St Martin de Porres, Apostle of Charity – John XXIII
St. Martin de Porres lessons from his life: excerpts from the homily given by Pope John XXIII on the occasion of his canonization....
03 November, 2020
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11 – November
Death and Dying as Gain – Ambrose
Ambrose reflects on Paul's statement in Philippians 1:21 "to live is Christ, to die is gain." He sees dying as a road to life since through the death of Christ, we are redeemed. This passage is read annually on All Souls Day, November...
01 November, 2020
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Beatitudes, Law of the New Covenant – Leo the Great
Leo's exegesis of these important verses of St. Matthew's Gospel is one of the most important patristic commentaries on the Beatitudes. Christ, the New Moses chooses to give his Sermon on a Mount to show that he is the new Moses, teaching the newRegarding...
05 September, 2020
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Blessed are the Merciful & Pure of Heart – Leo the Great
Here Leo the Great comments on the fourth, fifth and sixth of the Beatitudes, explaining why those who hunger and thirst for righteousness are blessed as well as the merciful and the pure of heart....
27 August, 2020
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Transfiguration, Glory, Law & Grace – Leo the Great
Commenting on the Transfiguration of the Lord on Mt. Tabor, Leo contrasts the law, symbolized by Moses, with the grace of the gospel brought by Jesus Christ. He notes how this glimpse of the glory of his divinity and risen humanity was given to...
31 July, 2020
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Mary the Royal Virgin – Leo the Great
Leo the Great on Mary, the Royal Virgin of the house of David, mother of the Messiah and Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Mount Carmel, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, was associated with the Virgin Mary since Mary, Joseph and the child Jesus would have crossed...
16 July, 2020
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Songs of Joy & Jubilation – Augustine
Augustine, commenting on the psalms command to sing to God songs of joy, notes that the jubilation in our hearts sometimes overflows the capacity of all words, yet we cannot remain silent. The Church recalls such songs of joy on the feast of St....
22 November, 2019
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Love, the Image & Likeness of God – Columbanus
Columbanus (Columban) urges us to remember our dignity, created as we are in the image and likeness of God. Since God is love, we must manifest love in our actions and our words, being especially careful lest we deface that image through careless use of...
24 November, 2018
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Death as Mystery – Vatican II
Death is both a mystery and an enigma say the fathers of the Second Vatican Council. This moving treatment of death and dying is an excerpt from one of the more important of the Council documents, the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern...
23 October, 2018
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Power of the Cross – St. Leo the Great
Leo the Great reflects on the passion of Jesus Christ and sees in it not shame, but glory. He sees in the cross not weakness, but power. In his passion and death on the cross, Jesus fulfills all the sacrifices of the Old...
08 March, 2018
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