Saint Basil: Letter to a Fallen Monk
Come Back Now if any hope of salvation still remains in you, any slight recollection of God, any desire for the good things to come,...
Saint Basil the Great on the Psalms
The Delight of Psalmody When, indeed, the Holy Spirit saw that the human race was guided only with difficulty toward virtue, and that, because of...
Saint Athanasius on the Psalms
The Grace of the Psalter Among all the books [of the Bible], the Psalter has certainly a very special grace, a choiceness of quality well...
Saint Ambrose on the Psalms
When Words Soar to a Higher Level Though all Scripture is fragrant with God’s grace, the Book of Psalms has a special attractiveness. Moses wrote...
Now begin the mysteries
Saint Augustine preached this morning at Matins. The eloquence, the rhythm, the depth of his homily stir one to the depths of the soul. With...
Febris nostra, febris nostra . . .
Febris enim nostra, avaritia est: febris nostra, libido est: febris nostra, luxuria est: febris nostra, ambitio est: febris nostra, iracundia est. (Homilia sancti Ambrosii Episcopi...
Cast thyself fearlessly upon Him
Why standest thou in thyself, and so standest not? Cast thyself upon Him, fear not He will not withdraw Himself that thou shouldest fall; cast...
Built up into Christ
Dedication of the Cathedral of the Diocese of Meath From a Sermon by St Augustine, Bishop & Doctor of the Church We are gathered together...
Job: good in the midst of the wicked
I Sunday of September From the Book of Moral Reflections by St Gregory the Great, Pope & Doctor of the Church Holy Scripture is put...
Too late loved I thee
St Augustine (28 Aug.) From the Confessions of St Augustine, Bishop & Doctor of the Church Being admonished to return to myself, I entered even...
Pray constantly
Thursday in the IV Week of August From the Works of St Thomas Aquinas, Priest & Doctor of the Church “Rejoice always, pray constantly, give...
God our Father, and the Church our Mother
Wednesday in the IV Week of August From a Sermon by St Augustine, Bishop & Doctor of the Church The Son of God, our Lord...
Chosen for the service of the Lord
Tuesday in the IV Week of August From the Treatise on the Duties of the Clergy by St Ambrose, Bishop & Doctor of the Church...
From the shadow to the truth
St Bartholomew (24 Aug.) II NOCTURN From a Sermon by Theophanes Cerameus, Bishop “Philip,” says the Gospel, “found Nathaniel and told him: We have found...
Toward their eternal fatherland
Sunday in the IV Week of August From the Book of Moral Reflections by St Gregory the Great, Pope & Doctor of the Church Some...
Having completed her voyage through life
Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary From a Homily by St Modestus of Jerusalem, Bishop When Mary had successfully completed her voyage...
To rejoice in our study and our work
Friday in the II Week of August From the Commentary on Ecclesiastes by St Jerome, Priest & Doctor of the Church “Any man to whom...
The Daughter of Adam and Mother of God
Vigil of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary From a Sermon by St John of Damascus, Priest & Doctor of the Church Make haste,...
He that guides you is walking before you
Thursday of the II Week of August From the Exposition on Psalm 75 by St Augustine, Bishop & Doctor of the Church “Vow ye, and...
Be you perfect in the same mind
Wednesday of the II Week of August From the Conferences of St John Cassian, Abbot There are many kinds of friendship and companionship which unite...