Mary on Mount Calvary before the Death of Her Son
...that she may assist at the last moments of His life.
A British Eucharistic Odyssey: Galahad and the Grail reviewed
In his work, Guite has attempted to retrieve the Eucharistic significance and Christian bedrock of the Grail legend and I am delighted to report that he has succeeded.
Holy Monday Homily by St. Augustine
Whatever soul of you wishes to be truly faithful, anoint like Mary the feet of the Lord.
Pre-55 Holy Monday
But on the chastisement that is to befall Jerusalem, he gives this more definite answer.
In Illo Tempore: Palm Sunday
Ever since we set out on this spiritual journey on the Gesima Sundays, step by step we have drawn nearer to Holy Week. Now we stand at the threshold of the remaining days of Holy Week and the Sacred Triduum, those three days which are at once the Church’s deepest descent and highest elevation. Weariness…
The Mystery of Passiontide and Holy Week
Above: Christus mit der heiligen Veronika auf dem Weg zum Kalvarienberg, possibly from the Danube school, c. 1520. From The Liturgical Year. The holy liturgy is rich in mystery during these days of the Church’s celebrating the anniversaries of so many wonderful events; but as the principal part of these mysteries is embodied in the…