Ruminations of an Amateur Monastic
Sir Thomas More(by Hans Holbein the Younger) Today is the memorial of one of my favourite saints, Saint Thomas More, who died at the hands of King Henry VIII (that villain). That is, today is his memorial in the modern Roman calendar, which he shares with Saint John Fisher, also executed by the same king. In my Benedictine ordo, however, […]
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Today is Good Friday: the commemoration of the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ at Calvary. Ecce lignum Crucis, in quo salus mundi pepéndit. Veníte adorémus. Behold the wood of the Cross, on which hung the salvation of the world. Come let us adore. (Missale Romanum: Friday of the Passion of the Lord) Ecce homo: Behold, the man He was […]
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Robert William Chambers (May 26, 1865 – December 16, 1933) Today is the 86th anniversary of the death of Robert W. Chambers, a perhaps little remembered writer who nevertheless had an enormous impact on me. It was only much later that I found out he was Catholic, and I read his works in an entirely different light.In your charity, please […]
» Read moreGreat video from the Latin Mass Society on the ancient Pre-Lenten season of Septuagesima or Shrovetide. Septuagesima from LMS on Vimeo.
» Read moreAdvent begins with tonight’s vespers, for tomorrow is the First Sunday of Advent. See the Lord coming from afar. His splendor fills the earth. (Magnificat Antiphon for I Vespers on the First Sunday of Advent) Not sure exactly what Advent is? Here’s a two-minute snapshot.
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