Nec corpora sua nec voluntates licet habere in propria voluntate (XXXIII)
CHAPTER XXXIII. Whether Monks ought to have anything of their own 11 Mar. 11 July. 10 Nov. The vice of private ownership is above all...
Sciat quid dat aut quid recipit (XXXII)
CHAPTER XXXII. Of the Iron Tools and Property of the Monastery 10 Mar. 10 July. 9 Nov. Let the Abbot appoint brethren, on whose manner...
Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity: Her Mission in Heaven
Saint Elizabeth in the Catechism Opening the Catechism of the Catholic Church one morning, I discovered that among the ecclesiastical writers cited in the text,...
That no one may be troubled nor grieved in the house of God (XXXI:2)
9 Mar. 9 July. 8 Nov. Let him above all things have humility; and to him on whom he hath nothing else to bestow, let...
Ut sanentur (XXX)
CHAPTER XXX. How the younger boys are to be corrected 7 Mar. 7 July. 6 Nov. Every age and understanding should have its proper measure...
That God, Who is all-powerful, may work the cure of the sick brother (XXVIII)
CHAPTER XXVIII. Of Those Who, Being Often Corrected, Do Not Amend 5 Mar. 5 July. 4 Nov. If any brother who has been frequently corrected...
Tamquam Christus suscipiantur (LIII:1)
CHAPTER LIII. Of receiving Guests 4 Apr. 4 Aug. 4 Dec. Let all guests that come be received like Christ Himself, for He will say:...
Beata Clelia Merloni
Camera ove morì Beata Clelia il 21 novembre 1930 Una Beata che Darà Speranza La Messa di Beatificazione di Madre Clelia Merloni (1861-1930, fondatrice delle Apostole...
Blessed Clelia Merloni
A Blessed Who Gives Hope Mother Clelia Merloni (1861–1930), foundress of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, will be beatified today, November 3rd,...
Of those who, without leave of the Abbot, consort with the Excommunicate (XXVI)
CHAPTER XXVI. Of those who, without leave of the Abbot, consort with the Excommunicate 3 Mar. 3 July. 2 Nov. If any brother presume without...
That his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord (XXV)
CHAPTER XXV. Of Graver Faults 2 Mar. 2 July. 1 Nov. Let that brother who is found guilty of a more grievous offence be excluded...
Alone (XXIV)
CHAPTER XXIV. What the measure of excommunication should be 1 Mar. 1 July. 31 Oct. The measure of excommunication or chastisement should be meted out...
In order that they may be healed (XXIII)
CHAPTER XXIII. Of Excommunication for Offences 28 Feb. 30 June. 30 Oct. If any brother shall be found contumacious, or disobedient, or proud, or a...
Secundum vitae meritum et sapientiae doctrinam (XXI)
CHAPTER XXI. Of the Deans of the Monastery 26 Feb. 28 June. 28 Oct. Should the community be large, let there be chosen from it...
Tu Rex gloriae, Christe
The Sunday Before All Saints In the traditional calendar of the Roman Rite, the Feast of Christ the King, instituted by Pope Pius XI in...
With humility and reverence (XX)
CHAPTER XX. Of Reverence at Prayer 25 Feb. 27 June. 27 Oct. If, when we wish to make any request to men in power, we...
He sets fire everywhere
In this letter, Mother Mectilde imparts some profound spiritual teaching with humour. Mother Mectilde is counted among 17th century France’s greatest writers of spiritual letters....
Soon to be Blessed: Mother Clelia Merloni
A Blessed Who Will Give Hope I was delighted recently to receive an invitation to the beatification of Mother Clelia Merloni (1861–1930), foundress of the...
An Irish Bishop Who Died in Italy
Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy We kept today the commemoration of Blessed Thaddeus Machar (McCarthy). When we first began following the Irish Sanctoral, and I had to...
Some sayings of Mother Mectilde
Nothing so charms God as does a person who is humble. He rushes into this soul with the same speed as lightening before thunder or...