Category: Christmastide

Drinking to the Love of Saint John

There are several forms for the traditional blessing of wine on the feast of Saint John the Evangelist. Father Weller’s Roman Ritual in three volumes...

SPERA IN DEO

The Extraordinary Ordinary It sometimes happen that, even on the greatest feasts, a word or phrase from the Ordinary of the Mass (the unchanging parts)...

Christmas Visitor

On Christmas Eve, we had the joy of welcoming Mr. and Mrs. Erik Ellis and their daughter, Elizabeth (Betty), for Matins and a festive meal....

Saint John the Evangelist

A Liturgical Theology of the Trinity On Christmas Day, with the reading of Saint John’s Prologue, our eyes were fixed on the Light, the Word...