Who is she that cometh forth as the morning rising? (Prologue 1)
PROLOGUE OF OUR MOST HOLY FATHER SAINT BENEDICT TO HIS RULE1 Jan. 2 May. 1 Sept Hearken, O my son, to the precepts of thy...
Let not your heart be disturbed
Let nothing frighten or grieve you, let not your heart be disturbed, do not fear any sickness or anguish. Am I not here, who am...
Loreto: A Place and a Grace
Pope Benedict XVI preached at Loreto on 4 October 2012. On this feast of the Holy House of the Incarnation, Pope Benedict’s words invite us...
The Mother, the Child, and the Serpent
The New Adam Caravaggio’s Madonna dei Palafrenieri, first exhibited in Saint Peter’s Basilica in 1606, is wonderfully disturbing. While Grandmother Saint Anne looks on, the...
Gaudens gaudebo in Domino
A Meditation on the Mass of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary [Originally posted in 2006] Look at this extraordinary medieval painting that...
Praying in the rain at Lourdes
A Holy Priest Born at Annecy-le-Vieux in 1914, Monsieur le Chanoine Louis François CROSET was ordained to the priesthood in the Cathedral of Annecy on...
Tota pulchra
The Radiant Brightness of the Immaculate Virgin Mary How right it is that in these « cold, and dark, and dreary » December days the sacred liturgy...
Nuestra Señora del Pilar
Brother Julian drew this lovely image of Our Lady of the Pillar for today’s feast: a novice leaning against the pillar of the Mother of...
The rosary wrapped round our human frailty
Mary’s Joy Holy Mass begins today on a note of irrepressible joy: Gaudeámus omnes in Dómino, diem festum celebrántes sub honóre beátæ Maríæ Vírginis: de...
O Rosario benedetto di Maria
Prayer at Noon For Catholics in Italy and throughout the world, tomorrow, Sunday, 7 October 2018, marks the return of an appointment with the Supplica,...
Hearken, O my son, and begin afresh (Prologue 1)
PROLOGUE OF OUR MOST HOLY FATHER SAINT BENEDICT TO HIS RULE 1 Jan. 2 May. 1 Sept Hearken, O my son, to the precepts of...
The cure of the sick brother (XXVIII)
CHAPTER XXVIII. Of Those Who, Being Often Corrected, Do Not Amend 5 Mar. 5 July. 4 Nov. If any brother who has been frequently corrected...
In the presence of God (XIX)
CHAPTER XIX. Of the Discipline of saying the Divine Office 24 Feb. 26 June. 26 Oct. We believe that the Divine presence is everywhere, and...
The Night Office
CHAPTER VIII. Of the Divine Office at Night 10 Feb. 11 June. 11 Oct. In winter time, that is, from the first of November until...
Show thyself a Mother (VII: The Twelfth Degree)
9 Feb. 10 June. 10 Oct. The twelfth degree of humility is, that the monk, not only in his heart, but also in his very...
The Power of Silence (VII: The Eleventh Degree)
8 Feb. 9 June. 9 Oct. The eleventh degree of humility is, that when a monk speaketh, he do so gently and without laughter, humbly,...
(VII: The Ninth Degree)
6 Feb. 7 June. 7 Oct. The ninth degree of humility is, that a monk refrain his tongue from speaking, keeping silence until a question...
Yet I am always with Thee (VII:The Sixth Degree)
3 Feb. 4 June. 4 Oct. The sixth degree of humility is, for a monk to be contented with the meanest and worst of everything,...
Make known thy way unto the Lord (VII: The Fifth Degree)
2 Feb. 3 June. 3 Oct. The fifth degree of humility is not to hide from one’s Abbot any of the evil thoughts that beset...
Obedient even unto death (VII: The Third Degree)
31 Jan. 1 June. 1 Oct. The third degree of humility is, that a man for the love of God submit himself to his superior...