THE GRACE OF BEING A MARTYR From “Story of a Soul” by St Thérèse of Lisieux 4 ◊◊◊ It was […]

THE GIFT OF HIMSELF From “The Reed of God” by Caryll Houselander 5 ◊◊◊ On the night before He died […]

THE MARTYRS’ SHARE IN CHRIST’S VICTORY From a letter of St Paul Le-Bao-Tinh 6 ◊◊◊ I, Paul, in chains for […]

ST CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA From the writing of St Mechthild of Hackeborn7 ◊◊◊ As the Soul wondered what praise she […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 34th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) November 26 - […]

YOUR KINGDOM COME From a notebook on prayer by Origen1 ◊◊◊ The kingdom of God, in the words of our […]

THOSE WHO WOULD PRAISE GOD OVER ALL From the commentary by St Cyril of Alexandria2 ◊◊◊ And as He looked […]

TO A PRIEST ABOUT THE WORLD CRISIS From the “Missionary Letters” of Saint Nikolai Velimirovich3 ◊◊◊ You ask me, O […]

BEGINNINGS From the writing of Servant of God Dorothy Day4 ◊◊◊ It was in Chicago, where... in a glimpse of […]

O CROSS, SO LONG DESIRED From a sermon by St Bernard5 ◊◊◊ Today we celebrate the festival of St Andrew, […]

WAIL, FOR THE DAY OF THE LORD IS NEAR From “Homilies on the Prophetic Burdens of Isaiah” by St Aelred […]

COME MY SPOUSE, THOU SHALL BE CROWNED From “The Glories of Mary” by St Alphonsus de Liguori7 ◊◊◊ After Jesus […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 1st Week of Advent Mass Readings: Sunday (B), Weekdays (II) December 3 - 9, […]

PRAYING FOR THE COMING OF CHRIST From a sermon by St John Henry Newman1 ◊◊◊ Before Christ came, the faithful […]

THE COMING OF THE LORD From a sermon by Blessed Guerric of Igny2 ◊◊◊ Come...Lord, save me and I shall […]

THE WOLF SHALL DWELL WITH THE LAMB From a sermon by St Aelred of Rievaulx3 ◊◊◊ The prophet Isaiah said: […]

CHRIST SHOULD BE RECEIVED WITH GREAT REVERENCE From “The Imitation of Christ” by Thomas à Kempis4 ◊◊◊ You command me […]

THE BODY IS CHRIST’S From the writing of St Ambrose5 ◊◊◊ It is a marvelous thing that God rained manna […]

MARY REVEALS HER NAME From the final writing of St Maximilian Kolbe6 ◊◊◊ IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. These words fell from the […]

CHRISTIAN UNITY From the writing of Matthew the Poor7 ◊◊◊ It is because the Christian seeks God that he seeks […]