We have an apparent contradiction between the Epistle and the Gospel today. St. Paul lays down the rule that if we live according to the flesh we shall die, but if by the spirit, we mortify the deeds of the … Continue reading
Category: Mass and the Liturgy
The Third Sunday after Pentecost
Today can be called the Sunday of Merciful Love. The Divine Mercy is brought before our eyes in manifold ways it the propers of the Third Sunday after Pentecost. This liturgy predates the feast of the Sacred Heart, so it … Continue reading
Interview With Father Calvin Goodwin on the Traditional Latin Mass
This is a Zenit reprint from their Column God’s Men by Traci Osuna. Here is a clip: “We’ve probably trained several hundred priests, at least, in the last three years since “Summorum Pontificum,” just in our North American district. A … Continue reading
Second Sunday after Pentecost
“Come, for everything is now ready.” There is a common theme in the Epistle and the Gospel of today. It is that the same God who wants us to love Him in the Eucharist and to come to His heavenly … Continue reading
The Leonine Prayers and the Conversion of Russia
In reading this morning about the street fighting going on in Kingston, Jamaica, where battles between the police and drug dealers has left twenty-six civilians dead, plus thirty more between the gang members and police (if I am reading the … Continue reading
Pentecost Sunday
Today is the anniversary of the Holy Ghost’s mission on earth. Because that mission is largely neglected, sorely misunderstood, and vitally important for the life of the Church and individuals, we should do our best to understand it so that … Continue reading
Sunday after the Ascension
Today we find ourselves liturgically between two great feasts, the Ascension and Pentecost. The Church has her mind on both of these mysteries. This is well illustrated by the two alleluia verses. The first points us back to Our Lord’s … Continue reading
Fifth Sunday after Easter
“If you ask the Father anything in My name, He will give it to you.” As I have already pointed out, the Gospels we have been reading during these Sundays between Easter and the Ascension are from Our Lord’s discourse … Continue reading
Fourth Sunday after Easter
Today’s propers continue to give us practical instruction on living the “resurrected life” of Christ. The Gospel gives us our second notice that the Holy Ghost will soon come, and His mission will be to complete the work of Christ … Continue reading
Solemn High Pontifical Tridentine Latin Mass Offered Friday in Nation’s Basilica
Bishop Edward Slattery of Tulsa Oklahoma offered the traditional rite Mass at Our Lady’s Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Monsignor Charles Pope wrote a short piece on the event in the Washington DC Archdiocesan website. He also answered there questions … Continue reading
Third Sunday after Easter
Today’s Gospel presents us with the first reference in the Easter Cycle to Our Lord’s Ascension. For three weeks now, we have enjoyed the sweetness of our resurrected Lord’s presence, as symbolized by the Paschal Candle in the sanctuary. In … Continue reading
Second Sunday after Easter
The second Sunday after Easter is called “Good Shepherd Sunday.” The neophytes — those who were baptized on Holy Saturday — are encouraged to look upon upon themselves as sheep of the flock and to look upon Jesus as their … Continue reading
Second Sunday of Lent
Today’s Gospel is a startling contrast to last week’s. Last week, we saw Our Lord in the desert hungry from a forty-day fast, being tempted by the devil. The Church took great pains to show us Our Lord doing penance … Continue reading