In principio erat Verbum
Last night, in his Christmas homily, Pope Benedict XVI said, “In the stable of Bethlehem, the very town where it had all begun, the Davidic...
The Last Collect of Advent
December 24 Collect at the Hours and at the Mass in the Morning Come quickly, we beseech you, Lord Jesus, and do not delay, so...
Et vocabit nomen eius Iesum
Fourth Sunday of Advent A Isaiah 7:10-14 Psalm 23:1-6. R. cf. vv. 7. 10 Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18-24 Mary and Joseph Today’s Gospel presents the...
Fra Leone and Nuestra Señora de la Expectación
Monsignor Patrick Brankin was kind enough to remind me that the Basilica of Nuestra Señora de Zapopan in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico is dedicated to the...
Heart of Jesus, Formed by the Holy Spirit in the Womb of the Virgin Mary
I pray thee, O Most Holy Virgin Mary, that I might hear the Heartbeat of redeeming Love, and that with Thee I might adore the...