The Sabbath Queen
Every Sabbath (Saturday) is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary When the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to the three shepherd children Lucia,…
all saints and sacred liturgy
The Luminous Mysteries, and Our Lady, Star of the Sea
The Luminous Mysteries Some days ago, as I meandered through the many shades of green and of May‘s fragrances close to a…
A saintly Spanish farmer and his wife: San Isidro Labrador
“The five saints“ The 15th May is the feast day of San Isidro Labrador, Saint Isidore the Farmer, and of his wife…
The Twelve Holy Apostles no. 1: Saints Philip and James the Less, the first bishop of Jerusalem
The Twelve Apostles “Now He climbs up on the mountain and calls those He Himself wanted, and they came to Him. He…
Sanctifying every day and praying without ceasing: sacred signs on our bodies
Sacramentals “Holy Mother Church has, moreover, instituted sacramentals. These are sacred signs which bear a resemblance to the sacraments. They signify effects,…
Saint Gregory of Nazianzus on the Holy Spirit
Who is Saint Gregory Nazianzus? 9th May is the traditional feast day of one of the three so-called “Cappadocian Fathers“: Saint Gregory…
7th May 351: The Apparition of the Holy Cross over Jerusalem, “extending as far as the holy Mount of Olives“
On the 7th May It happens that you sit down at your kitchen table on a quite lonely Friday night while some…
Sanctifying every day and praying without ceasing: the sign of the cross
Sanctifying every moment and praying without ceasing “‘Hear O Israel, the LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love ADONAI your God…
The Mount of Olives, and praying ad orientem
On the Mount of Olives “Then Yeshua led them out as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed…
Saint George of Lydda, the dragon slayer
“The man who conquered Palestine“ beheaded at Lydda Somewhere in between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, yet much closer to Tel Aviv, lies…