Pre-55 Palm Sunday
Today, if ye shall hear the voice of the Lord, harden not your hearts.
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…
Msgr. Gherardini on the SSPX
He dared to comment on the SSPX.
The Descent of United Kingdom into Chaos
...both Houses would open their sessions with a “Red Mass,” invoking the Holy Ghost.
Dangerous Words and the Silent Impact of Ideologies
Which is an error just as great...
The Miraculous, Russian Icons of Our Lady of Sorrows, Part III: Martyrdom, Warnings and the Coming Unity
An ancient Latin image now teaches the Russian people.
St. Augustine’s Sermon for Passion Saturday
O foolish consultation and blinded rage!
Saturday in Passion Week
The multitude that stood and heard said that it thundered.
The Miraculous, Russian Icons of Our Lady of Sorrows, Part 2: ‘Softener of Evil Hearts’
This miraculous icon appeared in 1999 and has captivated Russian piety.
The 1955 Holy Week Reform: a Summary
Holy Week became the testing ground for a new liturgical methodology.
