Cor Jesu, maiestatis infinitae

Heart of Jesus, of infinite majesty, have mercy on us I cannot pray this invocation without recalling the Prophet Daniel’s vision of the Son of...

In memoria aeterna erit justus

Father Ragheed Ganni Chaldean Rite Catholic Priest Diocese of Mosul, Iraq Lord, we pray Thee grant that the soul of the priest Thy servant Ragheed...

Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

Proverbs 8:22-31 Psalm 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Romans 5:1-5 John 16:12-15 The Holy Spirit and the Word Where is the Most Holy Trinity in today’s passage...

Saints Marcellinus and Peter

Birthday Today, June 2nd, is my 55th birthday! When I went downstairs for collazione this morning, I discovered that Fra Bernardo Maria had baked a...

Answering Patrick

Vultus Christi reader Patrick asked: 1. Is the icon I used to illustrate the previous post the one that was in the cell of Saint...

A Catholic Pilgrim’s Progress

And it shall come to pass after this, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall...

In Praise of the Octave of Pentecost

Days of Fire and of Light In the traditional Roman liturgical calendar the glorious solemnity of Pentecost has its own Octave: eight days under the...

Repleti sunt omnes Spiritu Sancto

Alleluia! Today the Spirit of the Lord has invaded the cosmos and filled it! Life spills out of the Cenacle and, like a torrent of...

A saeculi strepitu segregati

Many years ago, while searching out the treasures of my missal, I discovered, among the Masses for Certain Places, the Mass of Our Lady of...

Having Cast Aside What Is Old

Saturday of the Seventh Week of Paschaltide Acts 28:16–20, 30_31 Psalm 10:4, 5 and 7 (R. 7b) John 21: 20–25 The Forty–Ninth Day of The...

Bonjour, tout le monde!

Bonjour, tout le monde. Je m’appelle Jean et j’habite tout près du monastère Saint–Benoît à Nans–sous–Sainte–Anne dans le Jura français. Je suis allé à la...