Saint Dominic and the Triumph of Grace
The Mercy of God Today is the feast of Saint Dominic. We are delighted to have sons of Saint Dominic (English and Irish Provinces) among...
Of the Oratory of the Monastery
CHAPTER LII. Of the Oratory of the Monastery 3 Apr. 3 Aug. 3 Dec. Let the Oratory be what it is called, a place of...
The Knowledge of the Glory of God
Treasure in Earthen Vessels “We have this treasure in earthen vessels, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us” (2...
Deus, cuius providentia
The Collect It is, as I have so often said, by means of the Collect of the day — prayed once at Holy Mass, as...
My Mercy is honoured in thy infirmity
“Mary Magdalene went and said to the disciples, ‘I have seen the Lord’; and she told them that He had said these things to her.”...
Novena to Saint Rita of Cascia
The saints befriend those whom God entrusts to them. Often the saints introduce themselves into one’s life by means of a reference in conversation, the...
Of the Weekly Reader (XXXVIII)
CHAPTER XXXVIII. Of the Weekly Reader 17 Mar. 17 July. 16 Nov. Reading must not be wanting while the brethren eat at table; nor let...
Of the Sick Brethren (XXXVI)
CHAPTER XXXVI. Of the Sick Brethren 15 Mar. 15 July. 14 Nov. Before all things and above all things care is to be had of...
Saint Henry
Patron of Benedictine Oblates Benedictine Oblates living and working in the world have two holy patrons: Saint Francesca of Rome whom we celebrated in March,...
Of the Iron Tools and Property of the Monastery (XXXII)
CHAPTER XXXII. Of the Iron Tools and Property of the Monastery 10 Mar. 10 July. 9 Nov. Let the Abbot appoint brethren, on whose manner...
What kind of Man the Cellarer of the Monastery is to be (XXXI:1)
CHAPTER XXXI. What kind of Man the Cellarer of the Monastery is to be 8 Mar. 8 July. 7 Nov. Let there be chosen out...
How Solicitous the Abbot Should Be of the Excommunicate (XXVII)
CHAPTER XXVII. How Solicitous the Abbot Should Be of the Excommunicate 4 Mar. 4 July. 3 Nov. Let the Abbot exercise all diligence in his...
Of Pastoral Mercy
One can get the impression, of late, that pastoral mercy is something newly discovered in the Church and that until now no one has really...
Benedict XVI on the Most Precious Blood
On 5 July 2009, after praying the Angelus, Pope Benedict XVI spoke of the Precious Blood of Christ. “He that hath an ear, let him...
After First Vespers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
We have crossed the threshold, not only of Your feast, but also of Your mystery, O Pierced One. We have been in pilgrimage to Your...
Sit laus plena, sit sonora
A Meditation for Corpus Domini Remember all the desert way through which the Lord your God has brought you: forty years of willful wandering. Remember...
Puer Samuel
Very often the key that unlocks for us the particular grace of any given Sunday is given in the Magnificat Antiphon at First Vespers. The...
Correspondence on the Monastic Vocation 5
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...
Correspondence on the Monastic Vocation 13
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...
Sic in sancto apparui tibi
So in the holy place, I contemplate thee. Psalm 62:3 Silence of the Sacred Host, pervade me. Hiddenness of the Sacred Host, envelop me. Humility...