A Benedictine Litany of Humility
On Chapter VII of the Holy Rule Lord, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy...
Thérèse
Some years ago, as a love offering for the feast of my dear Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face, I...
Eight Days Would Be Enough
It is good, I think, to be reminded of Saint Peter Julian Eymard’s “secret” for arriving at a fully Eucharistic life: The secret for arriving...
With Mectilde de Bar: In the School of the Host
Let all the hard and rugged paths by which we walk towards God be set before him. (Rule of Saint Benedict, Chapter LVIII. Of the...
Thus one festival prepares us for the next
From a Letter of Saint John of Avila, Doctor the Church, to a Lady, On the Feasts of Pentecost and Corpus Christi Let us now...
Prayer After Holy Communion
O my beloved JESUS, living in me sacramentally at this moment, I adore Thee. I beg Thee, by means of my Guardian Angel’s good offices,...
Pope Benedict XVI on Saint Tarcisius, Martyr
In our proper Benedictine calendar, today is the feast of Saint Tarcisius, martyr of the Most Holy Eucharist. Pope Benedict XVI spoke of Saint Tarcisius...
Sit laus plena, sit sonora
A Meditation for Corpus Domini Remember all the desert way through which the Lord your God has brought you: forty years of willful wandering. Remember...
Sic in sancto apparui tibi
So in the holy place, I contemplate thee. Psalm 62:3 Silence of the Sacred Host, pervade me. Hiddenness of the Sacred Host, envelop me. Humility...
Corpus Domini
Hail, Festival Day! Hail, Day of Sion’s sweetest hymns! Hail, Day of timeless adoration! Hail, Day of lavish jubilation! Hail, Day of our most fragrant...
Adoro Te Devote
Yearning, I adore you, wondrous hidden God, Bread of Life by bread concealed, speaking heart to heart. Give me now the faith that sees darkly...
Eyes Only for Thy Face
A Longing to See Him Again Blessed John Henry Newman wrote somewhere that the Ascension of the Lord is “at once a source of sorrow,...
Pope Benedict XVI quotes Saint Teresa Benedicta
It is moving to re–read, on this feast of Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Pope Benedict XVI’s words concerning adoration of the Most Holy...
Lest Thy Church suffer too great a darkness
Beloved Lord Jesus, I adore Thee, who art present here, with all the love of my heart. Sinner that I am, I would offer Thee...
Saint Juliana of Mont Cornillon
In celebration of the feast of Saint Juliana of Mont Cornillon, it is fitting to re–read Pope Benedict’s discourse (General Audience of Wednesday, 17th November...
Ave Verum Corpus
Sacrilege Will the distressing news of the sacrilege perpetrated in Pamplona, Spain provoke any kind of concrete response? Spanish “artist” Abel Azcona stole more than...
Blessed are the merciful
In thy sight are all they that afflict me; my heart hath expected reproach and misery. And I looked for one that would show me...
The Sacrament of All Saints
We celebrate today the memory of all who, by the power of the Holy Ghost at work in their lives and in their deaths, have...
Where everything is important, significant, and divine
From the Writings of St Peter Julian Eymard, Priest The Church presents herself before us with the words of Jesus on her lips; she repeats...
Amen: This Word is Full of Mystery
I referred to this text of Mother Mectilde de Bar in yesterday’s homily. It is taken from Le véritable esprit [The True Spirit], the book...