Let not your heart be disturbed
Let nothing frighten or grieve you, let not your heart be disturbed, do not fear any sickness or anguish. Am I not here, who am...
Loreto: A Place and a Grace
Pope Benedict XVI preached at Loreto on 4 October 2012. On this feast of the Holy House of the Incarnation, Pope Benedict’s words invite us...
The Mother, the Child, and the Serpent
The New Adam Caravaggio’s Madonna dei Palafrenieri, first exhibited in Saint Peter’s Basilica in 1606, is wonderfully disturbing. While Grandmother Saint Anne looks on, the...
Gaudens gaudebo in Domino
A Meditation on the Mass of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary [Originally posted in 2006] Look at this extraordinary medieval painting that...
Praying in the rain at Lourdes
A Holy Priest Born at Annecy-le-Vieux in 1914, Monsieur le Chanoine Louis François CROSET was ordained to the priesthood in the Cathedral of Annecy on...
Et domus Dei a sapientibus et sapienter administretur (LIII:2)
CHAPTER LIII. Of receiving Guests 5 Apr. 5 Aug. 5 Dec. Let the kitchen for the Abbot and guests be apart by itself; so that...
Let him go in quietly and pray (LII)
CHAPTER LII. Of the Oratory of the Monastery 3 Apr. 3 Aug. 3 Dec. Let the Oratory be what it is called, a place of...
Tota pulchra
The Radiant Brightness of the Immaculate Virgin Mary How right it is that in these « cold, and dark, and dreary » December days the sacred liturgy...
Of the Brethren who are working at a distance from the Oratory (L)
CHAPTER L. Of the Brethren who are working at a distance from the Oratory, or are on a journey 1 Apr. 1 Aug. 1 Dec....
A quarter of an hour a day
Catherine–Mectilde de Bar (1614–1698) was a spiritual mother and counselor to the Duchess of Orleans, Marguerite of Lorraine (1615—1672). In the course of their long...
Father Paul of Moll
Purchase copies of the prayer card at cenaclepress.com/ © 2018 Silverstream Priory. All rights reserved. We receive many requests for a card with our novena...
With humility, gravity, and awe (XLVII)
CHAPTER XLVII. Of signifying the hour for the Work of God 27 Mar. 27 July. 26 Nov. Let the announcing of the hour for...
Of those who make mistakes in the Oratory
CHAPTER XLV Of those who make mistakes in the Oratory 25 Mar. 25 July. 24 Nov. If any one make a mistake in the recitation...
Monks should love silence at all times (XLII)
CHAPTER XLII. That no one may speak after Compline 21 Mar. 21 July. 20 Nov. Monks should love silence at all times, but especially during...
Et animae salventur (XLI)
CHAPTER XLI. At what Hours the Brethren are to take their Meals 20 Mar. 20 July. 19 Nov. From Holy Easter until Pentecost let the...
Semper rationabilia meditantes
Again, this week, while we were still on the threshold of the Holy Mysteries, in the Introit of the Mass, Our Lord spoke to us,...
Benedicant Deum qui ibi habitant (XL)
CHAPTER XL. Of the Measure of Drink 19 Mar. 19 July. 18 Nov. Every one hath his proper gift from God, one after this manner,...
Of the Measure of Food (XXXIX)
CHAPTER XXXIX. Of the Measure of Food 18 Mar. 18 July. 17 Nov. We think it sufficient for the daily meal, whether at the sixth...
Through the tangle of thorns
She had a vision of a young man who, in order to guide her through the tangle of thorns that surrounded her soul, took her...
Consideretur semper in eis imbecillitas (XXXVII)
CHAPTER XXXVII. Of Old Men and Children 16 Mar. 16 July. 15 Nov. Although human nature is of itself drawn to feel pity for these...