What have you done thus far?
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Vis sanus fieri? — Dost thou want to be made whole?
Introit Rescue me out of my necessities O Lord: see my humiliation and my struggle, and put away all my sins. V. To Thee, O...
You are the light of the world
Tuesday of the First Week of Lent: The Collect Réspice, Dómine, famíliam tuam: et præsta; ut apud te mens nostra tuo desidério fúlgeat, quæ se...
Lectio Divina for the First Week of Lent
Lectio Divina for the First Week of Lent 9 — 15 March 2014 Preparation 1. Clear your desk. 2. Have on your desk only your...
Zaccheus Press: Fine Catholic Books for Lent
Zaccheus Press is a small Catholic press devoted to publishing fine books for all readers seeking a deeper understanding of the Catholic faith. Holy reading...
Audivit Dominus et misertus est mihi
Saturday After Ash Wednesday At the Introit: The Lord hath heard, and hath had mercy on me: the Lord became my Helper. V. I will...
For My Oblates . . . and Others
Saint Benedict the Practical When it comes to the observance of Lent, Saint Benedict is very practical, very concrete. He doesn’t spend a lot of...
Lent 2014
Horarium: Lent 2014 Life in a small monastery is full of unpredictable elements; we often have to adjust our schedule to changing circumstances. That being...
Lectio Divina for the Week of Quinquagesima
He that shall meditate day and night on the law of the Lord, shall bring forth his fruit in due season (Psalm 1:2–3, Communion Antiphon...
The only spotless priest without sin
The Proper Mass of the Feast of Reparation for Offenses Committed Against the Most Holy Sacrament (Thursday after Sexagesima) contains the following beautiful Preface: It...
A Lover of the Pierced Heart of Jesus
Blessed Marie de Jésus Deluil–Martiny Today, besides being, in our monastery, Feast of Reparation for Offenses Committed Against the Most Holy Sacrament, is also the...
Pray for little Gavin Glynn
Please do continue praying for 3 year old Gavin Glynn — the little fellow in his Daddy’s arms in the photo. Prayer to Mother Yvonne–Aimée...
Neither divine consolation nor human
“The bother and troubles that your charge give you are the bother and troubles of obedience. If you bear them with a little bit of...
Lectio Divina for the Week of Sexagesima
Every week I prepare a sheet to facilitate the lectio divina of the community. Although this is intended primarily for those who are at the...
Into the silence of God
The Mectildian Jubilee Year (1614–2014) continues to provide me with an opportunity to share something of the immense treasure of her spiritual doctrine with the...
Salvum me fac in tua misericordia
Septuagesima Sunday 2014 The sorrows of death surrounded me, the sorrows of hell encompassed me; and in my affliction I called upon the Lord, and...
Lectio Divina for the Week of Septuagesima
Every week I prepare a sheet to facilitate the lectio divina of the community. Although this is intended primarily for those who are at the...
Ut perfectam disciplinam teneamus in Christo
A Soldier Turned Monk Today is the feast of Saint Benedict of Aniane (745-821). Under the patronage of Louis the Pious (778-840), Benedict of Aniane,...
The Way of the Pilgrim
Pilgrimage and Enclosure When one thinks of the Benedictine ideal, one imagines monks behind their enclosure walls, buried deep in a kind of unshakeable stability....
Ask her intercession now!
I received this morning the most touching request to pray for little Gavin Glynn, who has been fighting cancer for the last 2.5 years. Gavin...