Feast of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus
Feast Instituted by Benedict XV On 9 November 1921, Pope Benedict XV instituted the feast of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus to be celebrated on...
Prayer to Mary, the Sacerdotal Virgin
Marked by the priestly piety of the school of Bérulle, Pope Saint Pius X was singularly favourable to the invocation of Our Blessed Lady under...
Praying Against the Heathen
This morning I offered the Votive Mass Against the Heathen, also known as the Mass for the Defense of the Church. The lovely image depicts...
Priests: First Builders of the Civilization of Love
Here is the Angelus Message given by the Holy Father today, Sunday, 13 June, 2010: Dear brothers and sisters! Conclusion of the Year for Priests...
Multiply Upon Us Thy Mercy
Illumination and Healing On this Sunday within the Octave of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Third Sunday after Pentecost, the liturgy is of an...
A Summons to Purification and to Joy
HOMILY OF THE MASS OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS CELEBRATED BY HIS HOLINESS, POPE BENEDICT XVI AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE YEAR FOR PRIESTS,...
The Father’s Will
This is the fourth in a series of commentaries on Pope Benedict XVI’s Consecration of Priests to the Maternal Heart of Mary. I am writing...
Priest and Victim on the Altar of the Cross
Pope Benedict XVI Apostolic Journey to Cyprus 5 June 2010 In this Year for Priests, let me address a special word to the priests present...
This Day Was Chosen
The transfer of the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ to Sunday by the Bishops of the United States is unfortunate; it effectively...
Praying Over the Act of Consecration
I began this morning a little commentary on the Holy Father’s Consecration of Priests to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. I will have to post...
Impossible to Man’s Powers, But Not To God’s
All Priest In recalling the holiness of Saint Philip, it occurs to me that it was essentially this: he was all priest. He was always...
Do Not Tire of Visiting Us
Tonight, at least, I have no words to express what I perceive to be the significance of this Act of Consecration in the context of...
Saint Lydia Purpuraria
Sixth Monday of Paschaltide Acts 16:11-15 John 15:26–16:4 Three Fundamental Values Saint Luke’s account of the conversion of Lydia Purpuraria (the dealer in purple stuffs)...
Blessed Bernardo Francisco de Hoyos, S.J.
I was remiss in not posting something about the beatification of Father Bernardo Francisco de Hoyos, S.J., which took place this past April 19th. Because...
Gleanings From Today’s Liturgy
The patristic reading at Matins really struck me this morning. I first began reading Clement of Alexandria about forty years ago. I remember going to...
The Mother and the Face of the Son
For an explanation of the Port Arthur Icon of the Triumph of the Theotokos, go here. The Virgin Mary is she who more than any...
An Icon Written in Blood
Here is the Zenit translation of the Holy Father’s address after viewing the Holy Shroud of Turin on Sunday, 2 May 2010. I am especially...
Oblate Sunday: Vespers
Today is our monthly Oblate Sunday. Our local Oblates, layfolk belonging to the monastery’s extended family, will gather at 3:30 p.m. for a conference on...
Beginning Our Lady’s Month
For the first day of the month of Mary, ponder this beautiful passage from the Sermon of Saint Germanus on the Dormition of the Holy...
Give it all to Mary
Friends, readers of Vultus Christi, and others often write me asking for intercessory prayer for a particular intention, for the resolution of a crisis, or...