ENTRANCE ANTIPHON        Cf. Ps 86 (85): 3, 5 Miserere mihi, Domine, quoniam ad te clamavi tota die: quia tu, Domine, suavis ac mitis es, et copiosus in misericordia omnibus invocantibus te. Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry to you all the day long. O Lord, you are good and forgiving, full […]

The readings today are so beautiful, and unlike many days, there is actually a pretty clear connection between the first reading, the psalm, and the Gospel. (Obviously the readings are always chosen for a reason, but most times it’s a  little harder to spot how they relate to each other.) The theme in our liturgy […]

As I was catching up on the Office of Readings for the past week, I stumbled across this beautiful quote by Saint Gregory of Nyssa: “If we truly think of Christ as our source of holiness, we shall refrain from anything wicked or impure in thought or act and thus show ourselves to be worthy bearers […]

We are in a beautiful moment right now, liturgically speaking, suspended between the Transfiguration of the Lord and the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. I love that these two great feasts are so close to each other, and there is an incredible amount of spiritual richness to be gained from reflecting on them, both […]

This past week we celebrated the memorial of St. Martha, a saint who is near and dear to my heart. Martha gets a bad rep because everyone knows her as the sister of Mary (the one who chose” the better part”). This always bothers me, because people seem to leave it at that, thinking it […]