Monday after Trinity Sunday
…the holy Eucharist is the best of all the means whereby we can give to the Three divine Persons the worship we owe Them; Having, by his divine light, added fresh […]
Tag Archives: Easter
May 30 – St Felix I, Pope & Martyr
The holy Popes of the primitive ages of the Church abound during these last days of our Paschal Season. Today, we have Felix the First, a Martyr of the persecution […]
History of the Time after Pentecost
The Solemnity of Pentecost and its Octave are over, and the progress of the Liturgical Year introduces us into a new period, which is altogether different from those we have hitherto […]
May 24 – Feast of Our Lady, Help of Christians
Ever since our entrance upon the joys of the Paschal Season, scarcely a day has passed without the Calendar’s offering us some grand Mystery or Saint to honor; and all […]
Sunday within the Octave of the Ascension
As soon as this holy Season of Easter is over, and we no longer have the celebration of its grand mysteries to enlighten and cheer us, we shall find ourselves […]
May 18 – St Venantius, Martyr
Today’s Martyr carries us back to the persecutions under the Roman Emperors. It was at Camerino, in Italy, that he bore his testimony to the true Faith; and the devotion wherewith […]
The Ascension of Our Lord
Never permit us to set our hearts on a world which, had it every other charm, has not the infinite one of Jesus’ visible presence! The sun of the fortieth […]
Rogation Days: Wednesday (Ascension Eve)
For the third time, holy Church marshals her children in procession, and makes a solemn appeal to the divine mercy. Let us follow her sacred standard, and join her in invoking […]
May 16 – St Ubaldus, Bishop & Confessor
In order to honor her Eternal High Priest, the Church presents to him this day the merits of a Pontiff who, after his mortal career, was admitted into a happy Immortality. […]
May 16 – St John Nepomucen, Martyr
To the Martyrs who were slain because they refused to adore false gods—to the Martyrs whose blood was shed by heretics—there is added today another brave soldier of Christ, who won […]
Rogation Days: Tuesday
Today, again, the great Litany, the Supplication, is heard in the House of the Lord: the solemn Procession re-appears in the streets of the city, and in the quiet lanes of the […]
Rogation Days: Monday
It seems strange that there should be anything like mourning during Paschal Time: and yet these three days are days of penance. A moment’s reflection, however, will show us that the […]
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