, as we seek to imitate your faith-filled life. May we be led by the same Wisdom which God sent forth from…