The Good Samaritan
The Mystery of the Good Samaritan Today’s Gospel, the parable of the Good Samaritan, is familiar to us. It is, perhaps, too familiar. We assume...
11th Sunday after Pentecost
Ezechias Today’s Holy Mass unfolds around the story of Ezechias (4 Kings 20: 1–11) that was read at Matins. Ezechias was the son of the...
Super altare tuum
The Child King Ioas It often happens that the Magnificat Antiphon at First Vespers is the key that allows us to enter deeply into Sunday’s...
«Holy! Holy! Holy!»
Isaiah 6:1–8 Psalm 92:1ab, 1c–2, 5 (R. 1a) Matthew 10:24–33 Evangelium Conference July 9, 2016 The Holy is dreadful and fascinating; it attracts us and,...
Solomon and Christ
Liturgical Notes: Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Seven Gifts Today is designated the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost; seven is, of course, a mystic number in both...