Ab initio, et ante saecula creata sum
At the beginning of time, before the world was, I was created, and to all eternity I shall not cease to be (Ecclus 24:14). How...
Our Lady in Advent
The presence of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the liturgy of Advent is like the fragrance of roses in December. Mary is everywhere, drawing us...
11 December, Monday of the Second Week of Advent
The Communion Antiphon of today’s Mass merits close attention. The text is borrowed from the Divine Office where it serves as the Magnificat Antiphon at...
In domum Domini ibimus
On this Second Sunday of Advent, the liturgy focuses on Jerusalem, the mystery represented by the ancient Roman stational church. Stational churches are those churches...
10 December, Second Sunday of Advent
Station at the Roman Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem Today’s stational church is the home of my own monastic community, Santa Croce in...