Homily by St. Augustine on John 7
Already He signified what He is to do with the quick and the dead.
Octave Day of the Epiphany: the Baptism of the Lord
℣. Grant, Lord, a blessing.Benediction. May God the Father Omnipotent, be to us merciful and clement.℟. Amen. Reading 4From the Sermons of St. Gregory of Nazianzus, Patriarch of Constantinople.Discourse on the Epiphany, 2I am not able to restrain the outbursts of my happiness. I feel changed and elated. I forget my own meanness while I undertake and try to discharge…
3rd Day in the Octave of the Epiphany
There are some heretics who believe Him to be God, but confess not His Kingly dominion over all things.
Octave Day of St. John – 10th Day of Christmas
Because of the lofty and glorious flight of his teaching.
9th Day of Christmas – Octave of St. Stephen
He did not rejoice at the thought that God would take vengeance on his persecutors.
V Day within the Octave of All Saints
"Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness."
IV Day in the Octave of All Saints
Editor’s note: reminder that anyone who devoutly visits a cemetery during the Octave (between November 1st and 8th), praying — even mentally — for the departed, may obtain one plenary indulgence per day, applicable only to the souls in Purgatory, under the usual conditions. ℣. Grant, Lord, a blessing.Benediction. May God the Father Omnipotent, be to us…










