ROOTED IN LOVE From the spiritual writings of the 13th century anchoress Ancrene Wisse4 ◊◊◊ God has earned our love […]

THE FIRSTBORN OF THE DEAD By Geoffrey of Auxerre5 ◊◊◊ He arose from the dead, the first fruits of those […]

THE ENTOMBMENT AND RESURRECTION From the meditations of St Anselm6 ◊◊◊ ... Leave not Mary Magdalene, but court her society, […]

FROM THE LETTERS OF BLESSED MARIA GABRIELLA And her abbess Mother Maria Pia7 ◊◊◊ Letter One - Easter, 1939 Dearest […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 3rd Week of Easter Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) April 23 - 29, […]

THEY RECOGNIZED JESUS AT THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD From an unknown Twelfth century author1 Their eyes were opened, and […]

THE TRUE BREAD FROM HEAVEN From Origen’s treatise On Prayer2 says, “My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. […]

A LIGHT TO THE GENTILES From St Thomas Aquinas’s Catena Aurea on the Gospel of St. Mark3 ...The Lord after […]

JESUS IN THE HOLY EUCHARIST From the Spiritual Autobiography of St Charles de Foucauld4 Lord Jesus, you are in the […]

THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE a reflection from St Rafael Arnaiz5 The other day, everything seemed dark to me. My […]

THE SACRAMENT OF LOVE From the spiritual writings of St Alphonsus de Liguori6 People on their death-bed often make a […]

THE SOUL WHO RECEIVES THIS BREAD OF LIFE From the mystical Dialogue between God and St Catherine of Siena7 ...Open […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 4th Week of Easter Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) April 30 - May […]

THE SHEPHERD OF THE SHEEP From a commentary by St Clement of Alexandria1 In our sickness we need a savior, […]

THE VIRTUES OF ST JOSEPH From the Spiritual Conferences of St Francis de Sales2 The just shall flourish like the […]

AS BRIGHTNESS FROM LIGHT From the Expositio Fidei by St Athanasius 3 We believe in one Unbegotten God, Father Almighty, […]

SAINTS PHILIP AND JAMES From the writings of Alban Butler4 Jesus, we are told, “found Philip” and said to him, […]

WHOEVER RECEIVES ME A Meditation on the Gospel of John by Adrienne von Speyr5 When the Lord wanted to institute […]

HE WHO IS THE WAY From a Sermon by St Isaac of Stella6 ...Who does not want to be happy? […]

WHATSOEVER YOU SHALL ASK From a treatise by St. Augustine7 The Lord, by His promise, gave those whose hopes were […]