Sing ye wisely (XIX)
CHAPTER XIX. Of the Discipline of saying the Divine Office 24 Feb. 26 June. 26 Oct. We believe that the Divine presence is everywhere, and...
We tepid monks (XVIII:3)
CHAPTER XVIII. In What Order the Psalms Are to Be Said 24 Feb. ( if it be leap-year; if not it is added to the...
Nunc, Sancte nobis Spiritus (XVIII:2)
CHAPTER XVIII. In What Order the Psalms Are to Be Said 22 Feb. 23 June. 23 Oct. At Tierce, Sext and None on Monday are...
Beati immaculati in via (XVIII)
CHAPTER XVIII. In What Order the Psalms Are to Be Said 21 Feb. 22 June. 22 Oct. First of all let this verse be said:...
Deus in adjutorium (XVII)
I find this image of Saint Dominic at prayer so expressive of the Deus in adjutorium that I had to use it, even though it...
Pater noster qui es in caelis (XIII:2)
16 Feb. 17 June. 17 Oct. The Office of Lauds and Vespers, however, must never conclude without the Lord’s Prayer being said aloud by the...
Out of honour and reverence to the Holy Trinity
CHAPTER IX. How many Psalms are to be said at the Night Hours 11 Feb. 12 June. 12 Oct. In winter time, after beginning...
The Night Office
CHAPTER VIII. Of the Divine Office at Night 10 Feb. 11 June. 11 Oct. In winter time, that is, from the first of November until...
Show thyself a Mother (VII: The Twelfth Degree)
9 Feb. 10 June. 10 Oct. The twelfth degree of humility is, that the monk, not only in his heart, but also in his very...
The Power of Silence (VII: The Eleventh Degree)
8 Feb. 9 June. 9 Oct. The eleventh degree of humility is, that when a monk speaketh, he do so gently and without laughter, humbly,...
(VII: The Ninth Degree)
6 Feb. 7 June. 7 Oct. The ninth degree of humility is, that a monk refrain his tongue from speaking, keeping silence until a question...
Yet I am always with Thee (VII:The Sixth Degree)
3 Feb. 4 June. 4 Oct. The sixth degree of humility is, for a monk to be contented with the meanest and worst of everything,...
Make known thy way unto the Lord (VII: The Fifth Degree)
2 Feb. 3 June. 3 Oct. The fifth degree of humility is not to hide from one’s Abbot any of the evil thoughts that beset...
Ave verum corpus
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Obedient even unto death (VII: The Third Degree)
31 Jan. 1 June. 1 Oct. The third degree of humility is, that a man for the love of God submit himself to his superior...
I came not to do mine own will (VII: The Second Degree)
30 Jan. 31 May. 30 Sept. The second degree of humility is, that a man love not his own will, nor delight in fulfilling his...
With Mectilde de Bar: In the School of the Host
Let all the hard and rugged paths by which we walk towards God be set before him. (Rule of Saint Benedict, Chapter LVIII. Of the...
Angels appointed to watch over us (VII: The First Degree)
29 Jan. 30 May. 29 Sept. Let us be on our guard, then, against evil desires, since death hath its seat close to the entrance...
Peoples of the West . . . return to the monasteries!
The New Liturgical Movement graciously presented an English translation of the homily which His Eminence Robert Cardinal Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and...
That His will may be done in us (VII:4)
28 Jan. 29 May. 28 Sept. We are, indeed, forbidden to do our own will by Scripture, which saith to us: turn away from thine...