What the measure of excommunication should be
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...
Of Excommunication for Offences (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...
Of the Deans of the Monastery (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...
Of the Discipline of saying the Divine Office (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...
In what order the Psalms are to be said (II)
22 Feb. 23 June. 23 Oct. At Tierce, Sext and None on Monday are to be said the nine remaining parts of the hundred and...
In what order the Psalms are to be said (XVIII:I)
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:...
How many Psalms are to be sung at these Hours (XVII)
CHAPTER XVII. How many Psalms are to be sung at these Hours 20 Feb. 21 June. 21 Oct. We have now disposed the order of...
How the Night-Office is to be Said on Saints’ Days (XIV)
CHAPTER XIV. How the Night-Office is to be Said on Saints’ Days 17 Feb. 18 June. 18 Oct. On the Festivals of Saints, and all...
How Lauds are to be said on Week-days (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...
How the Night-Office is to be said on Sundays
CHAPTER XI. How the Night-Office is to be said on Sundays 13 Feb. 14 June. 14 Oct. On Sunday let the brethren rise earlier for...
How many Psalms are to be said at the Night Hours (IX)
CHAPTER IX. How many Psalms are to be said at the Night Hours 11 Feb. 12 June. 12 Oct. In winter time, after beginning with...
That Fiery Prayer: the Rosary
Saint Francisco of Fatima Two years ago, D. Finnian and I had the opportunity to visit with Dr Ângela de Fátima Coelho da Rocha Pereira...
Of the Divine Office at Night (VIII)
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...
The brethren shall rise
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...
An Oblate of Silverstream on Fatima and the Desert Fathers
Marco da Vinha and his wife, Isa, are Oblate novices of Silverstream Priory. Marco and Isa are the parents of Helena and Cristóvão. They make...
The tenth degree of humility
7 Feb. 8 June. 8 Oct. The tenth degree of humility is, that he be not easily moved and prompt to laughter; because it is...
The ninth degree of humility
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...
Saint Bruno
Saint Bruno at the Cinema Curiously, Saint Bruno, the father of those who love solitude, found himself very much in the media in recent years....
The eighth degree of humility
6 June. 6 Oct. The eighth degree of humility is, for a monk to do nothing except what is authorised by the common rule of...
Blessed Bartolo Longo
Blessed Bartolo Longo There is a marvelous figure of holiness inscribed on the calendar today: Blessed Bartolo Longo, the great Apostle of the Rosary and...