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St. Raphael the Archangel (October 24) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Feast of the Archangel Saint Raphael, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.Saint Raphael the Archangel is one of the seven holy angels who stand before the throne of God and is especially honored as a guide, protector, and healer. His name means “God heals,” and his mission is most fully revealed in the Book of Tobias, where he accompanies the young Tobias on his journey, protects him from danger, helps him obtain the remedy that restores his father Tobit's sight, and guides him toward a blessed mar...
The Shedding of Christ’s Blood (Chapter 10) — Explanation of the Holy Mass by Fr. Martin von Cochem
Chapter 10 of ‘The Explanation of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass’ by Fr. Martin von Cochem: "In the Holy Mass the Shedding of Christ’s Blood is Renewed".'Explanation of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass' by Fr. Martin von Cochem is a classic 17th-century Catholic devotional work that passionately and engagingly explains the immense spiritual value, mystery, and supernatural power of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Drawing on Scripture, the Church Fathers, and mystical theology, Cochem portrays the Mass as a re-presentation of Christ’s sacrifice on Calvary, a source of infinite grace, and the highest act of worsh...
St. Ursula (October 21) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Feast of Saint Ursula, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.Saint Ursula is traditionally honored as a Christian virgin and martyr who lived during the early centuries of the Church. According to a medieval legend, she was a British princess who, together with a company of eleven thousand virgins, undertook a pilgrimage to Rome before returning toward her homeland. At Cologne, Germany, they were captured by the Huns, who sought to force them to abandon their Christian faith and purity. Ursula courageously refused the advances of their l...
St. Hilarion (October 21) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Feast of Saint Hilarion, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.Saint Hilarion (c. 291–371) was an early Christian monk and hermit, renowned for his holiness, austerity, and role in establishing monastic life in Palestine. Born near Gaza, he studied in Alexandria, where he embraced Christianity and was deeply impressed by the example of Saint Anthony the Great, the celebrated Egyptian hermit. After visiting Anthony in the desert, Hilarion returned to his homeland and devoted himself to a life of prayer, fasting, and solitude, attracting many disciples through his holin...
St. John Cantius (October 20) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Feast of Saint John Cantius, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.Saint John Cantius (1390–1473) was a Polish priest, theologian, and professor at the University of Kraków, renowned for his profound humility, charity, and devotion to the Holy Eucharist. Though distinguished for his learning, he lived with great simplicity, giving generously to the poor and making pilgrimages to Rome and Jerusalem. He was known for his spirit of penance, his patience under criticism, and his sincere efforts to make amends whenever he believed he had offended another. H...
St. Peter of Alcantara (October 19) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Feast of Saint Peter of Alcantara, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.Saint Peter of Alcántara (1499–1562) was a Spanish Franciscan friar and priest renowned for his extraordinary penance, deep humility, and life of prayer. Entering the Franciscan Order as a young man, he embraced a rigorous life of poverty and mortification, spending long hours in contemplation and enduring severe bodily austerities for the love of God. He became a distinguished preacher and spiritual director, and worked tirelessly to restore the original fervor of Franciscan observance through a...
The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume II of the Time after Pentecost. Please note that Servant of God Dom Prosper Guéranger went to his eternal reward in 1875; at this point, Volumes I-IX (Advent to Pentecost Saturday) had been completed, but Volumes X-XV (Trinity Sunday to Advent) had not yet been completed. Thus, the remaining readings of the Liturgical Year (including this reading), from Trinity Sunday until Advent, were not directly authored by Dom Prosper, but were the work of his disciple Dom Lucien Fromage. Dom Prosper Guéranger's...
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (October 17) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Feast of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647–1690) was a French Visitandine nun who became the principal instrument through whom Our Lord Jesus Christ made known His desire for the establishment of devotion to His Sacred Heart. From her childhood, she was drawn to prayer and the religious life, and in 1671 she entered the Visitation convent at Paray-le-Monial. There, beginning in 1673, she received a series of visions of Our Lord, who revealed to her the burning love of His Sacre...
St. Hedwig of Silesia (October 16) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Feast of Saint Hedwig of Silesia, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.Saint Hedwig of Silesia (1174–1243) was a duchess renowned for her extraordinary charity, humility, and spirit of penance. Born into a noble Bavarian family, she married Henry I, Duke of Silesia, and became the mother of seven children. Despite her high rank and wealth, Hedwig lived with remarkable simplicity, devoting herself to prayer, fasting, and works of mercy. She generously assisted the poor, cared for the sick, visited prisoners, and helped establish monasteries and hospitals throughou...
St. Teresa of Avila (October 15) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Feast of Saint Teresa of Ávila, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.Saint Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582) was a Spanish Carmelite nun, and mystic, renowned for her profound teachings on prayer and the interior life. After entering the Carmelite Order as a young woman, she experienced a deep spiritual conversion that led her to pursue a more austere and contemplative religious life. With the support of St. John of the Cross, she undertook the reform of the Carmelite Order, founding convents dedicated to poverty, silence, prayer, and strict obse...
Pope St. Callixtus I (October 14) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Feast of Pope Saint Callixtus I, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.Pope St. Callixtus I (c. 155–222) was Pope from approximately 217 to 222, during a period of persecution and doctrinal controversy in the early Church. Before his election, he had endured hardship and imprisonment, and he later served as a deacon under Pope St. Zephyrinus, overseeing the Christian burial grounds along the Appian Way that became associated with his name as the Catacombs of St. Callixtus. As Pope, he defended the unity of the Church and exercised pastoral...
St. Edward the Confessor (October 13) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Feast of St. Edward the Confessor, last Anglo-Saxon king of England, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.St. Edward the Confessor (c. 1003–1066), King of England, was renowned for his deep piety, humility, charity toward the poor, and devotion to the Church. The son of King Ethelred II, he spent many years in exile in Normandy during the Danish occupation of England before returning to his homeland and ascending the throne in 1042. Although a king, Edward preferred peace to warfare and sought to govern with justice and mercy, ea...
St. Francis Borgia (October 10) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Feast of St. Francis Borgia, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.Saint Francis Borgia (1510–1572) was a Spanish nobleman who renounced the honors and privileges of worldly life to devote himself entirely to God and the salvation of souls. A great-grandson of Pope Alexander VI, he served as Duke of Gandía and held a prominent position at the court of Emperor Charles V. Deeply affected by the death of the Empress Isabella, whose funeral revealed to him the transitory nature of earthly beauty and greatness, Francis resolved t...
St. Denis (Dionysius) — October 9 | From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Feast of St. Denis, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.St. Denis, also known as St. Dionysius the Areopagite, was a first-century Athenian who was converted by the preaching of St. Paul and traditionally became the first bishop of Athens. Renowned for his profound understanding of divine things, he was traditionally regarded as the author of the mystical writings on the divine names, the celestial hierarchy, and the soul’s ascent to God, which exercised a profound influence upon Christian theology and mysticism, especially upon St. Thomas Aq...
St. Bridget of Sweden (October 8) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Feast of St. Bridget of Sweden, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.St. Bridget of Sweden (c. 1303–1373), mystic, mother, and foundress of the Order of the Most Holy Savior, was one of the most remarkable women of medieval Christendom. Born into a noble Swedish family, she married Ulf Gudmarsson and became the mother of eight children, while cultivating a profound life of prayer and charity. After her husband's death, Bridget devoted herself entirely to God and received numerous visions and revelations concerning the Passion of Christ, the Churc...
Our Lady of the Rosary (October 7) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.The Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, celebrated on October 7, honors the Blessed Virgin Mary under her title as Queen of the Most Holy Rosary and commemorates the powerful intercession of the Rosary in the defense of Christendom. Its origins are especially associated with the victory of the Christian fleet over the Ottoman Turks at the Battle of Lepanto on October 7, 1571, a victory attributed by Pope St. Pius V to the intercession of Our...
St. Bruno (October 6) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Feast of Saint Bruno, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.St. Bruno (c. 1030–1101), priest and founder of the Carthusian Order, was born at Cologne and became renowned for his learning, holiness, and devotion to a life of solitude and contemplation. After serving as a professor and chancellor of the cathedral school at Reims, he withdrew from the world with several companions, seeking a life wholly devoted to prayer and penance. In 1084, St. Hugh of Grenoble granted them a remote and mountainous place called the Chartreuse, where Bruno est...
The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume II of the Time after Pentecost. Please note that Servant of God Dom Prosper Guéranger went to his eternal reward in 1875; at this point, Volumes I-IX (Advent to Pentecost Saturday) had been completed, but Volumes X-XV (Trinity Sunday to Advent) had not yet been completed. Thus, the remaining readings of the Liturgical Year, from Trinity Sunday until Advent, were not directly authored by Dom Prosper, but were the work of his disciple Dom Lucien Fromage. Dom Prosper Guéranger's The Liturgical Year, a m...
St. Francis of Assisi (October 4) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.St. Francis of Assisi (1181/1182–1226), founder of the Order of Friars Minor, was one of the most beloved saints of the Catholic Church and a great imitator of Christ in poverty, humility, charity, and devotion to the Cross. Born into a wealthy merchant family in Assisi, he renounced his inheritance after a profound conversion and embraced a life of radical poverty, preaching the Gospel and serving the poor and lepers. His example attracted many followers, giving ri...
St. Thérèse of Lisieux (October 3) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Feast of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.St. Thérèse of Lisieux, also known as St. Teresa of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face, was born in Alençon, France, in 1873 and entered the Carmelite convent at Lisieux at the age of fifteen. Though she lived a hidden and relatively brief life, she attained great holiness through her profound confidence in God's mercy and what she called her “Little Way”, seeking to become holy through humble, ordinary acts of...
Holy Guardian Angels (October 2) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Feast of the Holy Guardian Angels, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.The Feast of the Holy Guardian Angels, celebrated on October 2, honors the angels whom God appoints to watch over and protect each of the faithful throughout the course of earthly life. From the earliest moments of existence, these blessed spirits assist their charges by guarding them from dangers, inspiring good thoughts, aiding them in resisting temptation, and guiding them toward God and eternal salvation. The feast recalls the words of Our Lord: “Their angels in heaven...
St. Remigius (October 1) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Feast of St. Remigius, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.Saint Remigius (c. 437–533), Bishop of Rheims, was one of the great apostles of the Franks and a principal instrument in the conversion of their king, Clovis I, to the Catholic Faith. According to tradition, Remigius baptized Clovis at Rheims on Christmas Day, around the year 496, together with thousands of his subjects, establishing Catholic Christianity firmly among the Frankish people. He was renowned for his holiness, learning, charity, and missionary zeal, and tradition attributes several miracles to him, incl...
St. Jerome (September 30) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Feast of St. Jerome, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.St. Jerome (c. 347–420), priest, monk, scholar, and Doctor of the Church, was one of the greatest biblical scholars of the early Church. Born in Stridon in Dalmatia, he devoted himself to study and the ascetic life, spending years as a hermit in the Syrian desert before being ordained a priest and eventually settling in Bethlehem. At the request of Pope St. Damasus I, he undertook a careful revision and translation of the Latin Scriptures, producing the version t...
Michaelmas (September 29) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for Michaelmas, the Feast of Saint Michael the Archangel, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.Michaelmas, traditionally celebrated on September 29, is the feast of Saint Michael the Archangel, one of the principal feasts honoring the holy angels. Saint Michael, whose name means “Who is like God?”, is especially honored as the defender of the Church and the champion of God's truth against Satan and the powers of darkness. The feast commemorates the victory of the faithful angels under Michael's leadership over the rebellious angels, who were cast from Heaven, and...
St. Wenceslaus (September 28) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Feast of Saint Wenceslaus, Duke of Bohemia, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.Saint Wenceslaus, Duke and Martyr, was born around the year 907 in Bohemia and was raised in the Catholic faith by his grandmother, Saint Ludmila. As ruler of Bohemia, he sought to govern with justice and Christian charity, promoting the spread of the Faith and caring especially for the poor, widows, orphans, and the sick. His brother Boleslaus, opposed to Wenceslaus's Catholic policies and influenced by pagan and political interests, conspired against him, and Wencesl...
The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume II of the Time after Pentecost. Please note that Servant of God Dom Prosper Guéranger went to his eternal reward in 1875; at this point, Volumes I-IX (Advent to Pentecost Saturday) had been completed, but Volumes X-XV (Trinity Sunday to Advent) had not yet been completed. Thus, the remaining readings of the Liturgical Year, from Trinity Sunday until Advent, were not directly authored by Dom Prosper, but were the work of his disciple Dom Lucien Fromage. Dom Prosper Guéranger's The Liturgical Year, a m...
Saints Cyprian and Justina (September 26) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Feast of Saints Cyprian and Justina, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.Saint Cyprian and Saint Justina were Christian martyrs traditionally associated with Antioch in Syria and are commemorated together on September 26. According to their ancient hagiographical tradition, Cyprian was a pagan magician who, after attempting through his occult arts to win the Christian maiden Justina for a young pagan admirer, was overcome by the power of her faith and her prayers to Christ. Renouncing his former practices, Cyprian became a Christian, was baptized, and eventually became...
The Death of Christ is Renewed (Chapter 9) — Explanation of the Holy Mass by Fr. Martin von Cochem
Chapter 9 of ‘The Explanation of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass’ by Fr. Martin von Cochem: "In the Holy Mass the Death of Christ is Renewed"'Explanation of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass' by Fr. Martin von Cochem is a classic 17th-century Catholic devotional work that passionately and engagingly explains the immense spiritual value, mystery, and supernatural power of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Drawing on Scripture, the Church Fathers, and mystical theology, Cochem portrays the Mass as a re-presentation of Christ’s sacrifice on Calvary, a source of infinite grace, and the highest act of worship that u...
Our Lady of Ransom (September 24) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Feast of Our Lady of Ransom, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.The Feast of Our Lady of Ransom, celebrated on September 24, honors the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title associated with the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy, or Mercedarians, founded by St. Peter Nolasco in the thirteenth century. The order was established for the redemption of Christians held captive by the Muslims, and its members devoted themselves to obtaining the freedom of these captives, sometimes even offering themselves in their place. Under this ti...
The Ember Days of September — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Ember Days of September, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume II of the Time after Pentecost.The September Ember Days, or Ember Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, are a traditional time of prayer, fasting, and thanksgiving within the liturgical year. Falling near the beginning of autumn, they are associated especially with thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and with prayer for the continued blessings of God upon His creation and His people. Like the other Ember Days, they also have a penitential charact...
St. Thomas of Villanova (September 22) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Feast of St. Thomas of Villanova, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.St. Thomas of Villanova (1488–1555) was a Spanish Augustinian friar and Archbishop of Valencia, renowned for his profound charity toward the poor and his zeal for the reform of the clergy and religious life. Born in Fuentellana, Spain, he entered the Order of St. Augustine and became a distinguished preacher and theologian before being appointed Archbishop of Valencia in 1544. He devoted himself especially to the care of the poor, personally distributing alms and establishing charitable instituti...
St. Matthew (September 21) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Feast of Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist, was a tax collector at Capharnaum when Our Lord called him to leave his profession and follow Him. Known also as Levi, Matthew responded immediately, and afterward he gave a great feast at his house, inviting Our Lord and His disciples. He became one of the Twelve Apostles and, according to ancient Christian tradition, preached the Gospel first among the Jews, emphasizing the fulfillment of the Old Testament prophec...
Christ Renews His Passion (Chapter 8) — Explanation of the Holy Mass by Fr. Martin von Cochem
Chapter 8 of the Explanation of the Holy Mass by Fr. Martin von Cochem: In the Holy Mass Christ Renews His Passion'Explanation of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass' by Fr. Martin von Cochem is a classic 17th-century Catholic devotional work that passionately and engagingly explains the immense spiritual value, mystery, and supernatural power of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Drawing on Scripture, the Church Fathers, and mystical theology, Cochem portrays the Mass as a re-presentation of Christ’s sacrifice on Calvary, a source of infinite grace, and the highest act of worship that unites heaven and earth. Through vi...
The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume II of the Time after Pentecost. Please note that Servant of God Dom Prosper Guéranger went to his eternal reward in 1875; at this point, Volumes I-IX (Advent to Pentecost Saturday) had been completed, but Volumes X-XV (Trinity Sunday to Advent) had not yet been completed. Thus, the remaining readings of the Liturgical Year, from Trinity Sunday until Advent, were not directly authored by Dom Prosper, but were the work of his disciple Dom Lucien Fromage. Dom Prosper Guéranger's The Liturgical Year, a m...
St. Januarius (September 19) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Feast of St. Januarius, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.Saint Januarius, or San Gennaro, was Bishop of Benevento and a zealous pastor who suffered martyrdom during the persecution of the Emperor Diocletian in the early fourth century. According to ancient tradition, he was arrested together with several companions and condemned to death after refusing to renounce Christ. After surviving an attempt to throw him to wild beasts, he and his companions were taken to the Solfatara near Pozzuoli, where they were beheaded. His relics were eventua...
St. Joseph of Cupertino (September 18) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Feast of the St. Joseph of Cupertino, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.St. Joseph of Cupertino was an Italian Franciscan friar renowned for his profound humility, simplicity, and extraordinary mystical graces. Born in Cupertino in 1603, he endured poverty and difficulties in his youth before eventually being received into the Conventual Franciscan Order. He became particularly famous for his frequent ecstasies and miraculous levitations, especially when contemplating sacred subjects, and was sometimes unable to remain on the ground during Mass or other acts of devotion. Despite these e...
The Stigmata of St. Francis (September 17) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Feast of the Stigmata of St. Francis, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.
The Feast of the Stigmata of St. Francis, observed on September 17 , commemorates the miraculous impression of the wounds of Our Lord’s Passion upon St. Francis of Assisi in 1224, two years before his death. While fasting and praying on Mount La Verna during a forty-day retreat, Francis received a vision of a Seraph bearing the figure of the Crucified Christ, and afterward the five wounds of Christ appeared upon his...
Pope St. Cornelius and St. Cyprian (September 16) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Feast of Pope Saint Cornelius and Saint Cyprian, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.Pope Saint Cornelius and Saint Cyprian, both celebrated on September 16 in the traditional Roman calendar, were great defenders of the Church during the persecution of the Emperor Decius in the third century. Cornelius became Pope in 251 and courageously opposed the rigorist priest Novatian, who claimed that Christians who had denied the Faith during persecution could never be reconciled to the Church, while Cornelius upheld the Church’s authority to forgive repentant sinners. Saint Cyp...
The Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary (September 15) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Feast of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.The Feast of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary, traditionally observed on September 15, honors the profound sorrows endured by the Blessed Virgin Mary in union with the sufferings of her Divine Son. The seven sorrows traditionally commemorated are the prophecy of Simeon, the Flight into Egypt, the loss of the Child Jesus in the Temple, the meeting of Jesus carrying His Cross, the Crucifixion, the taking down of Jesus f...
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross (September 14) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
A meditation for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, celebrated on September 14, commemorates the triumph and glory of the Cross of Christ, through which Our Lord redeemed the world. The feast recalls especially the recovery of the True Cross from the Persians by the Emperor Heraclius in the seventh century and its solemn restoration to Jerusalem, while also celebrating the earlier dedication of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre. The Church rejoices that th...
