Easter Sunday: O Sacred Banquet in which Christ is Received!
Christ our Passover has been sacrificed, alleluia; therefore let us keep the feast with the unleavened bread of purity and truth, alleluia, alleluia (Communion...
The Mystery of the Mass
‘This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me….This is the cup of the new covenant in my blood....
Bach’s Two Passions
A blessed and grace-filled Passion/Palm Sunday to all our readers. Johann Sebastian Bach, according to sources, wrote five 'Passions', orchestral chorales based the final...
Mater Dolorosa: Our Lady of Sorrows
(In the calendar of the usus antiquior, today, the Friday before Holy Week, is the memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows. In the revisions...
Lassus’ Psalmi Poenitentialis
Orlando de Lassus (ca. 1532 - 1594), a Dutch composer of the late Renaissance, was also one of the most prolific and influential, up...
The Seven Penitential Psalms
When you are old—as I am—a single word or event can release a flood of memories. That happened to me when I noticed that...
Pope Francis Ends His Visit to Malta
On Sunday 3 April 2022, Pope Francis formally drew to a close his 36th apostolic visit which brought him to Malta. There have been...
Senses of Scripture in the Prodigal Son
In 1861, John William Burgon, the (Anglican) dean of Chichester cathedral, preached a sermon in Christ Church cathedral, Oxford, that included the following statement:
THE...
Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
(Here is the text of the Act of Consecration which Pope Francis will pray today, in union with all the bishops of the world....
Ten Reasons Why I love Saint Joseph
One of the most loved figures within Christianity is certainly St Joseph, whose silence makes him more popular. Joseph preached and convinced by his...
