The Feast of the Holy Family Introit (Proverbs 23:24-25) The father of the just rejoices greatly, let your father and mother be joyful, and let her rejoice that bore you. […]
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The Chalk Blessing (The Epiphany)
The Feast of the Epiphany (6 January) Inscribing a Blessing with Chalk upon your Houses “We invite you to adopt this custom in your family. The family gathers to ask […]
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The Feast of the Epiphany falls on 6 January, and inaugurates a Season which runs until the three weeks of commemoration of the departed, the immediate prelude to Lent. The […]
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American Jesus: How the Son of God Became a National Icon, Stephen Prothero; Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, New York, 2003 (364 pp., including index) In one of several enlightening passages, […]
Read moreThe Holy Name of Jesus (and Penance)
The Most Holy Name of Jesus Introit In the Name of Jesus let every knee bow, of those that are in heaven, on earth, and under the earth: and let […]
Read moreSunday within the Octave of Christmas, and Joy
The Introit (Wisdom 18:14-15) Dum medium silentium … While all things were in quiet silence, and the night was in the midst of her course, your almighty word, Lord, came […]
Read moreChristmas Propers, Gratitude, Resources for the EFM
Christmas Day, The Nativity of the Lord Mass Celebrated during the Day The Introit (Is. 9:6; Ps 97:1) Puer natus est nobis … A child is born to us, and […]
Read moreR.H. Benson, “The Queen’s Tragedy”
Robert Hugh Benson, The Queen’s Tragedy, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, London, 1906 (382 pages) This much under-rated novel, was written just after The King’s Achievement. It is basically a […]
Read moreThe Nativity of the Lord
The Christmas Icon was produced after the manner of the Rabboula manuscripts. Fr Badwi writes: “The Blessed Virgin is seated with her hand on her chin, thinking and meditating on […]
Read moreSt Ignatius of Antioch: Feast Day 20 December
One of the most controversial figures in early Church history is St Ignatius of Antioch. He is impossible to define: he was a prophet and had an esoteric, even mystical […]
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