Tag Archives: St. Gregory the Great

On Mercy Sunday a sobering thought from a Pope about fear and that terrible day

As we have come to Low Sunday, Dominica in albis, I reviewed something of what Fathers of the Church had to say about our Gospel passage on this famous Sunday: John 20:19-31.
Pope St. Gregory the Great (+604) preached on this … Continue reading

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LENTCAzT 25 Saturday 3rd Week of Lent – Almsgiving is not mere philanthropy

Today is Saturday of the 3rd Week of Lent.
We hear about the ancient Roman Station church, Santa Susanna (the U.S.A church in Rome), the Collects in both forms of the Roman Rite, and then have something from Benedict XVI and … Continue reading

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LENTCAzT 07: Tuesday 1st Week of Lent – “one without humility is poorer than one without clothes”

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Today is Tuesday of the 1st Week of Lent.
Listen for the subtle difference in the collects for Holy Mass in the Ordinary and the Extraordinary Forms.  They are similar, but a change was made in … Continue reading

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Pope Benedict, the lark and the raven

I picked up something from Ignatius Insight which caught my eye.  They posted an excerpt from Pope Benedict’s autobiographical Milestones: Memoirs 1927-1977.
His Holiness recounted something that happened during his ordination to the priesthood, sixty years ago today as I write.  … Continue reading

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