Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
This Sunday, which, with the Greeks, is called the fifth of Saint Matthew, was known by the Latins as the Sunday of the Fishing; such was its name up to the time when the Church […]
This Sunday, which, with the Greeks, is called the fifth of Saint Matthew, was known by the Latins as the Sunday of the Fishing; such was its name up to the time when the Church […]
Papal succession is one of the principal facts in which is demonstrated the working of the Holy Ghost from the very first day of His descent upon our Earth. The […]
There being but a simple commemoration made to day of these two glorious brethren, whose names were formerly so celebrated throughout the West, must not lessen their merit in our eyes. […]
…that which really tends to the extension of our Lord’s glory is not the amount of time given to the works, but the holiness of the worker. The Doctors who […]
The fragrance of Christmas is suddenly wafted around us, while basking in the Pentecostal ray! Leo III, as he speeds his flight from earth, sheds upon us the perfumed memory of […]
The promulgation of the new Alliance invited all nations to sit down at the Marriage-feast, in the kingdom of God; since that day, the sanctifying Spirit is ever producing saints […]
Roses and lilies are exquisitely alternated in the wreath woven by centuries for the Bride of the Son of God. Though the world be heedless of the fact, it is […]
MASS The faithful soul has witnessed, through the sacred Liturgy, the close of the mysteries of our Redemption, which were wrought, in succession, by our Jesus, and applied to us, one […]
A New ray of light shines today in the heaven of holy Church, and its light brings warmth. The divine Master given to us by our Redeemer, that is, the Paraclete […]
Let us adore Christ, the King, who ruleth the nations: who giveth fatness of spirit to them that eat him. Wisdom prosecutes the fulfillment of the divine plan framed before all […]
A great solemnity has this day risen upon our Earth: a Feast both to God and men, for it is the Feast of Christ the Mediator who is present in […]
The history of the blessed Eucharist is one with that of the Church herself: the liturgical usages, which have varied in the celebration of the most august of all the Sacraments, […]