Exaltation of the Holy Cross  On this day, we commemorate the dedication of the Constantinian basilica at the site of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, as well as the day the Cross was triumphantly recovered and brought back to Jerusalem by Emperor Heraclius. These…

13th  Sunday after Pentecost  The cry of distress found in today’s introit, taken from Psalm 73, seems to echo that of the ten lepers of the Gospel who cry out to the Lord for mercy. The psalmist, in a period of social upheaval and…

September 2025 (4-6 September) September is the month dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows. This devotion began on Calvary, where Our Blessed Mother stood for three long hours in agony as she watched her Beloved Son and Lord bleed to death in anguish amidst…

12th  Sunday after Pentecost  One of the best-known passages of Holy Writ is given to us today. When we read the parable of the Good Samaritan, we instinctively think of a kind person who is always ready to stop and help, even if there…

11th  Sunday after Pentecost  He hath done all things well. These words of today’s Gospel give us some profound insights into the workings of Divine Providence, and they invite us to reflect on the way God ordains all for the good of our souls….

10th Sunday after Pentecost  Everyone who exalteth himself shall be humbled, and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. The spectacle offered to us in today’s Gospel reading should put us on our guard against the Pharisee that we all have hidden in us….

9th Sunday after Pentecost  The scene of today’s Gospel takes us back to Palm Sunday. As Our Lord and His disciples approach the city, they reach a promontory today known as the Dominus flevit, where Our Lord halts, takes in, across the valley, the…

8th Sunday after Pentecost  On this eighth Sunday, we find ourselves taken back to Pentecost. Indeed, at the very heart of today’s liturgy lies the resplendent mystery of the Church as presented in the great Pentecostal Psalm (Psalm 47). Great is the Lord, and…

August 2025 (31 July-2 August) If our monthly triduums are to be fruitful and last, it is essential that all of us who take part in them be animated by the spirit of the apostles. And who exemplifies that spirit more than the saint…