Vigils Readings

TO LIVE FOR GOD ALONE From the Second Vatican Council decree “Perfectae Caritatis” ◊◊◊ From the beginning of the Church […]

BEHOLD, NOW IS THE ACCEPTABLE TIME From a sermon by St Aelred of Rievaulx ◊◊◊ These forty days are called […]

WHY WE FAST From a sermon by St John Chrysostom ◊◊◊ Why do we fast for forty days? Formerly many […]

WE ADORE YOUR CROSS By Aemiliana Löhr ◊◊◊ the veil is taken off the cross and tearful thanksgiving fills the […]

THE UNBOUNDED LOVE OF GOD From “Seasons of Celebration” by Thomas Merton ◊◊◊ If we look carefully at the famous […]

THE MANNER OF KEEPING THE LENTEN OBSERVANCE From a sermon by St Bernard of Clairvaux ◊◊◊ I beseech you, most […]