Saturday, April 22, 2023

Good Shepherd Sunday: The Good Shepherd Giveth His Life for His Sheep

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  “I am the good shepherd: and I know Mine, and Mine know Me, as the Father knoweth Me, and I know the Father: and I lay down My life for My...
Sunday, April 16, 2023

Dominica in Albis: “…our first duty is so to sanctify the mirth of these holy days”

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Umbrian Master, St. Ambrose baptises St. Augustine , ca. 1510 T he Feast of this day is the end of the Paschal solemnity, and therefore it i...
Sunday, April 9, 2023

Through the Resurrection, We Go from Earthly Darkness to Heavenly Dignity

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  Pope St. Leo, who reigned from 440 to 461, explains the effects that Christ’s Resurrection has on our souls. A particularly fitting medita...
Thursday, April 6, 2023

Instruction for Holy Thursday

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Why is the Mass on Holy Thursday offered in the evening? What is the  Mandatum ? Why is the Blessed Sacrament translated to an altar of repo...
Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Tuesday of Passion Week: “the Jews sought to kill Him”

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By His own example when persecuted our Lord instructs us as to how to conduct ourselves in times of persecution.  Continuation of the Holy G...
Friday, March 24, 2023

The liturgical meaning of Passion Sunday

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Image: An ancient mosaic in the Ravenna basilica depicting a  crux gemmata, "jeweled cross". Why will statues in churches be veile...
Thursday, March 23, 2023

Saint Simon of Trent

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  M arch 24th 2023, the 2nd day of the Moon, were born into the better life:   …  A t Trent, the holy child Simeon, most cruelly murdered by...