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Here at True Devotionals we are dedicated to providing beautiful Catholic items and artwork for daily inspiration in your home and office! It is important to keep reading and learning about your Faith in order to grow strong! Our "Resources" page is meant to be a springboard for knowledge about different items and sacramentals we carry here in our shop. Don't just buy a rosary… learn how to pray it… and pray it!The Catholic Faith is so full of rich traditions and beautiful devotions! Keep …

Can a prayer be inspired by a battle? Pope Leo XIII wrote the Saint Michael prayer in 1884, after seeing a frightening vision: evil spirits, trying to fulfill Satan’s boast to destroy our Lord’s Church within a century, were engaging in fierce attacks against it. Although the Pontiff also saw St. Michael casting Satan and his demons back into Hell in his vision, he was so horrified by what he had seen he felt compelled to help defend our faith in this struggle. In the Saint Michael pray …

“From long experience I have learned that there is nothing like holy water to put devils to flight and prevent them from coming back again. They also flee from the Cross, but return; so holy water must have great virtue. For my own part, whenever I take it, my soul feels a particular and most notable consolation.”  When we read this quote from Saint Teresa of Avila, we should be reminded of the importance of holy water. We Catholics dip our fingers in holy water and make the Si …

The name Saint Anthony is familiar to Catholics and non-Catholics alike. This familiarity, for many of his patrons, seems only to go as far as the “patron saint of lost articles.” Here, however, we wish to share the story of his power over Satan through a custom that began two hundred years after the saint’s death.A certain woman who lived in a small village in Portugal was guilty of many sins of immorality and was tempted to commit suicide. She also suffered from terrible convulsions which …

The faithful renew their Baptismal Vows every year during the Easter Vigil Mass. It is a powerful experience and an important one. Many of us were baptized as infants with sponsors who answered for us. Thanks to the grace of that baptism, we were blessed to (hopefully) grow in our knowledge and love of our Faith. However, it is important that we personally recite the Vows of Baptism at least once a year. This is part of the Easter Vigil liturgy, but can also be done privately or as a family. …