Catholic Encyclopedia: Popular Devotions
Brief explanation of the spiritual practices collectively called "devotions" or "popular devotions."
Catholic Devotions
Index of a number of devotions, with background and prayers.
Vatican II: Devotions
An excerpt from Sacrosanctum Concilium (Vatican II's Constitution on the Liturgy), about popular devotions.
The Work of God: Devotions
Index of Catholic devotions, including sacramentals, scapulars, Stations of the cross, First Fridays and First Saturdays.
purgatory.ca
A treasury of prayers for the Holy Souls in Purgatory.
Catholic Prayer Traditions
Catholic devotions online, interactive, including Holy Rosary, Stations of the Cross, with virtual chapel, religious art, history, U.S. and Mexican customs. In English and Spanish.
Catechism of the Catholic Church: Sacramentals
Sacramentals and popular devotions in the 1994 Catechism of the Catholic Church. See especially paragraphs 1674-1676, 1679.
Sacred Heart Site
Contains Stations of the Cross, novenas to the Sacred Heart and to St. Thérèse, the Divine Mercy chaplet, and other prayers and devotions.
Devotion to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary Its Origin and History
A lengthy text article with biblical references on how the devotion to the hearts of Jesus and Mary started.
Holy Souls Online
FAQ and newsletter explaining and defending the Catholic Church's teaching on Purgatory. Prayers and devotions for the dead.
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