January 28 – The Blessed Charlemagne, Emperor
In many Churches, especially in Germany, there is kept, on this second Feast of the Martyr Agnes, the Feast of the pious Emperor Charlemagne. The Emmanuel, who is come into […]
January 28 – St Agnes, Her Second Feast
Five days after the martyrdom of the Virgin Emerentiana, the parents of the glorious Saint Agnes visited the tomb of their child, during the night, there to weep and pray. […]
January 27 – St John Chrysostom, Bishop & Doctor of the Church
Before our Emmanuel came upon this our earth, men were as sheep without a shepherd; the flock was scattered, and the human race was hastening on to perdition. Jesus would, […]
January 26 – St Paula, Widow
The noble and pious Widow, who left all the pomps of Rome, and bade adieu to her children, to lead a life of retirement in Bethlehem, comes before us today, […]
January 26 – St Polycarp, Bishop & Martyr
Amidst the sweetness he is enjoying from the contemplation of the Word made Flesh, John, the Beloved Disciple, beholds coming towards him his dear Polycarp, the Angel of the Church […]
January 25 – Conversion of St Paul
We have already seen how the Gentiles, in the person of the Three Magi, offered their mystic gifts to the Divine Child of Bethlehem, and received from him, in return, […]
January 24 – St Timothy, Bishop & Martyr
Before giving thanks to God for the miraculous Conversion of the Apostle of the Gentiles, the Church assembles us together for the Feast of his favorite Disciple. Timothy – the […]
January 23 – St Ildephonsus, Bishop & Confessor
The Gothic Church of Spain deputes, today, one of her most glorious Prelates, to represent her at the Crib of the Divine Babe, and to celebrate his ineffable Birth. The […]
January 23 – St Raymond of Penafort, Confessor
The glorious choir of Martyrs, that stands round our Emmanuel, till the day of his Presentation in the Temple, opens its ranks, from time to time, to give admission to […]
January 22 – St Vincent, Deacon & Martyr AND St Anastasius, Martyr
SAINT VINCENT, DEACON AND MARTYR Vincent, the Victorious, vested in the sacred dalmatic, and holding his palm in his hand, comes, today, to his Jesus’ Crib, and right welcome is […]
The Third Sunday after the Epiphany
The variation of Easter Sunday necessitates almost every year a different arrangement of the Sundays after the Epiphany from that in which they stand in the Missal. Septuagesima often comes in […]
January 21 – St Agnes, Virgin & Martyr
How rich is the constellation of Martyrs, which shines in this portion of the sacred Cycle. Yesterday, we had St. Sebastian; tomorrow, we shall be singing the name which means […]
†The Ecu-Men† 