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...
The sixth degree of humility
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,...
The fifth degree of humility
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...
Prayer After Holy Communion
O my beloved JESUS, living in me sacramentally at this moment, I adore Thee. I beg Thee, by means of my Guardian Angel’s good offices,...
Patiently with a quiet conscience
1 Feb. 2 June. 2 Oct. The fourth degree of humility is, that if in this very obedience hard and contrary things, nay even injuries,...
Lest we wander from thy little way
O glorious Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face, cherished child of the Father, virgin espoused to the Son, humble Doctor...
The third degree of humility
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...
The second degree of humility
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...
Days of Grace
I have always experienced the last days of September and the first week of October (September 29 — October 7) as a moment of spiritual...
The first degree of humility (IV)
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...
The first degree of humility (VII:2)
27 Jan. 28 May. 27 Sept. Let him consider that he is always beheld from heaven by God, and that his actions are everywhere seen...