November 1, 2021

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine – All Souls‘ Day

November 1, 2021

“Requiem aeternam done eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. Requiescant in pace. Amen.““Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let…

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The feast of All Saints according to the “Golden Legend“

November 1, 2021

The four purposes of this feast day according to Jacobus de Voragine‘s Golden Legend “The Feast of All Saints was instituted for…

“Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls.“
(Jeremiah 6: 16)

“When once men recognize, both in private and in public life, that Christ is King, society will at last receive the great blessings of real liberty, well-ordered discipline, peace and harmony.“
(Pope Pius XI, Quas primas)

“There is certainly an enormous disparity between the powerful resources available to the forces promoting the ‘culture of death‘ and the means at the disposal of those working for a ‘culture of life and love‘. But we know that we can rely on the help of God, for whom nothing is impossible.“
(Saint John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae)