Aptus ad lucrandas animas (LVIII:1)
CHAPTER LVIII. Of the Discipline of receiving Brethren into Religion Continued from 11 Apr. Let a senior, one who is skilled in gaining souls,...
Of the Discipline of receiving Brethren into Religion (LVIII:1)
CHAPTER LVIII. Of the Discipline of receiving Brethren into Religion 11 Apr. 11 Aug. 11 Dec. To him that newly cometh to change his life,...
Correspondence on the Monastic Vocation 21
Disclaimer: The series of letters entitled “Correspondence on the Monastic Vocation”, while based on the real questions of a number of men in various places...
Ut in omnibus glorificetur Deus (LVII)
CHAPTER LVII. Of the Artificers of the Monastery 10 Apr. 10 Aug. 10 Dec. Should there be artificers in the Monastery, let them work at...
Of the Abbot’s Table (LVI)
CHAPTER LVI. Of the Abbot’s Table 9 Apr. 9 Aug. 9 Dec. Let the table of the Abbot be always with the guests and strangers....
Ik vertrouw mij toe aan Uw Genade
Here, for our friends and readers in the Netherlands and in Belgium, is the Litany of Trust in the Mercy of Christ translated into Dutch....
Finding the Cross in Paschaltide
The image shows the mosaic in the apse of Sant’Appollinare in Classe in Ravenna with its glorious Crux Gemmata (bejeweled Cross), having at its centre,...
Christum induístis, alleluia!
CHAPTER LV. Of the Clothes and Shoes of the Brethren 7 Apr. Aug. 7 Dec. Let clothing be given to the brethren suitable to the...
Days of Milk and Honey
Health, Life, and Resurrection Today we continue our uninterrupted celebration of the Pasch in the Resurrection of the Lord. A number of motifs begin to...
Lamentations: Tenebrae of Good Friday
Listen to Tenebrae of Good Friday. The Lamentations begin at here at 14:60. ...
Tenebrae of Holy Thursday
Listen to Tenebrae of Holy Thursday here. The Lamentations begin at 16:08. ...
Mother of God, Portress of the Holy Mysteries
Wednesday of Holy Week At Saint Mary Major Today’s Roman Stational Church is the Basilica of Saint Mary Major. We go, in spirit, to this...
Vere monachi sunt si labore manuum suarum vivunt (XLVIII:1)
CHAPTER XLVIII. Of the daily manual labour 28 Mar. 28 July. 27 Nov. Idleness is an enemy of the soul; and hence at certain seasons...
Preaching to Preachers: Part III
Homily at Holy Mass We are, all of us, crushed reeds and wavering flames. We are all of us blind, captive, and in darkness. Our...
Vadis Propitiator
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Super Flumina Babylonis
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Pax in caelo et gloria in excelsis
The Second Conference The bright eighth mode intervals of last evening’s Magnificat Antiphon — as we had it in our Benedictine antiphonal — are still...
Qui sciat curare et sua et aliena vulnera (XLVI)
CHAPTER XLVI. Of those who offend in any other matters 26 Mar. 26 July. 25 Nov. If any one, while at work in the kitchen...
Pope Benedict XVI on the Sacred Paschal Triduum
Nine years ago, in his Wednesday audience on 8 April 2009, Pope Benedict XVI gave an unforgettable introduction to the Sacred Paschal Triduum, a veritable...
Into the Harbour of the Sacred Passion
Into the Silence Listening to the Passion plunges us into silence. The Word has been silenced. Only a fool would dare to speak. One would...