TO BE FREE AND FAITHFUL From a commentary attributed to St Anthony the Great1 ◊◊◊ Blessed are the pure in […]

ITS LAMPS ARE LAMPS OF FIRE From a sermon by John of Ford   ◊◊◊   The simplicity of the […]

THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS From the writing of Baldwin of Ford2 ◊◊◊ I believe, O Lord, in the Holy Spirit, […]

I KNOW YOUR WORKS From a sermon by Geoffrey of Auxerre   ◊◊◊   The Lord knows the works of […]

THE DEDICATION OF OUR CHURCH From a sermon by St Bernard of Clairvaux4 ◊◊◊ My brethren, we ought to observe […]

MY HEART IS OPEN TO YOU From the “Spiritual Exercises” of St Gertrud the Great5 ◊◊◊ O love, the fruition […]

THE LOVE OF GOD AND AFFLICTION From the writing of Simone Weil6 ◊◊◊ The great enigma of human life is […]

ABOUNDING IN EVERY DELIGHT From a homily by Amadeus of Lausanne7 ◊◊◊ EAT, MY FRIENDS, drink and be inebriated, beloved. […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (A), Weekdays (I) November 19 - […]

SHARE YOUR MASTER’S JOY From a commentary by St John Chrysostom 1 ◊◊◊ In the parable of the talents the […]

SEE YOUR FAITH HAS SAVED YOU From a homily by St Gregory the Great 2 ◊◊◊ And it came to […]

THE VIRGIN AND THE TEMPLE From the writing of Fr Yves Congar 3 ◊◊◊ The only occasion on which the […]

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 […]