BEHOLD, THE LAMB OF GOD From a commentary by St Basil of Seleucia1 ◊◊◊ Spurred on by the testimony of […]

SAINTS MAUR AND PLACID From the Dialogues of St Gregory the Great2 ◊◊◊ The holy man, St Benedict, having returned […]

DIVINE LOVE From “The Four Hundred Chapters of Love” by Maximus the Confessor3 ◊◊◊ When through love the mind is […]

HE KEPT HIS HEART WATCHFUL From the writing of Nikiphorus the monk4 ◊◊◊ Once two brothers were on their way […]

UNCEASING PRAYER AND SELF-KNOWLEDGE By Elder Paisios of Mount Athos5 ◊◊◊ In regards to unceasing prayer, if you want, use […]

THE WAY OF REPENTANCE From the writing of Jacob Boehme6 ◊◊◊ When…a man finds within himself a hunger, so that […]

ALL WHO HUNGER AND THIRST From a homily by Ogier of Locedio7 ◊◊◊ How sweet and delightful it is, ever […]

  Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 3rd Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (B), Weekdays (II) January 21 […]

THE GREATNESS OF GOD’S LOVE From a commentary by St Caesarius of Arles1 ◊◊◊ In today's gospel, beloved, we heard […]

WHEREVER LOVE IS PRESENT From the writing of Blessed Madeleine Delbrêl 2 ◊◊◊ Anywhere we are, God is there, too. […]

OUR NEIGHBOUR IS THE IMAGE OF GOD From the writing of Bishop Ignatius Brianchaninov 3 ◊◊◊ Holy monks constantly remembered […]

HOW CHARITY PRODUCES LOVE OF NEIGHBOR By St Francis de Sales 4 ◊◊◊ Just as God has created “us in […]

FROM A HOMILY ON THE PRAISE OF ST PAUL By St John Chrysostom 5 ◊◊◊ Paul, more than anyone else, […]

THE JOURNEY TO THE WILDERNESS OF CITEAUX From the “Exordium Magnum” of Conrad of Eberbach 6 ◊◊◊ In the year […]

ACCORDING TO YOUR WORD From the writing of St Bernard of Clairvaux 7 ◊◊◊ ‘And the Lord will give to […]

Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 4th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (B), Weekdays (II) January 28 - […]

A MOST SURPRISINGLY MIRACLE OF MERCY From a commentary by St John Henry Newman1 ◊◊◊ At the time appointed Christ […]

FEAR AND HOPE From the writing of Michael Schmaus2 ◊◊◊ To understand God's call as one of love does not […]

THE DIVINE POWER OF THE MESSAGE By St Pope Paul VI3 ◊◊◊ For the Church, evangelizing means bringing the Good […]

GIVE ME SOULS, AND TAKE ALL THE REST AWAY A reading on St Don Bosco4 ◊◊◊ Don Bosco has struck […]