Laudato Si – the Original
"I want to write a new Praise of the Lord for his creatures, which we use every day, and without which we cannot live."
Pentecost Thursday
From the Roman feast. ℣. Grant, Lord, a blessing.Benediction. May the Gospel’s holy lection Be our safety and protection.℟. Amen. Reading 1Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to LukeLuke 9:1-6At that time: Jesus called His twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. And so on. Homily by St. Ambrose,…
To Achieve Clarity, to Avoid Scandal: Some Statements on Christian Re-Enchantment
There are two senses in which I use the word ‘magic’ to denote what I’m defending.
Ember Wednesday of Pentecost: the Eucharistic Heart
There is pleasure in that heart to which the Bread That came down from heaven is sweet.
Pentecost Tuesday
Above: Coptic icon of the Good Shepherd. From the Roman Office. ℣. Grant, Lord, a blessing.Benediction. May the Gospel’s holy lection Be our safety and protection.℟. Amen. Reading 1Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to JohnJohn 10:1-10At that time: Jesus said unto the Pharisees: Amen, amen, I say unto you, he that entereth not by the door into…
Traditional Online Home School Offerings
Dear OnePeterFive donors, supporters, and readers, You know me as the editor of OnePeterFive. I am also the headmaster of Mary, Queen of the Home Academy, an online school for high school and adult formation. We’ve been working to develop a high school curriculum which would be fully orthodox & traditional for Catholic families. This coming year we…
Pentecost Monday
Above: Jesus Christ and Nicodemus by Matthias Stom (c. 1600 – after 1652) From the Roman office. ℣. Grant, Lord, a blessing.Benediction. May the Gospel’s holy lection Be our safety and protection.℟. Amen. Reading 1Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to JohnJohn 3:16-21At that time, Jesus said unto Nicodemus: God so loved the world that He gave His Only-begotten Son, that…
Colligite Fragmenta: Pentecost Sunday
Of all the liturgical treasures of Holy Roman Catholic Church, perhaps the feast of Pentecost Sunday is the richest, at least in the pre-Conciliar Vetus Ordo. In the Church’s traditional Roman Rite, Pentecost, like Easter, has a Saturday Vigil which includes the blessing of baptismal water. This was and is also the time to baptize…
The Crusade of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus
Gather a group in your parish or diocese to pray regularly these prayers for your bishop to restore the Latin Mass in your diocese and root our liturgical abuses and sacrileges.
The Art of Dress – On Materials
"Synthetics furnish a world where man would become his own god."
Wednesday in the Octave of the Ascension
From the Roman office. ℣. Grant, Lord, a blessing.Benediction. May God the Father Omnipotent, be to us merciful and clement.℟. Amen. Reading 4From the Sermons of St. Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa.Discourse on the Lords Ascension.The very thought of this day’s Festival is great enough in itself, but the Prophet David hath much inflamed our joyful enthusiasm by the…
