Today’s Chapter: Our Lady and the Ladder of Humility
Chapter 7: Of Humility (vv.1-9) The Holy Scripture crieth out to us, brethren, saying: “Every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled, and he who...
Today’s Chapter: Our Lady of Silence
Chapter 6: Of the Practice of Silence Let us do as saith the prophet: “I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I...
91st Anniversary of Abbot Celestino Maria Columbo
In addition to today being the feasts of Our Lady of Ransom and Our Lady of Walsingham (whose statue is in our refectory), today is...
Iste Confessor Padre Pio
The House for the Relief of Suffering Last night, at recreation, the conversation turned towards Padre Pio. One of the brothers brought up the Magnificat...
Today’s Chapter: Stretched Towards Heaven
Chapter 4: What are the Instruments of Good Works (vv. 44-62) 44. To fear the Day of Judgment. 45. To be in dread of hell....
Today’s Chapter: The Tools for the Ascetical Life
Chapter 4: What are the Instruments of Good Works (vv. 22-43) 22. Not to give way to anger. 23. Not to harbour a desire of...
Today’s Chapter: To Love God With All One’s Heart
Chapter 4: What are the Instruments of Good Works (vv. 1-21) 1. In the first place, to love the Lord God with all one’s heart,...
Today’s Chapter: Let No One Follow the Will of His Own Heart
Chapter 3: Of calling the Brethren to Council (cont’d.) Let all therefore, follow the Rule in all things as their guide, and let no man...
Today’s Chapter: Listening to the Holy Spirit
Chapter 3: Of calling the Brethren to Council As often as any important matters have to be transacted in the monastery, let the Abbot call...
Today’s Chapter: Entrusting Ourselves to Our Lady
Chapter 2: What kind of man the Abbot ought to be (vv. 33-40) Above all let him not, overlooking or under-valuing the salvation of the...
Today’s Chapter: ‘Meminere’ and ‘Multorum moribus servire’
Chapter 2: What kind of man the Abbot ought to be (vv. 30-32) The Abbot ought always to remember what he is, and what he...
Today’s Chapter: ‘Reprove, Entreat, Rebuke’
Chapter 2: What kind of man the Abbot ought to be (vv. 23-29) For the Abbot in his doctrine ought always to observe the bidding...
Today’s Chapter: The Universal Love of Our Heavenly Abbess
Chapter 2: What kind of man the Abbot ought to be (vv. 16-22) Let him [the Abbot] make no distinction of persons in the monastery....
Respice Stellam!
Look to the Star! Each year, on the feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary, we at the monastery return to the inexhaustible homily...
O Stella Jacob: The Little Epiphany of Mary’s Nativity
Today, with the antiphon O Stella Jacob, the Monastery of Our Lady of the Cenacle draws to a close our cycle of Marian O Antiphons. We commented...
Fair as the Moon: Marian O Antiphon for 5 September
September 5, O Luna Tota Pulchra Once again, we sing after Vespers the Marian O Antiphons that are preparing us for the birth of Mary....
Marian O Antiphon for 4 September: O Lux Splendidissima
4 September, O Lux Splendidissima We continue at Vespers chanting the Marian O Antiphons that help us prepare for the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The...
Marian O Antiphon for 3 September: O Ignis Effulgens
September 3, O Ignis ANT. O Ignis effulgens et inextinguibilis! Ignis inflammans et illuminans! Ignis divinæ caritatis, qui in utero lates beatissimæ Annæ! Veni, appare...
Marian O Antiphon 2 September: O Maria, Mons Excelsus
On 2 September, we sing the Marian O Antiphon O Maria, Mons Excelsus. Listen to the recording below. ANT. O Maria, mons excelsus Domini, præparatus...
Marian O Antiphon for 1 September, O Radius: The Dawn of the Sun of Justice
We continue preparing for the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lady by singing the Marian O Antiphons at Vespers. Today we see sing O...