Suscipe Me, Domine
March 21 The Transitus of Our Holy Father Saint Benedict My very dear Oblates, friends, and readers of Vultus Christi, tomorrow (21 March) we will...
Saint Paul, the First Hermit
Planted in the House of the Lord Today, in our Benedictine calendar, we commemorate Saint Paul the First Hermit (+343). The Introit of the Mass,...
Benedictine All Souls Day
Praying for the Dead It is a cherished monastic tradition to pray for the dead. Some monasteries still hold to the old custom of praying...
Monk: A Man Who Gives God Time to Act
The Holy Father’s homily to the Carthusian monks of Serra San Bruno in Calabria, on Sunday, 9 October, is a message to all who profess...
A Vocation’s Unexpected Turns
Birth, Passion, Death Each year the Church gives us two feastdays of Saint John the Baptist: the first on June 24th to mark his nativity,...