He will teach us his way
Tuesday at Matins: From the Commentary on Isaias by St Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop & Doctor “In the last days the mountain of the Lord...
To all such as would be converted unto him
At Matins this morning: From the Epistle of St Clement, Pope & Martyr, to the Corinthians These things, beloved, we write unto you, not merely...
Keep that day before your eyes
At Matins this morning: From the Catechetical Lectures of St Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop & Doctor of the Church We preach not one advent only...
And the city is placed in a square
Saturday at Matins: From the Commentary on the Apocalypse by St Victorinus, Bishop & Martyr “And the city,” says Saint John, “is placed in a...
And his dwelling-place will be peace
This is the magnificent Christ of the Duomo of Cefalù in Sicily. It was artist Adé de Béthune who introduced me to the Christ of...
The stature of the fullness of the Body of Christ
At Matins on Thursday: From the Commentary on the Gospel of John by Origen, Priest Both of these two things, the temple and the body...
The angels, our fellow citizens
Wednesday at Matins: From the Commentary on Psalm 125 by St Augustine, Bishop & Doctor The Jerusalem above is eternal; the one upon earth is...
A light kindled by the eternal light
Tuesday at Matins: From a Letter by St Augustine, Bishop & Doctor I exhort you not to be too much troubled by those offenses which...
Unto God the things that are God’s
XXII SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST The Lesson from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew At that time: The Pharisees withdrew, and plotted together, to make him...
Jerusalem and Babylon
From the Exposition of Psalm 63 by St Augustine, Bishop & Doctor The Israelites were taken captive and transported from the city of Jerusalem to...
He opened their minds
We had on Monday last this magnificent text from Pope Saint Gregory: From the Exposition of the Prophet Ezekiel by St Gregory the Great, Pope...
The gift of prayer
Saturday at Matins: From a Homily by St John Chrysostom, Bishop & Doctor What is there that God has not done for us? The world...
The Jerusalem Above
Friday at Matins: From the Treatise on the City of God by St Augustine, Bishop & Doctor The divine oracles given to Abraham, Isaac, and...
Open my eyes
Today at Matins: From a Homily by Origen, Priest “Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who prophesy from their own hearts.” This...
Mine Upholder, lest I fall
From the Commentary on Psalm 143 by St Augustine, Bishop & Doctor “Blessed be the Lord my God, who teaches my hands for battle, my...
What is man’s greatness?
In tomorrow’s lesson at Matins, Saint Basil the Great draws upon the wisdom of Saint Paul and makes the Apostle’s teaching his own. From a...
Old age and infirmity have advantages
Saint Ambrose tells us that we have to humble ourselves before God, confessing that wickedness comes not from without but from within ourselves. He is,...
And of his fulness we all have received
Today, Saint Gregory Nazianzen speaks to us of the great remedy of the Incarnation. It is in the adorable mystery of the Most Holy Eucharist...
Christ is the Light and the Day
Saint Cyprian tells us that the light of Christ produces humility in a soul. The more a soul is exposed to the radiance that shines...
Where thy kiss is, there is thy heart also
The liturgical kiss is no mere token. It is not a pious convention. It is, rather, a binding contract and a declaration, at once, of...