18 November, The Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles
The days between the solemnity of All Saints and the First Sunday of Advent are rich in images of the heavenly Jerusalem. The Dedication of...
My Elizabethan Friend
I happen to have a friend who — quite apart from the fact that she is of Hungarian descent — reminds me of Saint Elizabeth...
In Anniversario Propriae Ordinationis
Exceptionally, on the occasion of the anniversary of his ordination, the Church allows a priest to pray at Holy Mass a set of orations in...
Visit of the The Webmaster
As I was teaching my weekly liturgy class to the nuns of the monastery and their friends this morning, I glanced out the window and...
Pie Iesu Domine, dona eis requiem.
Commemoration of All the Departed Who Militated Under the Rule of Saint Benedict Romans 8:14–23 Psalm 63, 1, 2–3, 4–5, 7–8 (R. 1b Gospel: John...
14 November, Requiem Mass for All the Departed Who Did Battle Under the Rule of Saint Benedict
It is a cherished monastic tradition to pray for the dead. Cistercians, in particular, have the custom of praying an entire Psalter (all 150 Psalms)...
Salvete, Cedri Libani
November 13 All Saints Who Militated under the Rule of Saint Benedict Isaiah 61:9–11 Psalm 102: 1–2, 3–4, 8–9, 13–14, 17–18a (R. 1a) John 15:1–8...
13 November, All Benedictine Saints
Today we celebrated the feast of All Saints Who Militated Under the Rule of Saint Benedict. One might also translate the name of the feast...
He Comes To Us Wrapped in the Humblest of Cloaks
November 11 Feast of Saint Martin of Tours, Bishop Isaiah 61:1-3abcd Psalm 88:2-3, 4-5, 21-22, 25, 27 Matthew 25: 31-40 Today’s gospel, focusing on judgment...
Ave, Verum Corpus!
I do love this painting of Saint Martin’s Mass. It is the work of an unknown Hungarian master and dates from 1490. Saint Martin’s acolyte,...
11 November, Martinmas
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON MR I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who shall do according to my heart and my soul, says the Lord...
Sacred Signs
Saint Leo is a model of holiness for all of us. While all are not called to preach, and very few indeed are chosen to...
10 November, Mass of Saint Leo the Great, Pope
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON MR The Lord made to him a covenant of peace to be the prince of his people that the dignity of priesthood should...
Twenty Years and Twenty Mysteries
On November 16th, I will celebrate the 20th anniversary of my ordination to the holy priesthood. I was ordained on the feast of Saint Gertrude...
Terribilis Est Locus Iste
November 9 The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica Today’s festival invites us, in some way, to cross the threshold of the Lateran Basilica and enter...
At Home in Rome
Dedication of the Lateran Basilica Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12 Ps 45: 2-3, 5-6, 8-9 1 Corinthians 3: 9c-11, 16-17 John 2:13-22 God Is In Her...
9 November, Mass of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON MR I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her...
God At Work Within
NOVEMBER 8 BLESSED ELIZABETH OF THE TRINITY, VIRGIN Wednesday of the Thirty–First Week of the Year II Philippians 2:12–18 Psalm 26:1, 4, 13–14 (R. 2a)...
8 November, Mass of Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity, Virgin
At the end of the homily today I prayed Blessed Elizabeth’s prayer; her text has a way of establishing the soul in silence. After Mass...
Laus Meus in Ecclesia Magna
TUESDAY OF THE THIRTY–FIRST WEEK OF THE YEAR II Philippians 2:5-11 Psalm 21: 26b-27, 28-30a, 31-32 (R. v. 26a) Luke 14:15-24 Christ Obedient Unto Death...