Vigils Readings

THE ATTITUDE OF ST THOMAS AQUINAS BEFORE THE TRUTH By Josef Pieper ◊◊◊ In considering the teaching of St Thomas, […]

THE HAPPINESS OF HEAVEN From a letter by St Alphonsus Liguori ◊◊◊ While we remain on earth, it is difficult, […]

THE FIRE OF LOVE By John of Ford ◊◊◊ ‘May your will’, Lord Jesus, ‘be done on earth as it […]

SIMPLICITY AND OPENNESS From the Collected Works of Saint Rafael Arnaiz ◊◊◊ One must walk so many tortured paths to […]

SHE HEARD THE WORD OF GOD AND KEPT IT By Fr Hans Urs von Balthasar ◊◊◊ Mary is a "prototype […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 4th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (C), Weekdays (I) February 2 - […]

THE PASCHAL SIGNIFICANCE OF JESUS’ PRESENTATION From “Sign of Contradiction” by Pope St John Paul II ◊◊◊ Forty days after […]

THE EYEWITNESS OF THE APOSTLES By Fr Hans Urs von Balthasar ◊◊◊ The Apostles are the founders of the Church, […]

ON PREACHING CHRIST By St Albert the Great ◊◊◊ Just as the body is borne about on legs, so Christ […]

ST AGATHA From Butler’s Lives of the Saints ◊◊◊ St Agatha has retained her place in the Universal Calendar following […]

THE MARTYRDOM OF ST PAUL MIKI AND HIS COMPANIONS By a contemporary writer ◊◊◊ The crosses were set in place. […]

THE WATERS OF REGENERATION From a sermon by St Ambrose ◊◊◊ What is regeneration? You can read in the Acts […]

MARY, THE MOTHER OF JESUS By St Thérèse of Lisieux ◊◊◊ In speaking of our Lady, we ought not to […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 5th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (C), Weekdays (I) February 9 - […]

PROPHECY AND CONFIRMATION From a commentary by St Augustine of Hippo 1 ◊◊◊ While he was on the mountain with […]

THE LIFE OF ST SCHOLASTICA From Butler’s Lives of the Saints 2 ◊◊◊ St Scholastica, who was St Benedict’s sister, […]

ST BENEDICT OF ANIANE From Butler’s Lives of the Saints 3 ◊◊◊ Benedict was the son of Aigulf of Maguelone […]

BLESSED HUMBELINE From the Life of St Bernard 4 ◊◊◊ From earliest childhood Humbeline and Bernard had been drawn together […]

THE MEANING OF SUFFERING IN THE LIGHT OF THE MIRACLES AT LOURDES By Pope St John Paul II 5 ◊◊◊ […]

SAINTS CYRIL AND METHODIUS From Butler’s Lives of the Saints 6 ◊◊◊ In 862 there arrived in Constantinople an ambassador […]