Saint Ignatius Loyola was, before becoming a saint, a man of practical affairs, being a career soldier and aristocrat. I say “before becoming a saint” using the narrow, strict notion of the word saint, that of being someone excellently holy, … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, da nobis fídei, spei et caritátis augméntum: et, ut mereámur asséqui quod promíttis, fac nos amáre quod prǽcipis. … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the twelfth Sunday after Pentecost: Omnípotens et miséricors Deus, de cuius múnere venit, ut tibi a fidélibus tuis digne et laudabíliter serviátur: tríbue, quǽsumus, nobis; ut … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the eleventh Sunday after Pentecost: Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, qui, abundántia pietátis tuæ, et mérita súpplicum excédis et vota: effúnde super nos misericórdiam tuam; ut dimíttas quæ … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the tenth Sunday after Pentecost: Deus, qui omnipoténtiam tuam parcéndo máxime et miserándo maniféstas: multíplica super nos misericórdiam tuam; ut, ad tua promíssa curréntes, cœléstium bonórum … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the ninth Sunday after Pentecost: Páteant aures misericórdiæ tuæ, Dómine, précibus supplicántium: et, ut peténtibus desideráta concédas; fac eos quæ tibi sunt plácita, postuláre. Here is … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the eighth Sunday after Pentecost: Largíre nobis, quǽsumus, Dómine, semper spíritum cogitándi quæ recta sunt, propítius et agéndi: ut, qui sine te esse non póssumus, secúndum … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the seventh Sunday after Pentecost: Deus, cuius providéntia in sui dispositióne non fállitur: te súpplices exorámus; ut nóxia cuncta submóveas, et ómnia nobis profutúra concédas. Here is … Continue reading
For the month of July, my wife and I are reading Father Faber’s book on the mystery of the Precious Blood. In it, Father Faber writes the following about the salvation made possible by this mystery, “The least accidental joy … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the fifth Sunday after Pentecost: Deus, qui diligéntibus te bona invisibília præparásti: infúnde córdibus nostris tui amóris afféctum; ut te in ómnibus et super ómnia diligéntes, promissiónes … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the fourth Sunday after Pentecost: Da nobis, quǽsumus, Dómine: ut et mundi cursus pacífice nobis tuo órdine dirigátur; et Ecclésia tua tranquílla devotióne lætétur. Here is my … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the third Sunday after Pentecost: Protéctor in te sperántium, Deus, sine quo nihil est válidum, nihil sanctum: multíplica super nos misericórdiam tuam; ut, te rectóre, te … Continue reading
A Lutheran from New Jersey called me last week. His question for me, which is of no consequence to these lines, led us to a discussion of the problem of evil in the Church of Jesus Christ. You see, this … Continue reading
The following is the speech I gave at IHM School’s graduation yesterday. Readers should know that our school in rural southern New Hampshire is very small. We had three graduates this year. My effort was to be lighthearted as well as informative and … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for Trinity Sunday: Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, qui dedísti fámulis tuis in confessióne veræ fídei, ætérnæ Trinitátis glóriam agnóscere, et in poténtia majestátis adoráre Unitátem: quǽsumus; ut, ejúsdem … Continue reading
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