Category: Advent Liturgy

The image of Saint John’s vision in the Apocalypse (1360-1390) is by Jacobello Alberegno. I chose it because the Eternal Father is vested in a...

Fourth Sunday of Advent A Priest Under Scrutiny Saint Paul presents himself in today’s Epistle as any priest would — or should — he is...

We often read from Blessed Ildefonso Cardinal Schuster’s magnificent work, The Sacramentary. Here is an excerpt from his presentation of the Advent Ember Days. Prayer...

Moses Before the Burning Bush This is the central panel of a triptych painted by Nicolas Froment in 1476. It depicts Moses awestruck before the...

At Matins this morning: The Lesson from the Holy Gospel according to Luke. At that time: God sent the angel Gabriel to a city of...