At First Vespers of Septuagesima
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The secret and admirable way of silence
In this passage from a letter of 1678 addressed to a Religious of the Monastery of Toul, Mother Mectilde shows herself a teacher of interior...
Saint Agnes, Virgin Martyr
A Winter Constellation The wintertime liturgy sparkles with a constellation of virgin martyrs and holy women. The Roman Canon enshrines their names: Felicity, Perpetua, Agatha,...
Fear nothing
Mother Mectilde de Bar to the Community of Toul, 1678 (Part II) If you have something hidden deep down inside you, God knows it, and...
On Praying the Rosary for Unity
Holy Mary, Mother of Unity Pope Leo XIII requested that the Rosary be prayed specifically for the intention of reconciliation and reunion. Here is the...