A Mother Ever-Virgin
O SAPIENTIA Genesis 49:2, 8-10 Psalm 71: 1-2, 3-4ab, 7-8, 17 Matthew 1:1-17 The Wondrous Exchange O God, Creator and Redeemer of human nature, who...
Rosy Reminder
Did you get pink (or rose) flowers for Gaudete Sunday? Rose–coloured roses may be your first choice, but I like carnations — one single huge...
Qui sequitur te, Domine, habebit lumen vitae
December 14 Memorial of Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the Church Isaiah 48:17-19 Psalm 1 (R. Jn 8:12) Matthew 11: 16-19...
Mary Rose Up in Haste in Those Days
Our Lady in Advent The presence of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the liturgy of Advent is like the fragrance of roses in December. Our...
A Marian Grace Sweeping Through the Church
On December 8th, His Eminence Ivan Cardinal Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, opened the Jubilee Year of Lourdes. His homily...