Feast of the Holy Face of Jesus
Reparation The last century saw, here and there, like so many points of light in the Church, men and women drawn by the Holy Spirit...
Like the Dove in the Cleft of the Rock
The Open Side of Jesus Crucified Look at this remarkable painting of Jesus Crucified. The focus of the composition is the wound in His Sacred...
Vultum tuum, Domine, requiram
“La Trasfigurazione” by Marco Pino, 1578 Among the many days in the liturgical calendar that direct our gaze to the holy and glorious Face of...
The Priesthood and the Holy Face
My friend, Msgr A.B.C., was kind enough to send me from Rome today, the text of a prayer for priests composed by the recently beatified...
Impossible to Man’s Powers, But Not To God’s
All Priest In recalling the holiness of Saint Philip, it occurs to me that it was essentially this: he was all priest. He was always...
The Mother and the Face of the Son
For an explanation of the Port Arthur Icon of the Triumph of the Theotokos, go here. The Virgin Mary is she who more than any...
Shrove Tuesday: Feast of the Holy Face of Jesus
In Rome and in other places, Shrove Tuesday is observed as the Feast of the Holy Face of Jesus. In 2007 I had the privilege...
A Prayer in All the Circumstances of Life
My Jesus, only as Thou willest, when Thou willest, and in the way Thou willest! To Thee be all glory and thanksgiving, Who rulest all...
My Face Will Journey With Thee
Readers of Vultus Christi can imagine my delight when I discovered that the Holy Father’s homily on this Solemnity of the Mother of God focused...
Novena of the Holy Face of Jesus
A Day Rich in Graces • Today, February 15th, is Sexagesima Sunday. In Rome the stational church is the Basilica of Saint Paul-Outside-the-Walls. This is...
The Beauty of God Shining on the Face of Christ
The mystery of the Face of Christ is a constant motif in the writings and teachings of our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI. Again, at...
O Hostie rayonnante!
On the feast of Corpus Christi, la Fête-Dieu, 1931, Mother Marie des Douleurs (1902-1983) wrote a meditation in the form of a dialogue with Jesus,...
Collects: Memorial of Saint Gaetano Catanoso
Almighty and ever-living God, who gave to Saint Gaetano, your priest, the knowledge of your glory shining in the Face of Christ, mercifully grant that...
Vultus Christi: The Face of God
That Mysterious Face This morning the Holy Father announced an exposition of the Sacred Shroud of Turn in the Spring of 2010. The Shroud will...
Quaesivi Vultum Tuum
Seventh Sunday of Paschaltide Sunday of the Holy Face of Christ The Most Holy Face of Christ is celebrated on various days of the liturgical...
Venerable Mother Maria Pierina De Micheli
“I desire that my Face, which reflects the intimate afflictions of my Soul, the sorrow and the love of my Heart, should be honoured more....
Imago Dei Invisibilis
Twenty-Second Friday of the Year I Colossians 1:15-20 Christ Jesus is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For in Him...
Ta Face est ma seule patrie
If you haven’t read Donald Jacob Uitvlugt’s article, The Holy Face in the Spirituality of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, today is the perfect day to...
The Wonder of the Face of Christ
From Zenit, July 26, 2007 Archbishop Angelo Amato invited readers to delve into Benedict XVI’s “Jesus of Nazareth,” and there discover the wonder of the...
Called to Reflect the Face of Christ and His Mercy
The June 20th daily edition of L’Osservatore Romano contained an article on the ordination of two Olivetan Benedictine Monks of the Abbey of Santa Maria...