Advent
Advent The Two Comings of Our Lord The circle and the lozenge shape are held as the most perfect geometrical figures according to St. Thomas Aquinas, since they represent the movement of the effect that returns to its cause. Christ is the highest realization of this symbology because, in addition to being the principle of all […]
Christ, King of the Universe
Christ, King of the Universe The Blessed Trinity guards an extraordinary Secret, the revelation of which will manifest to the world the supreme royalty of Christ on this earth. Happy, indeed sublimely happy, are those to whom the Holy Spirit reveals it! True King! At the close of each liturgical cycle, the Church celebrates the […]
Consecrated to the Service of the Temple
Consecrated to the Service of the Temple The journey from Nazareth to the Holy City took three or four days. At any time of the year it was common to find families or groups of pilgrims on the roads of Israel, going up to Jerusalem or returning from it. With her attention always on the […]
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross The exaltation of the Holy Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ is one of the most beautiful feasts of the Church, both in title and significance. First of all, let us consider what the word exaltation evokes. In common usage, pervaded with sentimentalism, an exalted individual is one who is highly […]
The Assumption of the Virgin Mary into Heaven
The feast of the Assumption is celebrated every year on August 15th. This commemoration is an invitation to meditate about the ineffable glory of the Virgin Mary, the Paradise of God.
Transfiguration of the Lord
Transfiguration of the Lord The Manifestation of the Lord’s Glory In leafing through the pages of the holy Gospels, we see that there is no other Transfiguration of Jesus besides the one of Tabor. It is true that after He resurrected, He appeared to the Apostles in the Cenacle (cf. Mk 16:14-18; Lk 24:36-49; Jn 20:19-29), to […]
Nativity of St John the Baptist
Nativity of St John the Baptist Predestined From All Eternity Apparition of the Angel to Zechariah – Church of St. John the Baptist, Halifax (Nova Scotia) With the celebration of the Vigil Mass, the Holy Church begins the Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, whose unequalled figure merited praise from the lips of […]
Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica The Church splendidly celebrates the feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, which bears the honorific title of “Omnium urbis et orbis ecclesiarum mater et caput,” or “Mother and head of all churches of the city [of Rome] and of the world.” It is the Cathedral […]
Do You Want to Overcome Temptations?
Do You Want to Overcome Temptations? The “polar bear” or “black bear” reaction? The choice is in your hands… But it might help you to read this article first. Black bear – Yellowstone National Park (United States) Anyone walking through the boreal forests, whether in Siberia, Canada or the Nordic countries of Europe, is likely to […]
The mission of being a mother
The mission of being a mother A true mother is always with her child, even if distances separate them. There are countless facts in which a mother, almost with a sixth sense, knows what is happening to her child, even without being physically next to her. She cheers for him and is able to take […]