2024-06-30 Vigils Reading – 13th Sunday Vigils Reading – 13th Sunday June 30, 2024 Vigils Reading – 13th Sunday THE DEAD WILL RISE From a commentary by St Peter Chrysologus1 ◊◊◊ Every gospel reading, beloved, is most helpful for […]
2024-06-30 Skema Skema June 30, 2024 Skema Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 13th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (B), Weekdays (II) June 30 - […]
2024-07-01 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading July 1, 2024 Vigils Reading THE DEEPEST NEED OF ALL From “The Eternal Promise” by Thomas Kelly2 ◊◊◊ Is God your passion? Do you long […]
2024-07-02 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading July 2, 2024 Vigils Reading WHEN THE LORD CRIES OUT IN OUR HEARTS From “Homilies on the Prophetic Burdens of Isaiah” by St Aelred of […]
2024-07-03 Vigils Reading – St Thomas Vigils Reading – St Thomas July 3, 2024 Vigils Reading – St Thomas WHY DID THOMAS DEMAND PROOF? From a commentary by St Peter Chrysologus4 ◊◊◊ When Thomas heard from his fellow disciples […]
2024-07-04 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading July 4, 2024 Vigils Reading THE SOCIAL TEACHING OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH From a pastoral letter of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops5 ◊◊◊ In […]
2024-07-05 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading July 5, 2024 Vigils Reading THE TAX COLLECTOR ABANDONED EARTHLY WEALTH From a homily by St Bede the Venerable6 ◊◊◊ Jesus saw a man called […]
2024-07-06 Vigils Reading – Memorial of BVM Vigils Reading – Memorial of BVM July 6, 2024 Vigils Reading – Memorial of BVM MARY, THE MOTHER OF THE LORD By Fr Karl Rahner7 ◊◊◊ All that the faith says about the realization of […]
2024-07-07 Skema Skema July 7, 2024 Skema Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 14th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (B), Weekdays (II) July 7 - […]
2024-07-07 Vigils Reading – 13th Sunday Vigils Reading – 13th Sunday July 7, 2024 Vigils Reading – 13th Sunday THE CHRIST WHO SPEAKS NOW From a commentary by St Symeon the New Theologian1 ◊◊◊ Many people never stop saying […]
2024-07-08 Vigils Reading – Bl Eugene III Vigils Reading – Bl Eugene III July 8, 2024 Vigils Reading – Bl Eugene III FROM THE TREATISE “ON CONSIDERATION” By St Bernard of Clairvaux for Pope Eugenius III2 ◊◊◊ It has occurred to me […]
2024-07-09 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading July 9, 2024 Vigils Reading THE HIGHEST PROOF OF LOVE An excerpt from Lumen Gentium3 ◊◊◊ 'God is love, and he who abides in love […]
2024-07-10 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading July 10, 2024 Vigils Reading THE BOOK OF PROVERBS From a commentary by Dom Damasus Winzen4 ◊◊◊ To fear God, in the Old Testament, does […]
2024-07-11 Vigils Reading – St Benedict Vigils Reading – St Benedict July 11, 2024 Vigils Reading – St Benedict A SOUL THAT SEES ITS CREATOR From the Dialogues of St Gregory the Great5 ◊◊◊ Long before the night office […]
2024-07-12 Vigils Reading – Office for Vocations Vigils Reading – Office for Vocations July 12, 2024 Vigils Reading – Office for Vocations THE MEANING OF VOCATION From the writing of St John Paul II6 ◊◊◊ Faith and love are not just words […]
2024-07-13 Vigils Reading – Memorial of BVM Vigils Reading – Memorial of BVM July 13, 2024 Vigils Reading – Memorial of BVM SHE OBEYED THE WORD By Han Urs von Balthasar7 ◊◊◊ Mary is a prototype of the Church, and this for […]
2024-07-14 Skema: 15th Week in Ordinary Time Skema: 15th Week in Ordinary Time July 14, 2024 Skema: 15th Week in Ordinary Time Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 15th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (B), Weekdays (II) July 14 - […]
2024-07-14 Vigils: 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Vigils: 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 14, 2024 Vigils: 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time THEY SET OUT TO PREACH REPENTANCE From a commentary by Theophylact of Ohrid 1 ◊◊◊ Besides teaching himself the Lord […]
2024-07-15 Vigils: St. Bonaventure Vigils: St. Bonaventure July 15, 2024 Vigils: St. Bonaventure THE LIFE OF ST BONAVENTURE From Butler’s Lives of the Saints 2 ◊◊◊ Of the youth of this greatest successor […]
2024-07-16 Vigils: Bl. Virgin Martyrs of Orange Vigils: Bl. Virgin Martyrs of Orange July 16, 2024 Vigils: Bl. Virgin Martyrs of Orange THE MARTYRS OF ORANGE ◊◊◊ The Martyrs of Orange were a group of 32 beatified religious women martyred at Orange, […]
2024-07-17 Vigils: Weekday Vigils: Weekday July 17, 2024 Vigils: Weekday RELIGION IN A FREE SOCIETY By Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel 3 ◊◊◊ Little does contemporary religion ask of man. It […]
2024-07-18 Vigils: St. Camillus de Lillus Vigils: St. Camillus de Lillus July 18, 2024 Vigils: St. Camillus de Lillus ST CAMILLUS DE LELLIS From Butler’s Lives of the Saints 4 ◊◊◊ Camillus de Lellis was born in 1550 at […]
2024-07-19 Vigils: Weekday Vigils: Weekday July 19, 2024 Vigils: Weekday DIRECT YOUR THOUGHTS UTTERLY TO GOD From “The Form of Living” by Richard Rolle 5 ◊◊◊ Because you have abandoned […]
2024-07-20 Vigils: Memorial of the BVM Vigils: Memorial of the BVM July 20, 2024 Vigils: Memorial of the BVM MARY AND THE RETURN OF THE LORD From a book by René Laurentin 6 ◊◊◊ It is of the essence […]
2024-07-21 Skema Skema July 21, 2024 Skema Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 16th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (B), Weekdays (II) July 21 - […]
2024-07-21 Vigils Reading – 16th Sunday Vigils Reading – 16th Sunday July 21, 2024 Vigils Reading – 16th Sunday A KINDLY SAVIOR AND PHYSICIAN From a commentary by Bede the Venerable1 ◊◊◊ The apostles returned to Jesus and reported […]
2024-07-22 Vigils Reading – St Mary Magdalen Vigils Reading – St Mary Magdalen July 22, 2024 Vigils Reading – St Mary Magdalen KEEP WATCH AT THE DOORS OF WISDOM From a sermon by Blessed Guerric of Igny2 ◊◊◊ Abraham exulted that he […]
2024-07-23 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading July 23, 2024 Vigils Reading A JOYFUL AND GENUINE HUMILITY From a sermon by St Bernard of Clairvaux3 ◊◊◊ Do you see that humility makes […]
2024-07-24 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading July 24, 2024 Vigils Reading THE SHIELD OF FAITH By William of St Thierry4 ◊◊◊ To the devil who was tempting him to blasphemy and […]
2024-07-25 Vigils Reading – St James Vigils Reading – St James July 25, 2024 Vigils Reading – St James CAN YOU DRINK THE CHALICE? From a homily by St John Chrysostom5 ◊◊◊ Let no one take scandal if we […]
2024-07-26 Vigils Reading – SS Joachim & Ann Vigils Reading – SS Joachim & Ann July 26, 2024 Vigils Reading – SS Joachim & Ann JOACHIM AND ANN From a sermon by St John Damascene6 ◊◊◊ Ann was to be the mother of the Virgin […]
2024-07-27 Vigils Reading – Memorial BVM Vigils Reading – Memorial BVM July 27, 2024 Vigils Reading – Memorial BVM THE BLESSING GIVEN TO MARY By Paschasius Radbertus7 ◊◊◊ The nature and the greatness of the blessed and glorious ever-virgin […]
2024-07-28 Skema Skema July 28, 2024 Skema Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 17th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (B), Weekdays (II) July 28 - […]
2024-07-28 Vigils Reading – 17th Sunday Vigils Reading – 17th Sunday July 28, 2024 Vigils Reading – 17th Sunday THE WORD OF GOD From a commentary by St Augustine1 ◊◊◊ The miracles wrought by our Lord Jesus Christ are […]
2024-07-29 Vigils Reading – SS Martha, Mary, & Lazarus Vigils Reading – SS Martha, Mary, & Lazarus July 29, 2024 Vigils Reading – SS Martha, Mary, & Lazarus THE HAPPINESS OF MARTHA AND MARY From a sermon by St Aelred of Rievaulx2 ◊◊◊ Jesus entered a certain fortress, […]
2024-07-30 Vigils Reading – Office for the Dead Vigils Reading – Office for the Dead July 30, 2024 Vigils Reading – Office for the Dead THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD TO COME From “Sacraments and Orthodoxy” by Fr Alexander Schmemann3 ◊◊◊ The liturgy of Christian […]
2024-07-31 Vigils Reading – St Ignatius of Loyola Vigils Reading – St Ignatius of Loyola July 31, 2024 Vigils Reading – St Ignatius of Loyola THE INTERIOR GRACE OF PRAYER From “The Spiritual Journal” of St Ignatius of Loyola4 ◊◊◊ In the usual prayer, from […]
2024-08-01 Vigils Reading – St Alphonsus Ligouri Vigils Reading – St Alphonsus Ligouri August 1, 2024 Vigils Reading – St Alphonsus Ligouri THE FULLNESS OF HIMSELF From a sermon by St Alphonsus Ligouri5 ◊◊◊ All holiness and perfection of soul lies in […]
2024-08-02 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading August 2, 2024 Vigils Reading CONSOLATION AND DESOLATION From “The Spiritual Exercises” of St Ignatius of Loyola6 ◊◊◊ I call it consolation when an interior […]
2024-08-03 Vigils Reading – Memorial of BVM Vigils Reading – Memorial of BVM August 3, 2024 Vigils Reading – Memorial of BVM MARY AND GOD’S REDEMPTIVE PLAN From “Seasons of Celebration” by Thomas Merton7 ◊◊◊ In Mary is perfectly realized God’s whole […]