Vigils Readings

SILENCE, POVERTY, AND DEATH By Thomas Merton ◊◊◊ If, at the moment of our death, death comes to us as […]

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 PRAISES OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN From a sermon by Amadeus of Lausanne ◊◊◊ Since we have, at the bidding […]

LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE BEFORE ALL From a commentary by St John Chrysostom ◊◊◊ We who have once for all […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 5th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (II) February 8 -14, […]

EVERYTHING WILL BEGIN AGAIN By Marie Noël ◊◊◊ The way of all humanity traces a circle.... The path that we […]

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

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

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

CONCERNING FOUR WAYS OF LOVE By St Bernard of Clairvaux ◊◊◊ There are two loves, carnal and spiritual, from which […]

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

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 6th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (II) February 15 - […]

BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS From a commentary by St John Chrysostom ◊◊◊ Christ gave his life for you, and do […]

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 […]