“The one perfectly divine thing, the one glimpse of God’s paradise given on earth, is to fight a losing battle – and not lose it.” ~G.K. Chesterton (b. 1874- d. 1936) Indeed. Fr. Peter Damien Fehlner (b. 1931- d. 2018) spoke of the difficulties of the Christian life, of the battle, in the following homily which was titled, Hope in Difficult Times:…
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Corpus Christi 2019
Today, on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday, the Roman Catholic Church commemorates the Solemnity of Corpus Christi. For this movable feast, I am posting Dom Prosper Gueranger’s (b. 1895- d. 1875) Corpus Christi piece from his book, The Liturgical Year; the source is noted at the end of the excerpt. This piece is long, but it does fill in the…
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Gates of the Altar, Hail!
I shall walk in blue all the days of my life even if all desert me. It had not taken long to reach the church; a car ride of several hours along the eastern seaboard of the United States, the shores of the ocean just out of reach. As the car cut through the morning fog, the children texted…
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Holy Thursday
Down in adoration falling, Lo! the sacred Host we hail, Lo! oe’r ancient forms departing Newer rites of grace prevail; Faith for all defects supplying, Where the feeble senses fail. To the everlasting Father, And the Son Who reigns on high With the Holy Spirit proceeding Forth from each eternally, Be salvation, honor, blessing, Might and endless majesty. Amen. ~Tantum…
