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Category Archives: Patristiblogging
5th Luminous Mystery: Institution of the Eucharist
We continue our Patristic Rosary Project today with the: 5th Luminous Mystery: Institution of the Eucharist The Eucharist, its celebration and the Sacred Species, is the greatest of the sacraments. It is the only of the seven which actually is … Read More
4th Luminous Mystery: The Transfiguration
We continue our Patristic Rosary Project today with the: 4th Luminous Mystery: The Transfiguration The Mystery of the Transfiguration was a matter of intense reflection on the part of the Fathers. Remember that this takes place some eight days after … Read More
3rd Luminous Mystery: Proclamation of the Kingdom
We continue our Patristic Rosary Project today with the: 3rd Luminous Mystery: Proclamation of the KingdomThere are many moments in the Gospels we could use to illustrate this Mystery so we must make a choice. Consider what the Lord says … Read More
Limbo in Denziger-Schönmetzer
In the handy volume called Denziger-Schönmetzer (L 5 – pp. 924-5)) there is an appendix on the question of limbo: Here is the text, in Latin (I will add some few abbreviations for clarity): Peccati originalis poena est carentia … Read More
2nd Luminous Mystery: The Wedding at Cana
We continue our Patristic Rosary Project today with the: 2nd Luminous Mystery: The Wedding at Cana The late great John Paul II wrote in his letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae wrote: 24. The Rosary is at the service of this ideal; … Read More
1st Luminous Mystery: Baptism of Jesus by John
We continue our Patristic Rosary Project today with the: 1st Luminous Mystery: Baptism of Jesus by John The one God had sent to prepare the way and whom Christ Himself described as the greatest man born of woman, was a … Read More
5th Joyful Mystery: The Finding in the Temple
We continue our Patristic Rosary Project today with the: 5th Joyful Mystery: The Finding in the Temple Pious Jews would go to Jerusalem for the Passover so that they could bring a lamb to the Temple to be sacrificed at … Read More
4th Joyful Mystery: The Presentation
We continue our Patristic Rosary Project today with the: 4th Joyful Mystery: The Presentation We are made in God’s image and likeness and Christ came into the world to reveal man for fully to him (GS 22). Though the Lord’s Circumcision took … Read More
3rd Joyful Mystery: The Nativity
We continue our Patristic Rosary Project today with the: 3rd Joyful Mystery: The Nativity Christ came into the world in “the fullness of time” (Gal 4:4). His First Coming was foreseen from all eternity and His Nativity was prepared from … Read More
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2nd Joyful Mystery: The Visitation
We continue our Patristic Rosary Project today with: 2nd Joyful Mystery: The Visitation Commenting on Luke 1:39-45, the when Mary journeys to visit her cousin Elizabeth, St. Augustine of Hippo (+430) speaks of the infant John, to be known as … Read More
Ages on I am not making this up. Could it explain about clerics from a certain country?: “A clown mass of another sort.”
