June 6 – St Norbert, Bishop & Confessor
The helpful influence of the Holy Ghost is more and more multiplied along the Church’s path. It seems as though he would show us today how the divine power of his […]
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Wednesday in Whitsun Week
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of thy faithful, and enkindle within them the fire of thy love. We have seen with what fidelity the Holy Ghost has fulfilled, during all […]
May 27 – St John I, Pope & Martyr
The palm of martyrdom was won by this holy Pope, not in a victory over a pagan persecutor, but in battling for the Church’s Liberty, against a Christian King. But this […]
May 25 – St Gregory VII, Pope & Confessor
Our Easter Calendar has already given us the two great Popes, Leo the Great and Pius V; it bids us, today, pay honor to the glorious memory of Gregory VII. These […]
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 […]
April 28 – St Vitalis, Martyr
There are few martyrs of the West whose names are more celebrated than those of Saints Gervasius and Protasius. The veneration in which they are held by the Roman Church has […]
April 28 – St Paul of the Cross, Confessor
Splendidly adorned with the sacred sign of the Passion, Paul of the Cross comes today to pay homage to the Conqueror of Death. It behooved Christ to suffer and so enter […]
Thursday of the Third Week after Easter
℣. In thy resurrection, O Christ, alleluia. ℟. Let heaven and earth rejoice, alleluia. This Church—founded and maintained by Christ—is it nothing more than a society of minds that know, and […]
April 23 – St George, Martyr
O holy Martyr! avenge this ingratitude, by imitating thy divine King, who maketh his sun to rise upon both good and bad; take pity on this world, perverted as it […]
Easter Tuesday
This is the day which the Lord hath made: let us be glad and rejoice therein. Our Pasch is the Lamb, and we meditated upon the mystery yesterday: now let us […]
The Mystery of Paschal Time
Of all the Seasons of the Liturgical Year, Eastertide is by far the richest in mystery. We might even say that Easter is the summit of the Mystery of the sacred […]
Tuesday in Holy Week
Today, again, our Savior sets out in the morning for Jerusalem. His intention is to repair to the temple, and continue his yesterday’s teachings. It is evident that His mission […]
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