Maundy Thursday Night in Rome
The Most Blessed Sacrament was carried in procession through the basilica to the haunting strains of the Pange lingua. The chapel of reposition — the...
Illuminet Vultum Tuum Super Nos
Missa Vespertina in Cena Domini We came in singing a humble song: “For us, no boasting” (Gal 6:14). No boasting, that is, of anything that...
Mother of God, Portress of the Holy Mysteries
Wednesday of Holy Week Isaiah 50:4-9 Psalm 68: 8-10, 21bcd-22, 31 & 33-34 (R. 14C & b) Matthew 26:14-25 At Saint Mary Major Today’s Roman...
Sacramentum Caritatis: Eucharistic Stupefaction
This Wondrous Sacrament Sacramentum Caritatis calls the Most Holy Eucharist “this wondrous sacrament.” It goes on to speak of the amazement — the stupefaction —...
The Eucharist: Salvation, Life, and Resurrection
Tuesday of Holy Week Isaiah 49:1–6 Psalm 34:13, 1–2 John 13:21–33, 36–38 Go and Prepare the Passover for Us Sunday’s solemn chant of the Passion...