Novena to the Holy Ghost, Sixth Day – The Gift of Understanding
Sixth DayÂ
If Thou take Thy grace away,Â
Nothing pure in man will stay,
And his good is turn'd to ill.
The Gift of Understanding
Understanding, as a...
Hope Abounds: An Ordination and a Wedding
I just returned from a hopeful weekend, which I thought would share with readers, from attending an ordination and a wedding, the new priest,...
Novena to the Holy Ghost, Fifth Day – The Gift of Knowledge
Fifth DayÂ
Light immortal! Light Divine!Â
Visit Thou these hearts of Thine,
And our inmost being fill!.
The Gift of Knowledge
The gift of Knowledge enables the soul...
Whiskey in the Ruins
This first day of June, is apparently is the anniversary of the invention of Scotch whiskey - Gaelic for aqua vitae - the water...
Novena to the Holy Ghost, Second Day – The Gift of Fear
Second Day (for the First Day, please see here)
Come, Father of the Poor!
Come, treasures that endure!
Come, Light of all that live!
The Gift of...
Novena to the Holy Ghost, Third Day – The Gift of Piety
Third Day (for the First Day, please see here)
Thou, of all consolers best,
Visiting the troubled breast,
Dost refreshing peace bestow
The Gift of Piety
The...
Novena to the Holy Ghost, Fourth Day – The Gift of Fortitude
Fourth DayÂ
Thou, in toil are comfort sweet,Â
Pleasant coolness in the heat,
Solace in the midst of woe.
The Gift of Fortitude
By the gift of Fortitude...
Ascension and Novena to the Holy Ghost – First Day
In the Church universal, the solemnity of Ascension is on its traditional day, Thursday - so a blessed, if belated, and joyous one to...
Blessed Joseph of Igualada, OFM Cap
This 27th of May is the feast day of the Capuchin Blessed Joseph of Igualada, a beardless Capuchin, which for some of us in...
Newman and St. Philip Neri: The Quest for Sanctity
In honour of today's saint, here is an essay from a while back by Father Jonathan Robinson, C.O., (+2020, requiescat in pace) founder of...
