Epistle: Galatians 4:22-31 Gospel: John 6:1-15 Grant, we beseech Thee, O almighty God, that we, who for our evil deeds justly deserve to be punished, by the comfort of Thy grace may mercifully be relieved. – From the Collect for the Fourth Sunday in Lent This Sunday is the Fourth Sunday in Lent, also known…
The theme of my conversation is: The new scenarios in Italy and in Europe during and after the Coronavirus crisis. I will not speak about this theme from a medical or scientific point of view as I do not have this competence. I will instead consider the argument from three other points of view: the…
Epistle: Ephesians 5:1-9 Gospel: Luke 11:14-28 Humbling ourselves before Thee, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, favorably to regard the desires of our heart: and in our defense to stretch forth the right hand of Thy Majesty. – From the Collect for the Third Sunday in Lent Lent is a time of battle. On the First…
Dr. Peter Kwasniewski argued in a recently republished article at 1P5 that it is not appropriate for women to be lectors at Mass because putting them in that position disrupts and contradicts the symbolism of the liturgy. While I agree with Dr. Kwasniewski’s argument, I would like to add some precisions regarding the biblical basis…
The words of Satan, “Did God really say…?,” to Eve are perfectly tempting. They do not directly challenge the commands of God or appear to contain any malice. These innocent-sounding words, however, contain an obvious counter to the wisdom of God. Rather than challenge God directly, which Satan knows to be foolish, the words undermine…
Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-7 Gospel: Matthew 17:1-9 O God, Who seest that we have no power whatever from ourselves, keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls; that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body and from all evil thoughts which may hurt the soul.…
Not too long ago, I was driving and came upon a car going very slowly in the fast lane. I moved closer and closer to give this guy the hint that other people would like to go quite a bit faster than he was apparently accustomed to, but after a couple of minutes of me…
Epistle: 2 Corinthians 6:1-10 Gospel: Matthew 4:1-11 O God, who dost purify Thy Church by the yearly observance of forty days; grant to Thy household that what we strive to obtain from Thee by self denial, we may secure by good works. – From the Collect for the First Sunday in Lent As literature, the…
This past Sunday, I had the privilege of attending a conference talk on Heaven by Father Isaac Mary Relyea, part of a Lenten mission series on the Four Last Things hosted by The Fatima Center. In the car on the way there, I joked about how my fiancé and I needed Father Isaac to give…
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Gospel: Luke 18:31-43 Do Thou, we beseech Thee, O Lord mercifully hear our prayers, that we being loosed from the bonds of our sins, may by Thee be defended against all adversity. – From the Collect for the Quinquagesima Sunday The readings for Quinquagesima Sunday, the last Sunday before we begin…
It all started with a text from my sister. I had just gotten off work and walked out to my car. There, waiting on my phone, was the news that my mom hadn’t shown up for work that morning, that there had been an accident with a fatality on her commute, that she wasn’t answering…
