My Elizabethan Friend
I happen to have a friend who — quite apart from the fact that she is of Hungarian descent — reminds me of Saint Elizabeth...
In Anniversario Propriae Ordinationis
Exceptionally, on the occasion of the anniversary of his ordination, the Church allows a priest to pray at Holy Mass a set of orations in...
Visit of the The Webmaster
As I was teaching my weekly liturgy class to the nuns of the monastery and their friends this morning, I glanced out the window and...
Pie Iesu Domine, dona eis requiem.
Commemoration of All the Departed Who Militated Under the Rule of Saint Benedict Romans 8:14–23 Psalm 63, 1, 2–3, 4–5, 7–8 (R. 1b Gospel: John...
14 November, Requiem Mass for All the Departed Who Did Battle Under the Rule of Saint Benedict
It is a cherished monastic tradition to pray for the dead. Cistercians, in particular, have the custom of praying an entire Psalter (all 150 Psalms)...