4th Sunday after Pentecost Anyone visiting St Peter’s Basilica in Rome cannot fail to be overwhelmed by the majesty of one of the most awesome edifices ever constructed. And in honour of whom? A poor, ignorant, feisty fisherman from Galilee. We shall soon honour…

Third Sunday after Pentecost Today’s oration presents us with a summary of the faith and the spiritual life. The Latin prose of these ancient prayers is dense, concise, and no words are wasted. Because of this, in order to do justice to the oration…

Corpus Christi In today’s Gospel, we see Our Blessed Lord sending His servants to invite to His banquet those for whom it was destined. One after the other, they reject the offer. One pretext is that he has bought a new farmhouse and has…

4-6 June 2026 This month’s triduum begins on the traditional feast of Corpus Christi, the first Thursday after the end of paschaltide. It is also the month of the Sacred Heart, and there is a very close link between these two feasts. Indeed, when…

Trinity Sunday Last night at First Vespers, we sang this antiphon: We give Thee thanks, O God; we give Thee thanks, true and one Trinity, one and most high Deity, holy and one Unity.  So much to say that gratitude and thanksgiving are one…

Pentecost Sunday We have heard the story many times, and our familiarity with it risks preventing a deeper penetration into the mystery of this most sacred day of Pentecost. The Third Person of the Blessed Trinity, the Holy Spirit, promised by Our Lord, is…

Sunday after the Ascension  We find ourselves in the midst of one of the most intense periods of the liturgical year. Our Blessed Lord has ascended into Heaven, but before leaving us, He has promised the Holy Spirit. This promise was accompanied by the…

Ascension  Thursday Like many of our great feast days, the mystery of the Ascension offers multiple facets to our contemplation. First and foremost, it the Ascension that the One we love above all others, the very foundation and fulcrum of our existence, Jesus Christ…

Fifth Sunday after Easter Throughout paschaltide we have turned our attention to the apparitions of Our Blessed Lord following His Resurrection. On this last Sunday before the Ascension, I propose that we consider  what is probably the best known of all the apparitions, namely…