Their weakness must be taken into account (XLVIII:3)
CHAPTER XLVIII. Of the daily manual labour 30 Mar. 30 July. 29 Nov. On Sunday, let all occupy themselves in reading, except those who have...
Of the Discipline of receiving Brethren into Religion (LVIII:1)
CHAPTER LVIII. Of the Discipline of receiving Brethren into Religion 11 Apr. 11 Aug. 11 Dec. To him that newly cometh to change his life,...
St John Chrysostom, Bishop & Doctor of the Church
A Preacher Unlike Any Other Would that Saint John Chrysostom, the Patron Saint of Preachers, could stand here in my place today and preach with...
More About Lectio Divina
I realized, after I spoke to the fine priests of the Archdiocese of Armagh on Monday evening last, that there was much more that I...
Convertisti planctum meum in gaudium mihi
I was privileged last evening to give a conference on lectio divina to a group of priests of the Archdiocese of Armagh. Here is the...
Lectio Divina for Passion Week
Sunday, 6 April— Saturday, 12 April 2014 Preparation 1. Clear your desk. 2. Have on your desk only your Missal, the Holy Bible in one...
Lectio Divina for the Fourth Week of Lent
Lectio Divina for the Fourth Week of Lent Sunday, 30 March — Saturday, 5 April 2014 Preparation 1. Clear your desk. 2. Have on your...
Lectio Divina for the First Week of Lent
Lectio Divina for the First Week of Lent 9 — 15 March 2014 Preparation 1. Clear your desk. 2. Have on your desk only your...
Lectio Divina for the Week of Quinquagesima
He that shall meditate day and night on the law of the Lord, shall bring forth his fruit in due season (Psalm 1:2–3, Communion Antiphon...
Lectio Divina for the Week of Sexagesima
Every week I prepare a sheet to facilitate the lectio divina of the community. Although this is intended primarily for those who are at the...
Lectio Divina for the Week of Septuagesima
Every week I prepare a sheet to facilitate the lectio divina of the community. Although this is intended primarily for those who are at the...
Thou hast set Thy tabernacle among us
Great comfort today in the passage from Leviticus 26 that is appointed to be read in our lectio continua. 2 It is for you to observe...
Letter to Our Oblates: Still More on Lectio Divina
Thursday, 16 January 2014 My dear Oblates, A few of you asked for further clarifications with regard to the “what” of lectio divina. I am...
Letter to Our Oblates: Lectio Divina Revisited
14 January 2014 Feast of Saint Hilary of Poitiers My very dear Oblates, The Bible: A Liturgical Book Today’s feast of Saint Hilary of Poitiers,...
Resting content in the Lord’s goodness
I know that tomorrow, the last day of the civil year, some of the Oblates of our monastery and many readers of Vultus Christi will...
The House of My Father
Liturgy and Life of the Church My lectio liturgica, during this momentous time in the life of the Church, has been unusually compelling, and this,...
God’s bounty toward us has been multiplied
The Lectionary used at Matins is that edited by Stephen Mark Holmes for Pluscarden Abbey. Today’s readings are especially lovely. The responsories are proper to...
Ego sum vitis, vos palmites
John 15 After Holy Communion We held the blessing of grapes after Holy Mass, using the Latin text given in Father Weller’s Roman Ritual. It...
The Word Has A Face
Pope Benedict XVI preaches like a monk! By this I mean that his preaching, like that of Saint Gregory the Great and others of the...
Holy Father to Priests, Seminarians, Deacons
The Holy Father’s homily at Vespers in the Cathedral of Notre Dame of Paris (12 September 2008) hasn’t received the attention it deserves. Here is...