Pope Benedict XVI on Saint Basil the Great
A Luminary of the Church Dear Brothers and Sisters, let us remember today one of the great Fathers of the Church, St Basil, described by...
Père Garrigou–Lagrange on Psalmody
Contemplative Chant What should the contemplative chant be? This chant is distinguished precisely by the spirit of prayer, or at least by the aspiration which...
Saint Basil the Great on the Psalms
The Delight of Psalmody When, indeed, the Holy Spirit saw that the human race was guided only with difficulty toward virtue, and that, because of...
Saint Athanasius on the Psalms
The Grace of the Psalter Among all the books [of the Bible], the Psalter has certainly a very special grace, a choiceness of quality well...
Saint Ambrose on the Psalms
When Words Soar to a Higher Level Though all Scripture is fragrant with God’s grace, the Book of Psalms has a special attractiveness. Moses wrote...