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...
Dimitte Sicut Dimittimus: Cardinal Schuster on Forgiveness
February 16, June 17, October 17 To be sure, neither the Lauds nor Vespers is ever to pass by except the Lord’s prayer (in the...
La Madre and Mother Mectilde
Mother Mectilde Compared to Saint Teresa Mother Mectilde de Bar has frequently been referred in the archives of this blog as “the Teresa of the...
Beloved of God and Men: The Feast of Blessed Columba Marmion
Blessed Columba Marmion is one of the secondary patrons of the Monastery of Our Lady of the Cenacle (Silverstream Priory). Although most of Ireland celebrated...
Legend of Saint Francis, Chapter 2: What Sort of Youth Francis was until His 25th Year
The Legend of St Francis: Index of all posts Chapter 2: What Sort of Youth Francis was until His 25th Year A magnanimous spirit and...
The Litany of Reparation
Today is our monthly Thursday of reparation for all the affronts offered to the Most Blessed Sacrament. Among the prayers in our various Mectildian books,...
Saint Thérèse, Martyr of Love, 128 Years (Part II)
A Little Victim to Merciful Love Yesterday, for the 128th anniversary of Saint Thérèse’s holy death, we posted in Part I of this article about...
Saint Thérèse, Martyr of Love, 128 Years (Part I)
Fidelity to Her Cross Today we celebrate the 128th anniversary of the Dies Natalis of a most dear secondary patron of our monastery. St. Thérèse...
Personal Consecration to Saint Michael
Glorious Saint Michael, Prince of the heavenly host, to whom God has given the power to vanquish the infernal enemies of our souls, and to...
Novena to St. Thérèse (24 September-2 October)
The Anniversary of Taking the Veil Today is the anniversary of the day when St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face...
90th Anniversary of Abbot Celestino Maria Columbo
In addition to today being the feasts of Our Lady of Ransom and Our Lady of Walsingham (whose statue is in our refectory), today is...
Padre Pio, the Eucharist, and Reparation for Priests
Padre Pio Denied Communion When Fra Pio was yet a novice, his Master of Novices was a man named Padre Tommaso. Padre Tommaso’s reputation is...
The Chaplet of the Holy Cross
The Chaplet of the Holy Cross prayed using Rosary beads, & especially suitable for Fridays, feasts of the Cross & martyrs, Lent & Paschaltide,...
An ‘Octave’ and a Chaplet of the Cross
An ‘Octave’ of the Cross 14 September Following on our previous post, today, the feast of the Apostle Saint Matthew, brings to a close a...
The Cross of Christ Urges Us
Venerable Pope Pius XII wrote about the Cross and love for souls: There is no duty more urgent, Verenable Brethren, than ‘to make known...
The Monastery: A Hospital for the Sick
Blessed Cardinal Schuster On Discretion in Commanding Holy Rule, Chapter 2, Section 5: 13 January/14 May/13 September 1. ‘The Abbot in his government should be...
Paths to Mary
The Holy Name of Mary Today is the Feast of the Holy Name of Mary. Every monk at our monastery is given the name Maria at...
Blessed Schuster On the Divine Judgment
On the Divine Judgment 1. ‘Let the Abbot have ever present that at the dreadful tribunal of God an investigation will be made both of...
On the Foundation of the Monastic Life: The Abbot
What Sort of Man Ought the Abbot to Be 9 Jan, 10 May, 9 Sept An Abbot who is worthy to preside over a monastery...
Cardinal Schuster: Saint Benedict’s Invitation to Embrace the Way of the Cross
Note: This reflection from Cardinal Schuster was originally written for Quinquagesima Sunday, whose Gospel speaks of Our Lord’s prediction of His Passion. It is presented...