Super Missus Est
Homily on the Gospel Missus est Ember Wednesday of Advent 17 December 2025 Note: This is the traditional homily that is delivered each year to...
That No One Be Loved More Than the Others (12 Jan)
12 Jan. 13 May. 12 Sept. Let him make no distinction of persons in the monastery. Let not one be loved more than another, unless...
The Name of Abbot (II:3)
11 Jan. 12 May. 11 Sept. Therefore, when anyone receiveth the name of Abbot, he ought to govern his disciples by a two-fold teaching: that...
To Act on Behalf of Christ (II:1)
10 Jan. 11 May. 10 Sept. Let the Abbot be ever mindful that at the dreadful judgment of God an account will have to be...
The Abbot’s Teaching and the Disciples’ Obedience (II:2)
10 Jan. 11 May. 10 Sept. Let the Abbot be ever mindful that at the dreadful judgment of God an account will have to be...
Cenobites (I)
CHAPTER I. Of the several kinds of Monks and their way of life 8 Jan. 9 May. 8 Sept. It is well known that there...
School (Prologue 7)
7 Jan. 8 May. 7 Sept. We have, therefore, to establish a school of the Lord’s service, in the setting forth of which we hope...
The Necessity of Prayer (Prologue 6)
PROLOGUE OF OUR MOST HOLY FATHER SAINT BENEDICT TO HIS RULE 6 Jan. 7 May. 6 Sept. Since then, brethren, we have asked of the...
A Portrait of the Just Man (Prologue 5)
PROLOGUE OF OUR MOST HOLY FATHER SAINT BENEDICT TO HIS RULE 5 Jan. 6 May. 5 Sept. Hence also the Lord saith in the Gospel:...
Who Will Arrive? (Prologue 4)
PROLOGUE OF OUR MOST HOLY FATHER SAINT BENEDICT TO HIS RULE 4 Jan. 5 May. 4 Sept. Having our loins, therefore, girded with faith and...
The Sweetness of the Lord’s Voice (Prologue 3)
PROLOGUE OF OUR MOST HOLY FATHER SAINT BENEDICT TO HIS RULE 3 Jan. 4 May. 3 Sept. And the Lord, seeking His own workman in...
The Prologue and the Rule (Prologue 2)
2 Jan. 3 May. 2 Sept. Let us then at length arise, since the Scripture stirreth us up, saying: “It is time now for us...
The Year that is Beginning (Prologue 1)
PROLOGUE OF OUR MOST HOLY FATHER SAINT BENEDICT TO HIS RULE 1 Jan. 2 May. 1 Sept Hearken, O my son, to the precepts of...
Solemnity of Christ the King: One-Hundred Years
In honour of the 100th year of celebrating the feast, we are re-posting the homily given at the Monastery for our celebration of the solemnity...
Don Dolindo’s Surrender Novena
The Servant of God, Don Dolindo Ruotolo (6 October, 1882-19 November, 1870), passed into eternity today, 55 years ago. Abused by his father, bullied by...
My Cough Is My Cross, What’s Yours?
Saint Martin Today is the liturgical feast of the great Saint Martin who was buried today in AD 397. Our Father Saint Benedict honoured him...
New Podcast Live
It has been a long time in planning. Talk of it began a year ago or more. Then the mechanics involved, the microphone, recording, editing…...
The Spirit with which Saint Charles Borromeo Was Filled
Today we celebrate Saint Charles Borromeo, a great Saint for his times. The Lord filled him with a mighty spirit, a spirit that we should...
The 100th Celebration of the Solemnity of Christ the King
O God, Who in Thy Beloved Son, the King of the universe, hast willed to restore all things anew, graciously grant that all the families...
The Sacred Heart of Jesus: The Remedy for All Our Woes
The following advice comes from St. Margaret Mary Alacoque. Although originally addressed to novices, the words are for all of us. Abyssus Abyssum Invocat If...