Pope Consecrates Vatican City to Saint Michael and Saint Joseph
Spiritual Cleansing Something truly extraordinary happened in the gardens of Vatican City State this morning. Pope Francis, in the presence of Pope Benedict XVI, consecrated...
The Cure of the Sick Brother (XXVIII)
CHAPTER XXVIII. Of Those Who, Being Often Corrected, Do Not Amend 5 Mar. 5 July. 4 Nov. If any brother who has been frequently corrected...
The Cross and the Lily
A Date to Remember It was 5 July, 1922. Twenty-one year old Yvonne Beauvais was on holiday in a centuries-old backwater monastery in Brittany, far...
Dixit Dominus Domino meo (XVIII)
CHAPTER XVIII. In What Order the Psalms Are to Be Said 23 Feb. 24 June. 24 Oct. Vespers are to be sung every day with...
Little Hours (XVIII:2)
CHAPTER XVIII. In What Order the Psalms Are to Be Said 22 Feb. 23 June. 23 Oct. At Tierce, Sext and None on Monday are...
Via, Veritas, et Vita (XVIII:1)
CHAPTER XVIII. In What Order the Psalms Are to Be Said 21 Feb. 22 June. 22 Oct. First of all let this verse be said:...
Deus in adjutorium meum intende (XVII)
I find this image of Saint Dominic at prayer so expressive of the Deus in adjutorium that I had to use it, even though it...
At All Times and in All Places: Praise (XVI)
CHAPTER XVI. How the Work of God is to Be Done in the Daytime 19 Feb. 20 June. 20 Oct. As the prophet saith: “Seven...
I set thee apart for myself
Yesterday, at the invitation of the Chancellor of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Malta in Ireland, I offered Holy Mass and...
So Great a Cloud of Witnesses (XIV)
CHAPTER XIV. How the Night-Office is to Be Said on Saints’ Days 17 Feb. 18 June. 18 Oct. On the Festivals of Saints, and all...
Blessed M-Jean-Joseph Lataste, O.P. and Saint Joseph
Blessed Marie-Jean-Joseph Lataste, O.P. Ten months before his death on March 10, 1869, Father Marie Jean-Joseph Lataste, O.P. pronounced a very special vow. His desire...
Pater noster qui es in caelis
CHAPTER XIII. How Lauds Are to Be Said on Weekdays 16 Feb. 17 June. 17 Oct. The Office of Lauds and Vespers, however, must never...
Splendor paternae gloriae
CHAPTER XIII. How Lauds Are to be Said on Weekdays 15 Feb. 16 June. 16 Oct. On week-days let Lauds be celebrated in the manner...
From morning’s first light (XII)
CHAPTER XII. How the Solemn Office of Lauds is to Be Said 14 Feb. 15 June. 15 Oct. At Lauds on Sunday let the sixty-sixth...
On earth as it is in heaven (X and XI)
CHAPTER X. How the Night-Office is to Be Said in Summer Time 12 Feb. 13 June. 13 Oct. From Easter to the first of November...
Et inclinato capite tradidit spiritum (XII:7)
At the core of the Rule of Saint Benedict one finds the open Heart of Jesus Crucified, and His most sweet Face inclined in the...
Te Deum Laudamus
We were feeling the need for a more rhythmic and chant-worthy rendering of the Te Deum in English. Certain emphatic repetitions were deemed necessary. This...
Not noisy in speech
CHAPTER VII. Of Humility 8 Feb. 9 June. 9 Oct. The eleventh degree of humility is, that when a monk speaketh, he do so gently...
Cardinal Piacenza to Seminarians
Letter to Seminarians on the Occasion of the Day for the Sanctification of Priests The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus 7 June...
Et quasi absconditus vultus ejus et despectus (VII:7)
CHAPTER VII. Of Humility 4 Feb. 5 June. 5 Oct. The seventh degree of humility is, that he should not only call himself with his...