Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 1st Week of Lent Mass Readings: Sunday (C), Weekdays (I) March 9 - 15, […]

THE GREAT VALUE OF FASTING From a commentary by St John Chrysostom ◊◊◊ Then Jesus was led by the Spirit […]

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

PRAYER, FASTING, AND MERCY From a homily by St Peter Chrysologus ◊◊◊ Perseverance in faith, devotion, and virtue is assured […]

RETURN WITH YOUR WHOLE HEART From a homily by St Faustus of Riez ◊◊◊ Our Lord and Savior exhorts us […]

THE DRIVING FORCE OF THE WORLD By Pope Benedict XVI ◊◊◊ Lent renews in us the hope in the God […]

THE SEASON OF PENANCE From a sermon by St Ambrose ◊◊◊ Behold now is the appointed time, in which you […]

LET US REND OUR HEARTS From a sermon by St Bernard of Clairvaux ◊◊◊ If you grieve for your sin […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 2nd Week of Lent Mass Readings: Sunday (C), Weekdays (I) March 16 - 22, […]

THE VISION OF CHRIST’S GLORY From a commentary by St Cyril of Alexandria ◊◊◊ With three chosen disciples Jesus went […]

I HAVE BROUGHT FASTING INTO MY SOUL From a meditation by Bishop Nikolai Velimirovich ◊◊◊ With fasting I gladden my […]

PRAYER AND FASTING By St Bernard of Clairvaux ◊◊◊ Notice in this Lenten observance how prayer and fasting assist each […]

THE GUARDIAN AND PROTECTOR OF THE SON OF GOD From a homily by Fr Karl Rahner ◊◊◊ “Joseph, the husband […]

THE BEATING HEART OF THE UNIVERSE From a homily by Pope Benedict XVI ◊◊◊ It is not God’s presence that […]

CHRIST’S PATIENT ENDURANCE OF SUFFERING From the spiritual writings of John Ruusbroec ◊◊◊ He began to suffer at the time […]

THE SEASON OF PURIFICATION By Pope St Leo the Great ◊◊◊ This sacred season is dedicated to the purification of […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 3rd Week of Lent Mass Readings: Sunday (C), Weekdays (I) March 23 - 29, […]

ABIDE IN GOD’S LOVE From a commentary by St Augustine of Hippo ◊◊◊ It is My Father’s glory, Christ said, […]

A SEASON OF HEALING By Thomas Merton2 ◊◊◊ The Paschal Mystery is above all the mystery of life, in which […]

A KIND WORD From a sermon by Blessed Guerric of Igny ◊◊◊ The solemnity of the Lord’s Annunciation providentially interrupts […]