Month: December 2022

  • Daily Reading

    PRAYER O God, who through the child-bearing of the holy Virgin graciously revealed the radiance of your glory to the world, grant, we pray, that we may venerate with integrity of faith the mystery of so wondrous an Incarnation and always celebrate it with due reverence. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives…

  • Divine Office: The Angelus

    The Angelus The Angelus honours the Incarnation by commemorating the angel’s greeting to Mary and her free acceptance of her destined role in the salvation of mankind. It is traditionally said at 6am, noon, and 6pm. The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit. Hail Mary, full of…

  • Daily Reading

    CANTICLE OF MARY Ant. O Wisdom, O holy Word of God, you govern all creation with your strong yet tender care. Come and show your people the way to salvation. Luke 1:46-55The soul rejoices in the Lord My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,my spirit rejoices in God my Savior for he has looked…

  • Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the Church

    Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the Church John of the Cross Spanish Catholic priest, friar, mystic, and saint. How did St John of the Cross become a Doctor of the Church? Beatified in 1675, he was canonized in 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII (r. 1724-1730) and declared a Doctor of the…

  • Daily Reading

    Memorial of Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the Church 🔗Link to history Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the Church Reading 1  IS 45:6C-8, 18, 21C-25 I am the LORD, there is no other;I form the light, and create the darkness,I make well-being and create woe;I, the LORD,…

  • that in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ the Nazarene | A great sign appeared in the sky

    God\’s temple in heaven was opened,and the ark of his covenant could be seen in the temple. Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun,with the moon under her feet,and on her head a crown of twelve stars.She was with child and wailed aloud in pain…

  • Saint Mark and Marcellian of Africa

    Saint Marcus of Africa – Saint of the Day – January 5 St. Marcus of Africa Biography St. Marcus of Africa Mark and Marcellian (Latin: Marcus et Marcellianus) are martyrs venerated as saints by the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. Deacon in Alexandria, Kemet (Africa), who agreed to the deposition at Alexandria…