Office of Readings

Changing Adam's Course

In the Office of Readings for Friday in the Eighteenth week of Ordinary Time, we find these penetrating words of St. John of the Cross,...

Catechesis and the Liturgy of the Hours

In the Catechism of the Catholic Church, it states, “The liturgy is the summit toward which the activity of the Church is directed; it is...

The Perfect Novena to the Holy Spirit

It was on Monday or Tuesday of this past week that I started to see social media posts with links to novenas to the Holy Spirit....

Pray with the Church this Lent!

Alas, Lent has arrived! This time of year we inevitably hear questions being asked such as, Why Lent?,What is the purpose of Lent?, How...

St Bernard on the Stages of Contemplation

In Today’s Office of Readings, St Bernard invites us to devote ourselves to contemplation so that, “leaning with all our strength on...