2024-09-01 Skema Skema September 1, 2024 Skema Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (B), Weekdays (II) September 1 - […]
2024-09-01 Vigils Reading – 22nd Sunday Vigils Reading – 22nd Sunday September 1, 2024 Vigils Reading – 22nd Sunday THE ESSENCE OF THE LAW From a commentary by St Irenaeus1 ◊◊◊ The Pharisees claimed that the traditions of their […]
2024-09-02 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading September 2, 2024 Vigils Reading GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT By Karl Rahner1 ◊◊◊ Are there not people today who, if they are true to their […]
2024-09-03 Vigils Reading – St Gregory the Great Vigils Reading – St Gregory the Great September 3, 2024 Vigils Reading – St Gregory the Great THE UNENCOMPASSED LIGHT By St Gregory the Great1 ◊◊◊ There is in contemplation a great effort of the mind, when […]
2024-09-04 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading September 4, 2024 Vigils Reading PREPARING OURSELVES TO MEET THE LORD By Blessed Guerric of Igny1 ◊◊◊ “BE PREPARED now Israel to meet the Lord, […]
2024-09-05 Vigils Reading – St Teresa of Calcutta Vigils Reading – St Teresa of Calcutta September 5, 2024 Vigils Reading – St Teresa of Calcutta GENEROSITY From the book “In My Own Words” by St Mother Teresa1 ◊◊◊ Without a spirit of sacrifice, without a […]
2024-09-06 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading September 6, 2024 Vigils Reading THE ENCOURAGMENT OF THE SAINTS By Bishop John Vaughan1 ◊◊◊ We may study learned treatises of ascetical theology; we may […]
2024-09-07 Vigils Reading – Memorial of BVM Vigils Reading – Memorial of BVM September 7, 2024 Vigils Reading – Memorial of BVM MARY IS IN SILENCE By Pierre de Bérulle1 ◊◊◊ It falls to the Virgin to keep silence. It is her […]
2024-09-08 Skema Skema September 8, 2024 Skema Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (B), Weekdays (II) September 8 - […]
2024-09-08 Vigils Reading – 23rd Sunday Vigils Reading – 23rd Sunday September 8, 2024 Vigils Reading – 23rd Sunday CHRIST HAS DONE ALL THINGS WELL From a commentary by St Lawrence of Brandisi1 ◊◊◊ Just as the divine law […]
2024-09-09 Vigils Reading – St Peter Claver Vigils Reading – St Peter Claver September 9, 2024 Vigils Reading – St Peter Claver ST PETER CLAVER THE SLAVE OF THE NEGROES From Butler’s Lives of the Saints1 ◊◊◊ He was born in Catalonia, […]
2024-09-10 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading September 10, 2024 Vigils Reading MARY’S BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD From a homily by Ogier of Locedio1 ◊◊◊ This most holy Virgin Mary was of royal […]
2024-09-11 Vigils Reading – Office for Vocations Vigils Reading – Office for Vocations September 11, 2024 Vigils Reading – Office for Vocations THE CALL OF GOD By Hans Urs von Balthasar1 ◊◊◊ Every call of God is a proclamation of the eternal […]
2024-09-12 Vigils Reading – St Peter of Tarentaise Vigils Reading – St Peter of Tarentaise September 12, 2024 Vigils Reading – St Peter of Tarentaise SAINT PETER II, ARCHBISHOP OF TARENTAISE From Butler’s Lives of the Saints1 ◊◊◊ St Peter of Tarentaise was born near […]
2024-09-13 Vigils Reading – St John Chrysostom Vigils Reading – St John Chrysostom September 13, 2024 Vigils Reading – St John Chrysostom ST CHRYSOSTOM’S CHARM From "Historical Sketches” by St John Henry Newman1 ◊◊◊ Whence this devotion to St. John Chrysostom, which […]
2024-09-14 Vigils Reading – Exaltation of the Holy Cross Vigils Reading – Exaltation of the Holy Cross September 14, 2024 Vigils Reading – Exaltation of the Holy Cross THE TRIUMPH OF THE CROSS From a treatise by St John Chrysostom1 ◊◊◊ Isaiah made it clear that Christ will […]
2024-09-15 Skema Skema September 15, 2024 Skema Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 24th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (B), Weekdays (II) September 15 - […]
2024-09-15 Vigils Reading – 24th Sunday Vigils Reading – 24th Sunday September 15, 2024 Vigils Reading – 24th Sunday FOLLOWING CHRIST From a commentary by Caesarius of Arles1 ◊◊◊ When the Lord tells us in the gospel that anyone […]
2024-09-16 Vigils Reading – SS Cornelius & Cyprian Vigils Reading – SS Cornelius & Cyprian September 16, 2024 Vigils Reading – SS Cornelius & Cyprian A LETTER FROM ST CYPRIAN TO ST CORNELIUS ◊◊◊ My very dear brother, we have heard of the glorious witness […]
2024-09-17 Vigils Reading – St Hildegard of Bingen Vigils Reading – St Hildegard of Bingen September 17, 2024 Vigils Reading – St Hildegard of Bingen ST HILDEGARD OF BINGEN From Butler’s Lives of the Saints1 ◊◊◊ Hildegard of Bingen would have been remarkable in any […]
2024-09-18 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading September 18, 2024 Vigils Reading THE CHURCH AND ITS MINISTERS From a sermon by St Bernard of Clairvaux1 ◊◊◊ "Our bed is covered with flowers; […]
2024-09-19 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading September 19, 2024 Vigils Reading PREPARING A THRONE FOR THE MOST HIGH From a sermon by Blessed Guerric of Igny1 ◊◊◊ is to be not […]
2024-09-20 Vigils Reading – St Andrew Kim & Companions Vigils Reading – St Andrew Kim & Companions September 20, 2024 Vigils Reading – St Andrew Kim & Companions THE KOREAN MARTYRS A reading from Butler’s Lives of the Saints1 ◊◊◊ Christianity came late to Korea, for it was […]
2024-09-21 Vigils Reading – St Matthew Vigils Reading – St Matthew September 21, 2024 Vigils Reading – St Matthew ST MATTHEW, APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST From “The Saints” by John Coulson1 ◊◊◊ Few people love the tax collector... Much more […]
2024-09-22 Skema Skema September 22, 2024 Skema Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 25th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (B), Weekdays (II) September 22 - […]
2024-09-22 Vigils Reading – 25th Sunday Vigils Reading – 25th Sunday September 22, 2024 Vigils Reading – 25th Sunday THE MOST ESTEEMED BY CHRIST From a commentary by Theophylact of Ohrid1 ◊◊◊ As he was teaching his disciples the […]
2024-09-23 Vigils Reading – St Pius of Pietrelcina Vigils Reading – St Pius of Pietrelcina September 23, 2024 Vigils Reading – St Pius of Pietrelcina ST PIO OF PIETRELCINA From Butler’s Lives of the Saints1 ◊◊◊ The most famous stigmatist since St Francis of Assisi […]
2024-09-24 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading September 24, 2024 Vigils Reading BE READY TO MEET THE LORD From a sermon by Blessed Guerric of Igny1 ◊◊◊ By comparison with the evil […]
2024-09-25 Vigils Reading – Office of the Dead Vigils Reading – Office of the Dead September 25, 2024 Vigils Reading – Office of the Dead A THEOLOGY OF DEATH By Karl Rahner1 ◊◊◊ The ultimate act of freedom, in which we decide our own fate […]
2024-09-26 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading September 26, 2024 Vigils Reading THE ESCHATOLOGICAL CHARACTER OF THE PILGRIM CHURCH From the encyclical Lumen Gentium1 ◊◊◊ The Church, to which we are called […]
2024-09-27 Vigils Reading – St Vincent de Paul Vigils Reading – St Vincent de Paul September 27, 2024 Vigils Reading – St Vincent de Paul GOD LOVES THE POOR From the writing of St Vincent de Paul1 ◊◊◊ Even though the poor are often rough […]
2024-09-28 Vigils Reading – Memorial of BVM Vigils Reading – Memorial of BVM September 28, 2024 Vigils Reading – Memorial of BVM MARY AND THE MYSTERY OF CHRISTIAN FREEDOM From “The Handmaid of the Lord” by Adrienne von Speyr1 ◊◊◊ From the […]
2024-09-29 Skema Skema September 29, 2024 Skema Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 26th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (B), Weekdays (II) September 29 - […]
2024-09-29 Vigils Reading – 26th Sunday Vigils Reading – 26th Sunday September 29, 2024 Vigils Reading – 26th Sunday THE WORD OF GOD IS LIKE A TWO-EDGED SWORD From a commentary by Symeon the New Theologian1 ◊◊◊ Do you […]
2024-09-30 Vigils Reading – St Jerome Vigils Reading – St Jerome September 30, 2024 Vigils Reading – St Jerome ON THE LOVE OF SCRIPTURE A letter from St Jerome to Paulinus1 ◊◊◊ You see how, carried away by my […]
2024-10-01 Vigils Reading – St Therese of the Child Jesus Vigils Reading – St Therese of the Child Jesus October 1, 2024 Vigils Reading – St Therese of the Child Jesus THE MISSION OF ST THÉRÈSE By Hans Urs von Balthasar1 ◊◊◊ There can be no doubt that Thérèse of Lisieux […]
2024-10-02 Vigils Reading – Holy Guardian Angels Vigils Reading – Holy Guardian Angels October 2, 2024 Vigils Reading – Holy Guardian Angels HE HAS GIVEN HIS ANGELS CHARGE OVER YOU From a sermon by St Bernard of Clairvaux1 ◊◊◊ O Lord, what […]
2024-10-03 Vigils Reading – Louisville Cathedral Vigils Reading – Louisville Cathedral October 3, 2024 Vigils Reading – Louisville Cathedral ON THE DEDICATION OF A CHURCH By St Bernard of Clairvaux1 ◊◊◊ Today we celebrate another glorious feast: it is […]
2024-10-04 Vigils Reading – St Francis Vigils Reading – St Francis October 4, 2024 Vigils Reading – St Francis THE HUMILITY OF ST FRANCIS From “The Life of St Francis” by St Bonaventure1 ◊◊◊ In order to render himself […]
2024-10-05 Vigils Reading – Memorial of BVM Vigils Reading – Memorial of BVM October 5, 2024 Vigils Reading – Memorial of BVM MARY’S POETIC SENSIBILITY By Émile Mersch1 ◊◊◊ The Magnificat is Mary’s own song, and when she composed it, Jesus was […]