Category: Blessed Virgin Mary

The Annunciation

25 March 2015

The First and Indispensable School of Holy Preaching Reading this sermon of Pope Saint Leo the Great, given for Matins of today’s feast in the...

Temptation

7 February 2015

Saint Romuald Delivered From Evil Guercino painted this scene from the life of Saint Romuald in 1640-41. The holy abbot is kneeling in prayer in...

The Rosary of the Seven Dolours

4 February 2015

The Rosary of the Seven Dolours of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a way of holding in one’s heart the mystery/events of the Childhood and...

Presentation of the Lord

1 February 2015

Malachy 3:1-4 Psalm 23: 7, 8, 9, 10 Hebrews 2: 14-18 Luke 2: 22-40 Susception Day “We receive, O God, Your mercy, in the midst...

Blessed Ildefonso Schuster

18 December 2014

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...

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