Monthly Archives: April 2012

The Tree of Life

From a sermon by Saint Theodore the Studite The precious and lifegiving cross of Christ How precious the gift of the cross, how splendid to contemplate! In the cross there is no mingling of good and evil, as in the … Continue reading

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The Vatican Website

The Vatican website, https://www.vatican.va/, includes a page listing the latest publications. For example, in the English translation of today’s general audience, Pope Benedict XVI remarks that: . . . today is marked by the spiritual joy of Easter, born of the … Continue reading

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Proper Texts

[H/T Jeffrey Tucker] This website could save you hours of surfing and typing. It offers sheets for the full year of the propers of the Mass in Latin and English, plus an explanation of the meaning of the particular day. They are … Continue reading

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The Triduum

The Triduum is an excellent example that the law of belief and doctrine is founded upon the law of prayer and worship (lex orandi, lex credendi). Let me explain. The Catholic Church teaches that the services of Holy Thursday, Good … Continue reading

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