Today is the feast of the great St. Mary Magdalene, penitent and devout follower of Our Lord Jesus Christ. The song (above) seems to capture the longing of the sinner for a return to the innocence of childhood: the longing that humans have for a Savior; that Savior is Jesus Christ who came to Earth, and who now reigns in…
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The Month of May with Dom Prosper Gueranger
As May continues, I am posting a reflection by the French Benedictine priest, Dom Prosper Gueranger (b. 1805- d. 1875), which is titled, May, the Month of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God. This excerpt is from Dom Prosper’s book, The Liturgical Year: Ever since our entrance upon the joys of the Paschal Season, scarcely a day has passed without…
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January 21: St. Agnes
“The pagan, or rational, virtues are such things as justice and temperance, and Christianity has adopted them. The three mystical virtues which Christianity has not adopted, but invented, are faith, hope and charity. Now… the first evident fact, I say, is that the pagan virtues, such as justice and temperance, are the sad virtues, and that the mystical virtues of…
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Children of the Magi
“O Mary, keep us from forgetting that we are the children of the Magi, and that Bethlehem is ever open to receive us.” Dom Prosper Gueranger Since we remain in the octave of the Epiphany, I am posting another meditation by Dom Prosper Gueranger (b. 1805- d. 1875) on the topic of this blessed season. The last paragraph of the…
