Anna of the Face of God
December 30 Sixth Day of the Octave of Christmas 1 John 2:12-17 Luke 2:36-40 Holy Anna The sacred liturgy treats the holy prophetess Anna, daughter...
Deus noster in terris visus est
December 29 The Fifth Day in the Octave of Christmas 1 John 2:3-11 Luke 2:22-35 Victim, Priest, and Temple The very first sentence of today’s...
To Treasure the Infant Christ
December 28 Feast of the Holy Innocents 1 John 1:5-2:2 Matthew 2:13-18 The Child in Egypt The name Egypt occurs three times in today’s gospel....
O Bambino mio Divino
Tu scendi dalle stelle O Re del Cielo E vieni in una grotta Al freddo al gelo O Bambino mio Divino Io ti vedo qui...
The Gospel of the Father
I like this painting by the Dominican Fra Bartolomeo (1473–1517), a disciple of Savonarola, because it shows our Holy Father Saint Bernard together with Saint...