Mass of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, Priest
There is a verse in the book of Ezra that is, I think, a wonderful expression of the life and mission of Saint Pio of...
Marcel Van: A Soul for Priests
Called Not to Be a Priest, But to Be for Priests For a long time, the Servant of God, Vietnamese Redemptorist Brother Marcel Van (1928-1959)...
Soon-to-be-Saint Jeanne Jugan
Today is the feast of Blessed (and soon to be Saint) Jeanne Jugan (1792-1879), foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor. Blessed Jeanne Jugan,...
Pax tecum, Filumena
Connecticut and Ireland I am writing, dear readers, from Hamden, Connecticut where I am spending a few days with my parents before leaving for Ireland...
Doctor Zelantissimus
Siamo Napoletani Given that grace builds on nature, my Neapolitan ancestry may, in some way, account for my spiritual affinity with Saint Alphonsus Maria Liguori....
Future Saint: He Took A Stand Against Witchcraft
Who was Benedict Daswa? Benedict Daswa grew up in a traditionalist family belonging to the small Lemba tribe who live mainly among the Venda people...
Saint James, Apostle
General Intercessions That the Holy Catholic Church, founded on the faith of the apostles, may hold fast to the knowledge of the glory of God...
Vere dignum et justum est
In preparation for the great monastic solemnity that began with First Vespers this evening, I offer this proper Preface for the meditation and joy of...
The Birthday of the Bridegroom’s Friend
Today is the birthday of the Bridegroom’s friend: an inbreaking of joy, wild joy, reckless joy, heaven-sent joy. the joy of a divine surprise. A...
Blessed Edouard Poppe
My God, I forget all fear and all mistrust. I melt away for joy and love, whenever I lay my eyes on the Tabernacle and,...
The Servant of God, Padre Leopoldo Pastori
A Missionary-Monk The Year of the Priest will begin on Friday, June 19th, Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It may well spark a...
Saint Pachomius, Abbot
The antiphon Ad Benedictus this morning, with its lilting seventh mode melody, is an apt portrayal of the manifestation of the Holy Spirit in the...
Spiritual Fecundity
John 15:9-17 Go and Bear Fruit In the Roman Missal the Mass for the feast of Saint Matthias the Apostle begins, not with an antiphon...
In the Company of the Blessed Virgin
The 2002 editio typica of the Missale Romanum contains the following Collect for the memorial of Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort, Priest. The Collect is...
By His Wounds Holy and Glorious
Third Sunday of Paschaltide The Incendiary Gospel “Lord Jesus, open the Scriptures to us. When Thou speakest, make our hearts burn with love” (cf. Lk...
The Mother of the Lamb and a Holy Priest
First Saturday of the Month Today is the First Saturday of March, an opportunity to draw near to the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary....
Zeal Begins Its Life in Silent Thought and Fear
A Tale of Two Cardinals Before writing about Saint Peter Damian whose feast we are keeping today, I want to acknowledge the birthday of the...
Blessed Abbot Marmion on the Mercy of God
Today, January 30th, is the eighty-sixth anniversary of the death of Blessed Columba Marmion. Dom Marmion’s liturgical memorial is observed, not on his anniversary of...
The Holy Abbots Robert, Alberic, and Stephen
Happy Onomastico to novice Brother Stephen of the Abbey of Our Lady of Spring Bank! Be sure to visit him at Sub Tuum today! Collect...
A Grand Monastic Feast
Pioneers of A Fresh Start For Cistercians and Benedictines, January 26th is the feast of the Holy Abbots of Cîteaux, Robert, Alberic, and Stephen. They...