Night Prayers for Lent ~ Dom Prosper Guéranger
During the season of Lent, the Christian, on preparing for sleep, will unite himself with the Church…
Day: February 24, 2024
Evening Meditations for the First Saturday in Lent ~ St Alphonsus Liguori
Behold how Judas, arriving in the Garden together with the soldiers, advances, embraces his Master, and kisses Him. Jesus suffers him to kiss Him; but, knowing already his evil intent, could not refrain from complaining of this most unjust treachery, saying, Judas, betrayest thou the son of man with a kiss? (Luke xxii. 48). Then those insolent servants crowd round Jesus, lay hands upon Him and bind Him as a villain: The servants of the Jews apprehended Jesus, and bound him. (John xviii. 12).soldiers, He said to His disciples, Arise, let us go; behold he that will betray me is at hand (Mark xiv. 42)…
Carissimi; Today’s Mass: Ember Saturday in Lent
Like the Apostles selected to be present on Mount Thabor at the manifestation of the divine life of Jesus (Gospel), the new Priests will ascend the steps of the altar to enter into communication with God.
Ember Saturday Lent I: Statio ad St Petrum
Ember Saturday Lent I: Statio ad St Petrum
Spiritual Reading for the First Saturday in Lent
The human soul is a garden in which useless and noxious herbs constantly spring up: we must, therefore, by the practice of holy mortification, continually hold the mattock in our hands to root them up and banish them from our hearts; otherwise our souls will become a wild, uncultivated waste, covered with briars and thorns. Conquer yourself! was an expression always on the lips of St. Ignatius of Loyola, and the text of his familiar discourses to his Religious
Morning Prayers for the First Saturday in Lent ~ Dom Prosper Guéranger
During the season of Lent, the Christian, on waking in the morning, will unite himself with the Church…
Morning Meditations for the First Saturday in Lent ~ St Alphonsus Liguori
God has not only waited for you, but has often called you and invited you to receive pardon. What is there that I ought to do more for my vineyard? If God stood in need of you, or if you had done Him some great favour, could He show you greater mercy? Are you waiting for God to send you to hell?