The Holy Spirit Is the Forgiveness of Sins
Today is a Mass that some of us look forward to all year long. Though the beautiful Gospel tells us about Christ the Good Shepherd,...
Agnus Dei Qui Tollis Peccata Mundi: How Jesus transformed the Jewish Liturgical Calendar
The Jewish Pentecost The Israelite feast of Weeks (called Pentecost in Greek) was observed seven weeks after the feast of Firstfruits, on the fiftieth day....
Prayer in the Name of Jesus: Blessed Schuster’s Daily Thought
5th Sunday after Easter Prayer in the Name of Jesus 1. Today in the Holy Gospel (John 16:23-30), Jesus teaches the Apostles a new rite...
The Paraclete and the Church: Blessed Schuster’s Daily Thought
4th Sunday after Easter The Paraclete and the Church 1. During the fifty days of Paschaltide, the liturgy prepares us for Pentecost, as Lent had...
2025’s Significant Anniversaries of Holy Men and Women
As we mentioned in our previous post, today marks 100 years of the canonisation of Saint Thérèse. One of the monks of our monastery compiled...
100th Anniversary of the Canonisation of Saint Thérèse
Today is the 100th anniversary of the Canonisation of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus of the Holy Face.1 The following is an eyewitness account...
Jubilation and the Cross
☩ PAX Homily 11 May 2025 3rd Sunday after Easter The following homily for this week’s Gospel incorporates the reflections of Blessed Cardinal Schuster on...
Saint Dymphna
A Very Popular Saint May 15th is the feast of Saint Dymphna. Since we at the Monastery of Our Lady of the Cenacle are blessed...
The Good Shepherd (Blessed Ildefonso Schuster)
Peace be with all of you! Dearest brothers and sisters, this is the first greeting of the Risen Christ, the good shepherd who gave his...
Mass for the Election of a Pope
Few Masses are rarer for the schola to sing than the Missa pro Eligendo Pontifice,the Mass for choosing a Pope, though we joke sometimes that...
The Mystery of Christ in a Heavenly Word
The Nine-Fold Alleluia of Paschaltide From the Antiphonal: One of the gems of the Paschaltide Office is the glorious Nine-fold Alleluia which is sung every...
The Joy of the Sons of the Resurrection: Blessed Schuster on Easter
The following text was originally written for Easter Sunday, but serves as a fitting meditation for the entire season of Paschaltide. Easter Sunday1 Station at...
Pope Francis on Reparation
Pope Francis, 1936-2025 “[W]e need to realize that [Jesus’] risen Heart preserves Its wound as a constant memory, and that the working of grace makes...
Velum Templi Scissum Est
Meditations on Good Friday Matins At the Office of Tenebrae last night, we sang the following Responsory: ℟. Velum templi scissum est, * Et...
Blessed Schuster’s Daily Thoughts on the Rule: Good Friday
Good Friday Station at S. Croce in Gerusalemme The Redeemer’s Triumph 1. The Station is at St. Croce in Gerusalemme [Holy Cross in Jerusalem], where...
Blessed Schuster’s Daily Thoughts on the Rule: Maundy Thursday
Holy Thursday Station at the Lateran In Coena Domini 1. Today, the Station is at the Lateran [i.e., the Cathedral of the Pope as Bishop...
Spy Wednesday and Sister Clare Crockett, Sub-Shepherdess
Ash Wednesday At the solemn head of the great fast of Lent, gathered together for the Conventual Mass and ashes strewn upon our heads, the...
Blessed Schuster’s Daily Thoughts on the Rule: Spy Wednesday
Holy Wednesday Station at St Mary Major The Triumphs of the Cross 1. The station is on the Esquiline, at St Mary Major, as is...
Blessed Schuster’s Daily Thoughts on the Rule: Holy Tuesday
Holy Tuesday Station at St Prisca The Memorial of the Passion 1. The Station is on the Aventine at the Titulus Priscae, which some Authors...
Blessed Schuster’s Daily Thoughts on the Rule: Holy Monday
Station at the titulus ‘de fasciola’ The Banquet at Bethany 1. The Station today is at the Titulus of Praxedes, on the Esquiline, and the...