Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost Introit (Daniel 39: 31, 25) I am the salvation of the people, says the Lord: in whatever tribulation they shall cry to Me, I will hear […]
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Signs of the Incarnation in Nature
So far, we have noted how the Syriac tradition takes seriously the Nativity of the Lord as the fulfilment of the prophecies recorded in the Old Testament; and the importance […]
Read moreMons R.H. Benson, “Spiritual Letters” (Part II)
We are continuing our reading of Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson’s Spiritual Letters of Monsignor R. Hugh Benson to One of his Converts. We are considering the Anglican Letters. We have […]
Read moreEighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost Introit Give peace, O Lord, to them that patiently wait for Thee, that Thy prophets may be found faithful: hear the prayers of Thy servant, and […]
Read moreThe Glory of God at Christmas
Last week we briefly looked at how the Syriac tradition values and dwells upon how the Nativity of the Lord fulfilled the prophecies recorded in the Old Testament. We meditated […]
Read moreMons. R.H. Benson, “Spiritual Letters” (Part I)
Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson (1871-1914) was, in my view, one of the best writers of the 20th century. In fact, he is my favourite Catholic writer, of fiction until J.R.R. […]
Read moreThe Christmas Prophecies
“This day makes glad, my Lord, kings, priests, and prophets; for upon this day all of their sayings were fulfilled in action.” (Hymn on the Nativity, 1.1) With this verse, […]
Read moreJ.H. Newman, “The Tamworth Reading Room,” (review, second and final part)
The real issue which St JHN addressed in “The Tamworth Reading Room” was, what education is needed to lift and improve ordinary people? What areas should be on the agenda […]
Read moreSeventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Introit (Psalm 118 : 137, 124) Thou art just, O Lord, and Thy judgment is right; deal with Thy servant according to Thy mercy. Psalm. Blessed are the undefiled in […]
Read moreThe Feasts of St John the Beloved
We celebrate the Feast of St John the Beloved twice each year, on 8 May and on 26 September. It is right to have two feasts, for he was both […]
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