Dixit Dominus Domino meo: Sede a dextris meis
Thou art just, O Lord: and thy judgment is right. Deal with thy servant according to thy mercy: and teach me thy justifications. (Psalm 118:137,...
I have not hidden Thy justice in my heart
10 Jan. 11 May. 10 Sept. Let the Abbot be ever mindful that at the dreadful judgment of God an account will have to be...
Maria Bambina
Maria Bambina Unto us a little girl is born; unto us a daughter is given. “The Holy Ghost shall come upon her, and the power...
The Terror and Joy of Worship, Part II
Julian Kwasniewski has produced another brilliant photo essay on OnePeterFive. Do not wait another minute. Go directly to OnePeterFive. You will find there a feast...
PROLOGUE (VI) Lord, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle?
6 Jan. 7 May. 6 Sept. Since then, brethren, we have asked of the Lord who is to inhabit His temple, we have heard His...
Quid tibi vis faciam? (PROLOGUE (V)
5 Jan. 6 May. 5 Sept. Hence also the Lord saith in the Gospel: “He that heareth these words of Mine, and doeth them, is...
16th Sunday after Pentecost
Saint Job the Long–Suffering Already last evening, at First Vespers of Sunday, the Church, as is her custom during these Sundays after Pentecost, set before...
While ye have the light of life
2 Jan. 3 May. 2 Sept. Let us then at length arise, since the Scripture stirreth us up, saying: “It is time now for us...
Hearken, O my son
PROLOGUE OF OUR MOST HOLY FATHER SAINT BENEDICT TO HIS RULE 1 Jan. 2 May. 1 Sept Hearken, O my son, to the precepts of...
Of ends and of beginnings (LXXIII)
CHAPTER LXXIII. That the whole observance of Perfection is not set down in this Rule 1 May. 31 Aug. 31 Dec. We have written this...
They used to call him God-beloved
CHAPTER LXXII. Of the good zeal which Monks ought to have 30 Apr. 30 Aug. 30 Dec. As there is an evil zeal of bitterness,...
Ut obedientes sibi sint invicem
CHAPTER LXXI. That the Brethren be obedient one to the other 29 Apr. 29 Aug. 29 Dec. Not only is the excellence of obedience to...
The Primacy of God in Our Lives.
In 2012, on the feast of the Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist, Pope Benedict XVI delivered the following instruction at his weekly general audience....
Rise again at once with all speed
Saint Augustine
Today is not only the 15th Sunday after Pentecost; it is also the feast of Saint Augustine, the Doctor of Grace. The liturgical...
Cum omni mensura et ratione
CHAPTER LXX. That no one presume to strike another 28 Apr. 28 Aug. 28 Dec. Let every occasion of presumption be banished from the Monastery....
Congregavit nos in unum Christi amor
CHAPTER LXIX. That no one presume to defend another in the Monastery 27 Apr. 27 Aug. 27 Dec. Care must be taken that on no...
Ex caritate, confidens de adiutorio Dei
CHAPTER LXVIII. If a Brother be commanded to do Impossibilities 26 Apr. 26 Aug. 26 Dec. If on any brother there be laid commands that...
In sanctis montibus
Our Office of Saint Bartholomew has a beautiful collect from the Leonine Sacramentary: Deus, qui Ecclesiae tuae in sanctis montibus fundamenta posuisti: da, ut intercedente...
Propter pacis caritatisque custodiam
23 Apr. 23 Aug. 23 Dec. We foresee, therefore, that it is expedient for the preservation of peace and charity, that the ordering of the...
The unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace
CHAPTER LXV. Of the Prior of the Monastery 22 Apr. 22 Aug. 22 Dec. It happeneth very often that by the appointment of the Prior...