Spiritual Resources for You
Daily Prayer Periodicals
- Give Us This Day - Liturgical Press
- Magnificat - Magnificat
- MagnifiKid - Magnificat
- The Word Among Us (free digital access) - Word Among Us, Inc.
Prayer Apps
- Reimagining the Examen - Loyola Press
- Pray as You Go - Jesuit Media Initiatives, Jesuits in Britain
- Pray as You Stay - Jesuit Media Initiatives, Jesuits in Britain
- Laudate - #1 Cathollc App - Aycka Soft (combines many Catholic resources)
- Hallow (some features are free) - Hallow (group of young Catholics)
The Holy Rosary
- Council of Catholic Women of the Archdiocese of Washington - nightly (8pm call-in) local rosary teleconference - 605-468-8016, access code 357090#
- Catholic Information Center - livestream of Rosary weekdays at 9:30am on their YouTube channel
- How to Pray the Rosary - USCCB
- Prayers of the Rosary - USCCB
- Scriptural Rosary: Justice and Peace - USCCB
- Scriptural Rosary: The Sorrowful Mysteries - USCCB
- Pro-Life Rosaries - USCCB
Prayer Practice
- Lectio Divina: A Beginner's Guide - Busted Halo (a ministry of the Paulist Fathers)
- Examen for Life During Covd-19 - Ignatian Solidarity Network
- Contemplative Prayer Practice - L.J. Milone’s, March 10, 2020 Cathedral Lenten lecture, ”Awakening to the Presence of God: Prayer in Lent.”
Liturgy of the Hours
- What is the Liturgy of the Hours - USCCB
- Divine Office (register for a free account) - DivineOffice.org
- Universalis - Universalis
Eucharistic Adoration
- Catholic Information Center - livestream weekdays at 10am on their YouTube channel.
- Livestream Fridays at 8pm - by 270 Catholic Young Adultson Fridays at 8 pm on their Facebook page.
Plenary Indulgence
The gift of special Indulgences is granted to the faithful suffering from COVID-19 disease, commonly known as Coronavirus, as well as to health care workers, family members and all those who in any capacity, including through prayer, care for them.
Prayers for Protection
- Pope Francis' Prayer to Mary during the Pandemic (also in Spanish) (video).
- USCCB President's Reflection and Prayer on the Coronavirus.
Sunday Mass Livestreams
- St. Matthew's Cathedral Parish - Sundays at 11:30am (English) and 1pm (Spanish) on our YouTube channel and Facebook page (also found on our Parish Livestream Mass webpage).
- Archdiocese of Washington - (daily &) Sunday Mass livestream from Pastoral Center on ADW Facebook page
- Archdiocese of Washington - Sunday TV Mass (Crypt Church of the National Shrine) - broadcast Sundays at 10:30am on WDCW-50, or watch on YouTube
- National Shrine - Sunday Mass livestream from Upper Church @12Noon at nationalshrine.org/mass
- Georgetown University - Sunday Mass livestream from Dahlgren Chapel @7am on GU Facebook page
- Vatican News - Live Stream of Pope Francis’ Masses
Daily Mass Livestreams
- Archdiocese of Washington - daily (& Sunday) Mass livestream from Pastoral Center on ADW Facebook page
- St. John Paul II National Shrine - daily Mass livestream @12Noon on their YouTube channel;
- Catholic Information Center - daily Mass livestream @t 9:30am on their YouTube channel.
- Vatican News - Live Stream of Pope Francis’ Masses
Livestream Mass in Spanish
- St. Martin of Tours - daily Mass livestream @7 pm (Spanish); Sunday Mass livestream @12 pm (Spanish) on the parish Facebook page or YouTube.
- Misión San Andrés - daily Mass livestream @ 12Noon on YouTube, Sunday Mass @10:30am on their Facebook page
- EWTN - daily Mass livestream on their website
Full Mass listing at adw.org/live-streamed-masses-and-prayers/.
Homilies from St. Matthew's Priests
Sunday Mass Music for Reflection
- Choral Highlights - St. Matthew's Office of Music Ministry
Spiritual Communion
- Making a spiritual communion (see middle of handout) - Archdiocese of Washington
- Scripture of the day (USCCB) (also in Spanish) - USCCB
- Audio version of the daily scripture - USCCB
- Prayer service at home - Archdiocese of Washington
- Spiritual Support - Diocese of Green Bay
Stations of the Cross
- Virtual Stations of the Cross - Busted Halo (ministry of the Paulist Fathers)
- Video Stations of the Cross - Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl
- Video Stations of the Cross - Catholic TV
- Audio Stations of the Cross - USCCB
- Scriptural Stations of the Cross - USCCB
- Stations of the Cross for Vocations - USCCB
- Stations of the Cross in the Spirit of St. Vincent Pallotti - Union of Catholic Apostolate
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