Category: Rule of Saint Benedict

Blessed Schuster’s Daily Thoughts on the Rule: Thursday after the First Sunday of Lent

13 March 2025

Thursday after the First Sunday of Lent Station at St Laurence ‘in Panisperna’ The Faith of a Pagan Woman 1.Today the station is on the...

Blessed Schuster’s Daily Thoughts on the Rule: Ember Wednesday in Lent

12 March 2025

While we monks observe today the feast of the great Benedictine Pope St Gregory the Great, we also commemorate the ancient Mass of Ember Wednesday,...

Blessed Schuster’s Daily Thoughts on the Rule: Tuesday after the First Sunday of Lent

11 March 2025

Blessed Cardinal Schuster reflects on reverence for God as displayed in the monastic tradition. The translations in round brackets are Schuster’s own; the material in...

Blessed Schuster’s Daily Thoughts on the Rule: Monday after the First Sunday of Lent

10 March 2025

Schuster reflects on the Parable of the Judgment given in the Mass for today. He speaks of it as the first day of the...

Blessed Schuster’s Daily Thoughts on the Rule: First Sunday of Lent

9 March 2025

First Sunday of Lent Station at the Lateran The Hour of Salvation 1.Today the Sacred Liturgy presents to us this time of Lent as that...

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