A Commentary on the Gospel of John1 by Cyril of Alexandria When he saw Jesus coming toward him, John said: […]

THE MOMENT OF DEATH from the Desert Sayings of Abba Theophilus Abba Theophilus said: "What fear, what trembling, what uneasiness […]

The Ascetical Discourse of St. Anthony from the Life of Anthony by St Athanasius All the monks were one day […]

A Reading on the Path to Christian Discipleship by Isaac of Stella We were enemies of God, “slaves of sin, […]

Faith, Hope and Charity Operating in the Soul by William of St Thierry A man begins at faith. During the […]

A Reading on BLESSED CYPRIAN TANSI Blessed Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi, the first blessed of Nigeria, was born in 1903 […]

St Agnes, Virgin and Martyr From Butler’s Lives of the Saints Rome was the scene of triumph...She suffered perhaps not […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 3rd Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) January 22 - […]

He Went to Capernaum, that the Prophecy of Isaiah Might be Fulfilled1 A Commentary by John Justus Landsberg The people […]

Simplicity and Openness2 from the Collected Works of Saint Rafael Arnaiz One must walk so many tortured paths to arrive […]

On Receiving Holy Communion3 by St Francis de Sales Prepare yourself for holy communion the evening before…retiring earlier, that you […]

From a Homily on the Praise of St Paul4 by St John Chrysostom Paul, more than anyone else, has shown […]

A Reading on the Holy Founders Journey to the Wilderness of Citeaux5 from the Exordium Magnum of Conrad of Eberbach […]

The Virtue of St Timothy as a Pattern for Christians6 from a sermon by St John Henry Newman “Drink no […]

A Reading on the Passion of Christ7 from St Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologica The plan of God for man’s redemption […]