The Holy Night and miracles in the city of Rome
To Rome for Christmas! – I thought some weeks ago, yet for various reasons, including sickness, I am simply at home for…
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Quadragesimal Sancti Martini – the traditional Advent fast
Saint Martin‘s Lent We are entering into a new liturgical season tonight that was traditionally called Saint Martin‘s Lent or the Forty…
Reverence for the consecrated hands of priests with deacon Saint Francis of Assisi
“Out of reverence towards this Sacrament , nothing touches it, but what is consecrated; hence the corporal and the chalice are consecrated,…
“It is not necessary to seek the truth among others which it is easy to obtain from the Church“ – excerpts from Saint Ireneaus of Lyons‘ books “Against heresies“
Saint Ireneaus of Lyons, Doctor of the Church In 2022, Saint Ireneaus of Lyons, martyred at the beginning of the third century…
The Battle of the White Hill, the Church of Our Lady of Victory, and the Holy Infant of Prague
Every traditional place of pilgrimage is not only a font of manifold graces but also an attic of vintage stories. For centuries,…
“Everywhere we venerate the tombs of the martyrs“ – on the relics of the saints, and the Abbey of Saint Victor in Marseille
A day in Marseille On the 4th February this year, at the very beautiful Abbey of Saint Victor in Marseille, a place…
What the Legenda Aurea tells us about the ascension of Christ to heaven
Forty days after the day of Christ‘s resurrection, the Church celebrates His glorious ascension into heaven. As this feast day draws near,…
The origin and meaning of the Minor Rogations before Ascension Thursday as explained in the Legenda Aurea
The Minor Rogations The three days before the Thursday of the Ascension of Christ are traditionally known as Rogation days. The Latin…
The Twelve Holy Apostles no. 10: Saint Matthias
He was the last one to be chosen as one of the Twelve Apostles, and he is the last one in this…
Septuagesima, Sexagesima, Quinquagesima, and Quadragesima according to the “Golden Legend“
Lent is near The liturgical season of Lent is drawing closer these days, or rather we are walking steadily towards it. The…