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Quotes
Oh, how great is a priest! The priest will not understand the greatness of his office till he is in Heaven. If he understood it on earth, he would die, not of fear, but...
Nota in Brevis
Spy Wednesday’s Briefly Noted
Today is Spy Wednesday in our tradition, the day on which Judas Iscariot decided to hand over Our Lord for thirty pieces of silver which, as the sermon at Mass this morning pointed out,...
Editor's Corner
Saint John Climacus
Today, March 30th, happens to be the commemoration of Saint John Climacus, the Syrian monk and mystic, of whom Father Mario Attard wrote on CI just recently.
Here is Pope Benedict XVI's reflection on the...
Quotes
Let us run to accompany him as he hastens towards his passion, and imitate those who met him then, not by covering his path with garments, olive branches or palms, but by doing all...
Featured
Vivaldi’s and Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater
On this eve of Passion Sunday and Holy Week, and to complement our reflection on Our Lady's role in redemption, we will re-post these two Marian and Lenten musical offerings:
The first is Antonio Vivaldi's...
Quotes
O Blessed Mary, whoever loves you honours God; whoever serves you pleases God; whoever invokes your holy name with a pure heart will infallibly receive the object of his petition. (Saint Bernard of Clairvaux)
Editor's Corner
Our Lady’s Musical Selection: Two Magnificats
On this Solemnity of the Annunciation, here are two songs to Our Lady: The first, J.S. Bach's magnificent Magnificat, published in 1733, likely for the feast of the Visitation (May 31st), based on an...
