This reading by St. Bernadino of Siena on St. Joseph, the Foster Father of Jesus, is so clear and powerful that it is used by the Church for the Solemnity of St. Joseph on March 19 to honor the Guardian of the Lord and his...
The symbolic meaning of the sacrament of baptism according to Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop of Jerusalem in the middle of the fourth century and one of the most important sources we have for how the church celebrated the sacraments during that era. In his...
Pope Francis was elected as successor of Peter and bishop of Rome on March 13, 2013. He chose to be installed on the Solemnity of St. Joseph, March 19 2013. Thus, his very first homily as Pope was on the role of Saint...
CATECHETICAL LECTURES XIII-XXIII Including the 5 MYSTAGOGICAL CATECHESES St. Cyril of Jerusalem Early Church Father and Doctor of the Church [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']T[/dropcaps]LECTURE XIII. ON THE WORDS, CRUCIFIED AND BURIED ISAIAH liii. 1, 7. Who hath believed our report? And to whom is the arm of the Lord...
CATECHETICAL LECTURES I-XII With PROTOCATECHESIS St. Cyril of Jerusalem Early Church Father and Doctor of the Church PROCATECHESIS PROLOGUE TO THE CATECHETICAL LECTURES OF CYRIL, ARCHBISHOP OF JERUSALEM. [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']1[/dropcaps]. ALREADY there is an odour of blessedness upon you, O ye who are soon to be enlightened1:...