Saint Anselm of Aosta (c. 1033 —1109)
Today is the feast of Saint Anselm, abbot of Bec, and archbishop of Canterbury, whose writings, we read at Matins, ‘seem to be drawn from...
Pascha Clausum
Quasimodo Sunday, Dominica in Albis Feast of Divine Mercy Haec est dies quam fecit Dominus “This is the day the Lord has made, let us...
Emmaus Monday 2015
It is our custom on Emmaus Monday, that is, the Monday of Easter, for the community to go for a long walk in the country...
Altar of Repose on Maundy Thursday
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The Lamentations of Holy Saturday
Cantus Lamentationum Juxta Hispanos Codices Listen here: http://cenacleosb.podbean.com/ ...
Verbum Crucis
Struck by the expression on the faces of Christ and of the Angel holding the chalice to His pierced side, I took this photograph of...
Preaching to Preachers: Part IV
The Third Conference
1 Corinthians 1:18 ὁ λόγος γὰρ ὁ τοῦ σταυροῦ τοῖς μὲν ἀπολλυμένοις μωρία ἐστίν, τοῖς δὲ σῳζομένοις ἡμῖν δύναμις θεοῦ ἐστιν. Verbum...
Preaching to Preachers: Part II
The Second Conference The bright eighth mode intervals of last evening’s Magnificat Antiphon — as we had it in our Benedictine antiphonal — are still...
Scriptorium Half–Renovated
We had some work done on our scriptorium/library this week. At long last, most of our books are out of packing cases and at home...
Life Around the Priory
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The Annunciation
The First and Indispensable School of Holy Preaching Reading this sermon of Pope Saint Leo the Great, given for Matins of today’s feast in the...
Holy Week Schedule 2015
Given our small number and very limited vocal resources, our Holy Week and Paschal celebrations will be as simple as possible. We trust that God...
Vexilla Regis
The hymn Vexilla Regis was composed in 569 A.D. by Saint Venantius Fortunatus on the occasion of the solemn reception of a Relic of the...
Fulget Crucis Mysterium
This lovely medieval image depicts Our Lady Saint Mary, Saint John the Beloved Disciple, and the Wounded Side of Christ. Together, Our Lady and Saint...
O Passio Magna
A Compunctionate Prayer There are a number of variants of this beautiful prayer on the Passion of Christ. This particular version is found in a...
Saint Joseph and Mother Mectilde
Last year I translated the account of Saint Joseph’s apparition to Mother Mectilde de Bar on 19 March 1653. Mother Mectilde, very much like her...
Praying to Saint Joseph for Priests
Prayer to Saint Joseph for Priests O glorious Saint Joseph, who, on the word of the angel speaking to you in the night, put fear...
St Patrick’s Day Pilgrimage to the Hill of Slane
In celebration of the feast of Saint Patrick, part of the community made a little pilgrimage to the Holy Hill of Slane where, in 433...
Priests who have their gaze directed to God
Address to the Saint Joseph’s Young Priests Society All Hallows, Drumcondra, Dublin Saturday, 14 March 2015 Their Gaze Directed to God Just a few days...
Saint Joseph’s Young Priests Society
Saturday of the Third Week of Lent 14 March 2015 Saint Joseph’s Young Priests Society I was invited to address yesterday the Dublin Congress of...