With humility and reverence (XX)
CHAPTER XX. Of Reverence at Prayer 25 Feb. 27 June. 27 Oct. If, when we wish to make any request to men in power, we...
The rosary wrapped round our human frailty
Mary’s Joy Holy Mass begins today on a note of irrepressible joy: Gaudeámus omnes in Dómino, diem festum celebrántes sub honóre beátæ Maríæ Vírginis: de...
O Rosario benedetto di Maria
Prayer at Noon For Catholics in Italy and throughout the world, tomorrow, Sunday, 7 October 2018, marks the return of an appointment with the Supplica,...
Make known thy way unto the Lord (VII: The Fifth Degree)
2 Feb. 3 June. 3 Oct. The fifth degree of humility is not to hide from one’s Abbot any of the evil thoughts that beset...
Avoid all forgetfulness (VII:The First Degree)
26 Jan. 27 May. 26 Sept. The first degree of humility, then, is that a man, always keeping the fear of God before his eyes,...
Acceptable to God and sweet to men (V:2)
23 Jan. 24 May. 23 Sept.
But this very obedience will then only be acceptable to God and sweet to men, if what is commanded be...
That Fiery Prayer: the Rosary
Saint Francisco of Fatima Two years ago, D. Finnian and I had the opportunity to visit with Dr Ângela de Fátima Coelho da Rocha Pereira...
Blessed Bartolo Longo
Blessed Bartolo Longo There is a marvelous figure of holiness inscribed on the calendar today: Blessed Bartolo Longo, the great Apostle of the Rosary and...
À l’école du Père Vayssière
I first posted this article in October 2014. A Mystic of the Rosary I return, from time to time, to a couple of recent publications...
Saint Dominic and the Triumph of Grace
The Mercy of God Today is the feast of Saint Dominic. We are delighted to have sons of Saint Dominic (English and Irish Provinces) among...
On Praying the Rosary for Unity
Holy Mary, Mother of Unity Pope Leo XIII requested that the Rosary be prayed specifically for the intention of reconciliation and reunion. Here is the...
Francisco’s Many Rosaries
Blessed Francisco of Fatima While in Fatima last week, D. Finnian and I had the opportunity to visit with Dr Ângela de Fátima Coelho da...
Rosary Facing the People
The Importance of Images Having returned recently from a pilgrimage to one of the world’s foremost Marian sanctuaries, I have been thinking about something curious...
The Little Boy Who Prayed Many Rosaries
Many Rosaries When the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared at Fatima in 1917 she said that little Francisco, then nine years old, would go to heaven...
A piece of advice vital for salvation
Saint Seraphim and the Rosary Some time ago, a dear friend of mine, a Texas–born, Hibernophile, Orthodox Christian — husband, father, and physician who was...
Our life in the light of thy countenance
The Collect of Saint Bruno is, at a first glance, astonishing in that it does not even mention his characteristic grace: solitude. One would expect...
O Augusta Regina delle Vittorie
Prayer at Noon For Catholics in Italy and throughout the world, Sunday, 4 October 2015, marks the return of an appointment with the Supplica, the...
The Rosary of the Seven Dolours
The Rosary of the Seven Dolours of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a way of holding in one’s heart the mystery/events of the Childhood and...
Into the Garden of the Rosary
Telling One’s Beads Over Saint Luke’s Gospel I have always thought the Rosary a particularly Lukan prayer. So many of the mysteries are drawn from...
À l’école du Père Vayssière
A Mystic of the Rosary I return, from time to time, to a couple of recent publications on a saintly Dominican, a true mystic of...