2024-10-27 Vigils Reading – 30th Sunday Ordinary Time Vigils Reading – 30th Sunday Ordinary Time October 27, 2024 Vigils Reading – 30th Sunday Ordinary Time OPEN YOURSELVES TO THE LIGHT From a commentary by St Clement of Alexandria1 The commandment of the Lord shines clearly, […]
2024-10-27 Skema – 30th Week Ordinary Time Skema – 30th Week Ordinary Time October 27, 2024 Skema – 30th Week Ordinary Time Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 30th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (B), Weekdays (II) October 27 - […]
2024-10-28 Vigils Reading – SS Simon & Jude Vigils Reading – SS Simon & Jude October 28, 2024 Vigils Reading – SS Simon & Jude THE ZEAL OF SAINTS SIMON AND JUDE By St John Henry Newman2 The Apostles commemorated on this Festival direct our […]
2024-10-29 Vigils Reading – Weekday Vigils Reading – Weekday October 29, 2024 Vigils Reading – Weekday A VIRGIN LIFE From the writing of Louis Bouyer3 Baptism is our union with Christ’s cross, our union with his […]
2024-10-30 Vigils Reading – Weekday Vigils Reading – Weekday October 30, 2024 Vigils Reading – Weekday THE SAINT AND THE MISSION An excerpt from “The World of Prayer” by Adrienne von Speyr4 A saint's standing before […]
2024-10-31 Vigils Reading – Weekday Vigils Reading – Weekday October 31, 2024 Vigils Reading – Weekday THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST From the Second Vatican Council’s declaration Nostra Aetate5 For the Church of Christ acknowledges that, according […]
2024-11-01 Vigils Reading – All Saints Vigils Reading – All Saints November 1, 2024 Vigils Reading – All Saints MERCY AND JUDGMENT by Isaac of Stella6 "Happy are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy." Even a righteous person […]
2024-11-02 Vigils Reading – All Souls Vigils Reading – All Souls November 2, 2024 Vigils Reading – All Souls PRAYING TO THE SAINTS by Fr Karl Rahner7 Nothing can come 'between' God and us. On the other hand, one […]
2024-11-03 Skema Skema November 3, 2024 Skema Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 31st Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (B), Weekdays (II) November 3 - […]
2024-11-03 Vigils Reading – 31st Sunday Vigils Reading – 31st Sunday November 3, 2024 Vigils Reading – 31st Sunday OUR REASON FOR LOVING From a commentary by St Francis de Sales1 ◊◊◊ Because God created us in is own […]
2024-11-04 Vigils Reading – St Charles Borromeo Vigils Reading – St Charles Borromeo November 4, 2024 Vigils Reading – St Charles Borromeo THE LEGACY OF ST CHARLES BORROMEO From a homily by Fr Ronald Knox2 ◊◊◊ When our Lord’s apostles came to […]
2024-11-05 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading November 5, 2024 Vigils Reading VOLUNTARY POVERTY From a sermon by St Bernard of Clairvaux3 ◊◊◊ Jesus entered into a certain fortified town, and a […]
2024-11-06 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading November 6, 2024 Vigils Reading GOD REQUIRES ONLY LOVE A letter to Hugh the Recluse from St Anselm of Canterbury4 ◊◊◊ The person who will […]
2024-11-07 Vigils Reading – Office for Vocations Vigils Reading – Office for Vocations November 7, 2024 Vigils Reading – Office for Vocations DIVINE CALLS From a sermon by St John Henry Newman5 ◊◊◊ We find in scripture a remarkable instance of a […]
2024-11-08 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading November 8, 2024 Vigils Reading HIS CROSS IS MY GLORY From a homily by William of St-Thierry6 ◊◊◊ It is to my crucified one that […]
2024-11-09 Vigils Reading – Lateran Basilica Vigils Reading – Lateran Basilica November 9, 2024 Vigils Reading – Lateran Basilica DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICA7 ◊◊◊ The blessed Pope Sylvester I instituted the rites which the Roman Church observes in […]
9:00 am - 12:00 pm LCG Chicago Monthly Meeting 9 am CST November 9, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm LCG Chicago Monthly Meeting 9 am CST Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86028356465 Meeting ID: 860 2835 6465 One tap mobile +13126266799,,86028356465# US (Chicago) +13092053325,,86028356465# US 9:00 Gather […]
2024-11-10 Skema Skema November 10, 2024 Skema Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (B), Weekdays (II) November 10 - […]
2024-11-10 Vigils reading – 32nd Sunday Vigils reading – 32nd Sunday November 10, 2024 Vigils reading – 32nd Sunday LET US GIVE GLADLY From a commentary by St Paulinus of Nola1 ◊◊◊ What have you, asks the Apostle, that […]
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Vigils Reading – St Martin of Tours November 11, 2024 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Vigils Reading – St Martin of Tours ST MARTIN, A MAN OF PRAYER From a letter by Pope John XXIII2 ◊◊◊ If St Martin was a bishop […]
2024-11-12 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading November 12, 2024 Vigils Reading THE CALL TO REPENTANCE By Pope Paul VI3 ◊◊◊ Christ, who during his life always did what he taught, spent […]
2024-11-13 Vigils Reading – All Benedictine Saints Vigils Reading – All Benedictine Saints November 13, 2024 Vigils Reading – All Benedictine Saints IN PRAISE OF THE MONASTIC VOCATION From “The Golden Epistle” by William of St-Thierry4 ◊◊◊ Surely it is right to […]
2024-11-14 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading November 14, 2024 Vigils Reading THE INSTRUCTIONS OF MARY QUEEN OF THE ANGELS Given to Venerable Mary of Agreda5 ◊◊◊ Your astonishment at the singular […]
2024-11-15 Vigils Reading – Gethsemani Church Vigils Reading – Gethsemani Church November 15, 2024 Vigils Reading – Gethsemani Church THE FOUNDATION OF GETHSEMANI ABBEY By Dom Eutropius Proust6 ◊◊◊ We left Louisville on the twentieth of December, and were […]
2024-11-16 Vigils Reading – St Gertrude the Great Vigils Reading – St Gertrude the Great November 16, 2024 Vigils Reading – St Gertrude the Great TO BE ONE WITH GOD From “The Spiritual Exercises” by St Gertrude the Great7 ◊◊◊ O love, the fruition of […]
2024-11-17 Skema Skema November 17, 2024 Skema Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (B), Weekdays (II) November 17 - […]
2024-11-17 Vigils Reading – 33rd Sunday ORD Vigils Reading – 33rd Sunday ORD November 17, 2024 Vigils Reading – 33rd Sunday ORD THE REAPERS OF THE HARVEST From a commentary by St Gregory Palamas1 ◊◊◊ All those who hold to the true […]
2024-11-18 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading November 18, 2024 Vigils Reading CHRIST THE CORNERSTONE By Dom Damasus Winzen2 ◊◊◊ Stone is firm and lasting. Builders test their stones, selecting the most […]
2024-11-19 Vigils Reading – St Mechthild of Hackeborn Vigils Reading – St Mechthild of Hackeborn November 19, 2024 Vigils Reading – St Mechthild of Hackeborn OUR SERVICE OF GOD An excerpt from “The Book of Special Grace” by St Mechthild of Hackeborn3 ◊◊◊ If any […]
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Vigils Reading November 20, 2024 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Vigils Reading DISCIPLINE IS A CROSS By Baldwin of Ford4 ◊◊◊ A person who is tempted by the flesh, and who yields […]
2024-11-21 Vigils Reading – Presentation of the BVM Vigils Reading – Presentation of the BVM November 21, 2024 Vigils Reading – Presentation of the BVM THE VIRGIN AND THE TEMPLE From the writing of Fr Yves Congar5 ◊◊◊ The only occasion on which the Gospels […]
2024-11-22 Vigils Reading – St Cecilia Vigils Reading – St Cecilia November 22, 2024 Vigils Reading – St Cecilia THE VIRGINITY OF ST CECILIA From a homily by Fr Ronald Knox6 ◊◊◊ The legends of the early Roman saints, […]
2024-11-23 Vigils Reading – St Columban Vigils Reading – St Columban November 23, 2024 Vigils Reading – St Columban TRUE DISCRETION From “The Rule of St Columban for Monks”7 ◊◊◊ How necessary discretion is for monks is shown by […]
2024-11-24 Skema Skema November 24, 2024 Skema Biblical Readings for Office and Mass 34th Week in Ordinary Time Mass Readings: Sunday (B), Weekdays (II) November 24 - […]
2024-11-24 Vigils Reading – 34th Sunday – Christ the King Vigils Reading – 34th Sunday – Christ the King November 24, 2024 Vigils Reading – 34th Sunday – Christ the King THE KINGDOM OF THE BELOVED SON From a commentary by St Augustine1 ◊◊◊ Banish the groundless fear that filled Herod […]
2024-11-25 Vigils Reading – St Catherine of Alexandria Vigils Reading – St Catherine of Alexandria November 25, 2024 Vigils Reading – St Catherine of Alexandria ST CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA From Butler’s Lives of the Saints2 ◊◊◊ Since about the tenth century, veneration of St Catherine […]
2024-11-26 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading November 26, 2024 Vigils Reading THE SPREAD OF CHRISTIANITY From “The Faith and Modern Man” by Fr Romano Guardini3 ◊◊◊ We associate the word saints […]
2024-11-27 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading November 27, 2024 Vigils Reading THE WOUNDEDNESS OF ALL MORTALS From a sermon by Isaac of Stella4 ◊◊◊ “Jesus, when he saw how great was […]
2024-11-28 Vigils Reading – Thanksgiving Vigils Reading – Thanksgiving November 28, 2024 Vigils Reading – Thanksgiving THE FULLNESS OF THANKSGIVING By Xavier Leon-Dufour5 ◊◊◊ The first reality of biblical history is the gift of God, gratuitous, […]
2024-11-29 Vigils Reading Vigils Reading November 29, 2024 Vigils Reading THE VIRGINITY OF SPIRIT By Thomas Merton ◊◊◊ The monastic life of humility, obedience, liturgical prayer, lectio divina, penance, manual […]
2024-11-30 Vigils Reading – St Andrew Vigils Reading – St Andrew November 30, 2024 Vigils Reading – St Andrew THE APOSTLE, ST ANDREW From a sermon by St John Henry Newman7 ◊◊◊ St John the Evangelist, under circumstances which […]