2023-10-29 Skema Skema October 29, 2023 Skema Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 30th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) October 29 - […]
2023-10-29 Vigils Reading – 30th Sunday ORD Vigils Reading – 30th Sunday ORD October 29, 2023 Vigils Reading – 30th Sunday ORD PERFECT LOVE CASTS OUT FEAR From a commentary by St Augustine1 ◊◊◊ I know, beloved, how well fed you are […]
2023-10-30 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading October 30, 2023 Vigils Reading HUMBLE YOURSELF AND BE COMFORTED From the writing of St Alphonsus de Liguori2 ◊◊◊ When you...are visited by God with […]
2023-10-31 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading October 31, 2023 Vigils Reading THE OPPOSITION OF THE FALLEN SPIRITS TO PRAYER From the writing of Bishop Ignatius Brianchaninov3 ◊◊◊ The devil employs all […]
2023-11-01 Vigils Reading – All Saints Vigils Reading – All Saints November 1, 2023 Vigils Reading – All Saints FOLLOWING CHRIST From the writing of St Gertrud the Great4 ◊◊◊ O consuming fire, my God... Devouring me, a speck […]
2023-11-02 Vigils Reading – All Souls Vigils Reading – All Souls November 2, 2023 Vigils Reading – All Souls ALL SOULS’ DAY From a homily by Fr. Karl Rahner5 ◊◊◊ All Souls' Day is the day of everyone who […]
2023-11-03 Vigils Reading – St Martin de Porres Vigils Reading – St Martin de Porres November 3, 2023 Vigils Reading – St Martin de Porres MARTIN THE CHARITABLE The life of St Martin de Porres (1579-1639)6 ◊◊◊ POPE ST JOHN XXIII described St. Martin de […]
2023-11-04 Vigils Reading – St Charles Borromeo Vigils Reading – St Charles Borromeo November 4, 2023 Vigils Reading – St Charles Borromeo ST CHARLES BORROMEO From the writing of Alban Butler7 ◊◊◊ Charles was an aristocrat by birth, his father being Count […]
2023-11-05 Skema Skema November 5, 2023 Skema Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 31st Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) November 5 - […]
2023-11-05 Vigils Reading – 31st Sun ORD Vigils Reading – 31st Sun ORD November 5, 2023 Vigils Reading – 31st Sun ORD THE DESIRE TO SERVE From a commentary by Paschasius Radbertus1 ◊◊◊ Christ is called master, or teacher, by right of […]
2023-11-06 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading November 6, 2023 Vigils Reading EUCHARIST From the writing of Blessed Madeleine Delbrêl2 ◊◊◊ If we want to receive the grace of fraternal charity from […]
2023-11-07 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading November 7, 2023 Vigils Reading THE GREAT SUPPER From a sermon by John Tauler3 ◊◊◊ “A certain man made a great supper and invited many. […]
2023-11-08 Vigils Reading – St Elizabeth of the Trinity Vigils Reading – St Elizabeth of the Trinity November 8, 2023 Vigils Reading – St Elizabeth of the Trinity WITH CHRIST I AM NAILED TO THE CROSS From the writing of St Elizabeth of the Trinity4 ◊◊◊ The soul […]
2023-11-09 Vigils Reading – Lateran Basilica Vigils Reading – Lateran Basilica November 9, 2023 Vigils Reading – Lateran Basilica THE BASILICA OF ST JOHN LATERAN5 ◊◊◊ 10 The largest and most famous of Rome’s great basilicas is St. Peter’s, […]
2023-11-10 Vigils Reading – St Leo the Great Vigils Reading – St Leo the Great November 10, 2023 Vigils Reading – St Leo the Great LET US NOT BE WEARY IN DOING GOOD From a sermon by St Leo the Great6 ◊◊◊ Men's liberality is […]
2023-11-11 Vigils Reading – St Martin of Tours Vigils Reading – St Martin of Tours November 11, 2023 Vigils Reading – St Martin of Tours ON THE FEAST OF ST MARTIN From a homily by St Aelred of Rievaulx7 ◊◊◊ Today Christ mercifully raised up […]
2023-11-12 Skema Skema November 12, 2023 Skema Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) November 12 - […]
2023-11-12 Vigils Reading – 32nd Sunday ORD Vigils Reading – 32nd Sunday ORD November 12, 2023 Vigils Reading – 32nd Sunday ORD TO BE FREE AND FAITHFUL From a commentary attributed to St Anthony the Great1 ◊◊◊ Blessed are the pure in […]
2023-11-12 Vigils Reading – Alternate Vigils Reading – Alternate November 12, 2023 Vigils Reading – Alternate ITS LAMPS ARE LAMPS OF FIRE From a sermon by John of Ford ◊◊◊ The simplicity of the […]
2023-11-13 Vigils Reading – All Benedictine Saints Vigils Reading – All Benedictine Saints November 13, 2023 Vigils Reading – All Benedictine Saints THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS From the writing of Baldwin of Ford2 ◊◊◊ I believe, O Lord, in the Holy Spirit, […]
2023-11-14 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading November 14, 2023 Vigils Reading I KNOW YOUR WORKS From a sermon by Geoffrey of Auxerre ◊◊◊ The Lord knows the works of […]
2023-11-15 Vigils Reading – Gethsemani Church Vigils Reading – Gethsemani Church November 15, 2023 Vigils Reading – Gethsemani Church THE DEDICATION OF OUR CHURCH From a sermon by St Bernard of Clairvaux4 ◊◊◊ My brethren, we ought to observe […]
2023-11-16 Vigils Reading – St Gertrud the Great Vigils Reading – St Gertrud the Great November 16, 2023 Vigils Reading – St Gertrud the Great MY HEART IS OPEN TO YOU From the “Spiritual Exercises” of St Gertrud the Great5 ◊◊◊ O love, the fruition […]
2023-11-17 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading November 17, 2023 Vigils Reading THE LOVE OF GOD AND AFFLICTION From the writing of Simone Weil6 ◊◊◊ The great enigma of human life is […]
2023-11-18 Vigils Reading – Memorial of BVM Vigils Reading – Memorial of BVM November 18, 2023 Vigils Reading – Memorial of BVM ABOUNDING IN EVERY DELIGHT From a homily by Amadeus of Lausanne7 ◊◊◊ EAT, MY FRIENDS, drink and be inebriated, beloved. […]
2023-11-19 Skema. 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Skema. 33rd Week in Ordinary Time November 19, 2023 Skema. 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) November 19 - […]
2023-11-19 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time November 19, 2023 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time SHARE YOUR MASTER’S JOY From a commentary by St John Chrysostom 1 ◊◊◊ In the parable of the talents the […]
2023-11-20 Weekday Weekday November 20, 2023 Weekday SEE YOUR FAITH HAS SAVED YOU From a homily by St Gregory the Great 2 ◊◊◊ And it came to […]
2023-11-21 Presentation of the BVM Presentation of the BVM November 21, 2023 Presentation of the BVM THE VIRGIN AND THE TEMPLE From the writing of Fr Yves Congar 3 ◊◊◊ The only occasion on which the […]
2023-11-22 St. Cecilia St. Cecilia November 22, 2023 St. Cecilia THE GRACE OF BEING A MARTYR From “Story of a Soul” by St Thérèse of Lisieux 4 ◊◊◊ It was […]
2023-11-23 St. Columban/Thanksgiving St. Columban/Thanksgiving November 23, 2023 St. Columban/Thanksgiving THE GIFT OF HIMSELF From “The Reed of God” by Caryll Houselander 5 ◊◊◊ On the night before He died […]
2023-11-24 St. Andrew & Companions St. Andrew & Companions November 24, 2023 St. Andrew & Companions THE MARTYRS’ SHARE IN CHRIST’S VICTORY From a letter of St Paul Le-Bao-Tinh 6 ◊◊◊ I, Paul, in chains for […]
2023-11-25 St. Catherine of Alexandria St. Catherine of Alexandria November 25, 2023 St. Catherine of Alexandria ST CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA From the writing of St Mechthild of Hackeborn7 ◊◊◊ As the Soul wondered what praise she […]
2023-11-26 Skema Skema November 26, 2023 Skema Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 34th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) November 26 - […]
2023-11-26 Vigils Reading – Sunday Christ the King Vigils Reading – Sunday Christ the King November 26, 2023 Vigils Reading – Sunday Christ the King YOUR KINGDOM COME From a notebook on prayer by Origen1 ◊◊◊ The kingdom of God, in the words of our […]
2023-11-27 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading November 27, 2023 Vigils Reading THOSE WHO WOULD PRAISE GOD OVER ALL From the commentary by St Cyril of Alexandria2 ◊◊◊ And as He looked […]
2023-11-28 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading November 28, 2023 Vigils Reading TO A PRIEST ABOUT THE WORLD CRISIS From the “Missionary Letters” of Saint Nikolai Velimirovich3 ◊◊◊ You ask me, O […]
2023-11-29 Vigils Reading – Office for Vocations Vigils Reading – Office for Vocations November 29, 2023 Vigils Reading – Office for Vocations BEGINNINGS From the writing of Servant of God Dorothy Day4 ◊◊◊ It was in Chicago, where... in a glimpse of […]
2023-11-30 Vigils Reading – St Andrew Vigils Reading – St Andrew November 30, 2023 Vigils Reading – St Andrew O CROSS, SO LONG DESIRED From a sermon by St Bernard5 ◊◊◊ Today we celebrate the festival of St Andrew, […]
2023-12-01 Vigils Reading – Office for the Dead Vigils Reading – Office for the Dead December 1, 2023 Vigils Reading – Office for the Dead WAIL, FOR THE DAY OF THE LORD IS NEAR From “Homilies on the Prophetic Burdens of Isaiah” by St Aelred […]
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Vigils Reading – Memorial of B.V.M. December 2, 2023 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Vigils Reading – Memorial of B.V.M. COME MY SPOUSE, THOU SHALL BE CROWNED From “The Glories of Mary” by St Alphonsus de Liguori7 ◊◊◊ After Jesus […]