Blessed Columba Marmion, O.S.B.
Would you have recognized him? This is none other than Blessed Abbot Columba Marmion, O.S.B. He was obliged to travel in disguise during World War...
Patri munus et hostiam
The Office hymn given for Lauds and Vespers in the Liber Hymnarius and in the Liturgia Horarum for today’s feast of Saint Jerome, Doctor of...
August 6th: The Blessing of Grapes
The tradition of the Roman Church marks the feast of the martyrs Pope Saint Sixtus and his four deacon companions on the 6th/7th of August...
Blessing of Roses in Honour of Saint Rita
The blessing of roses takes place at the end of Mass on the feast of Saint Rita. It recalls an episode in the life of...
Salve, Festa Dies
It is the custom in some monasteries to go round the cloister, singing the Salve, Festa Dies, in procession before Lauds on Easter morning. Many...