Vigils Readings

Knowing How to Wait A meditation by Saint Rafael Arnaiz   In La Trapa, we Trappists have a consolation that […]

St. Francis Xavier from Butler’s Lives of the Saints   Francis Xavier was born in Spanish Navarre at the castle […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 2nd Week of Advent Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) December 4 - 10, […]

A Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew by St. Augustine1 The gospel tells us that some people were rebuked by […]

Sermon One for the Coming of the Lord2 by St. Aelred of Rievaulx Let us see how all the saints […]

A Reading from the Third Advent Sermon of Bl. Guerric of Igny3 Be prepared now Israel to meet the Lord, […]

A Letter to Irenaeus by Saint Ambrose If someone has taken up residence in the heavenly city, let him not […]

“I am the Immaculate Conception” - Mary Reveals Her Name5 The final writing of St. Maximilian Kolbe IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. These […]

If you Knew the Gift of God6 From the spiritual writings of St. Elizabeth of the Trinity What is the […]

The Historical Meeting Point of Martyrdom and Monasticism7 A chapter talk by St. Christian de Chergé From the beginnings of […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 3rd Week of Advent Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) December 11 - 17, […]

A Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew by Thomas of Villanova1 The gospel narrative tells of a question which John […]

THE SIGNS OF SALVATION by Carlo Cardinal Martini2 Human persons are hearers of God’s word and find fulfillment by putting […]

An excerpt from ON THE TWOFOLD COMING AND THE WINGS COVERED IN SILVER3 by St Bernard of Clairvaux That you […]

COUNSELS TO A RELIGIOUS ON HOW TO REACH PERFECTION by St John of the Cross4 He who wishes to be […]

A Letter from PADRE PIO to his Spiritual Child5 May the divine Spirit come down into your heart and fill […]

An Excerpt from Sermon Eighty-Three on the Song of Songs6 by John of Ford From the moment that ‘the Word […]

WHAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE WORD OF GOD TO BECOME MAN? an excerpt from the writings of St Irenaeus […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 4th Week of Advent Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) December 18 - 24, […]

A Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew by St Bede Matthew the evangelist gives us an account of the way […]