Calendarium Romanum Forma Ordinaria
Monday, September 14 : Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 3,13-17.
Jesus said to Nicodemus : “No one has gone up to heaven except the one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal […]
Monday, September 14 : Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity
“Where, then, did He dwell, if not in sorrow?” In immense pain, in supreme sorrow? It is the dwelling-place of every soul that loves And conforms its life to that of the Savior. Do not fear suffering; it is a pledge of love. “bury yourself wholly inthe shadow of the Cross; He that it supports […]
Monday, September 14 : Psalms 78(77),1-2.34-35.36-37.38.
Hearken, my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth in a parable, I will utter mysteries from of old. While he slew them they sought him and inquired after God again, Remembering that God was their rock and the Most High God, their redeemer. […]
Monday, September 14 : Book of Numbers 21,4b-9.
With their patience worn out by the journey, the people complained against God and Moses, “Why have you brought us up from Egypt to die in this desert, where there is no food or water? We are disgusted with this wretched food!” In punishment the LORD sent among the people saraph serpents, which bit the […]
Sunday, September 13 : Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 18,21-35.
Peter approached Jesus and asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times. That is why the kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who decided to settle accounts with […]
Sunday, September 13 : Saint Cyprian
The Lord demands that we ourselves forgive the debts of our debtors just as we, too, ask that our own be forgiven (Mt 6,12). We should know that we cannot receive what we ask with regard to our own sins unless we do the same for those who have sinned against us. And so Christ […]
Sunday, September 13 : Letter to the Romans 14,7-9.
Brothers and sisters: None of us lives for oneself, and no one dies for oneself. For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord; so then, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. For this is why Christ died and came to life, that […]
Sunday, September 13 : Psalms 103(102),1-2.3-4.9-10.11-12.
Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all my being, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. He pardons all your iniquities, he heals all your ills. He redeems your life from destruction, he crowns you with kindness and compassion. He will not always chide, nor […]
Sunday, September 13 : Book of Sirach 27,30.28,1-7.
Wrath and anger are hateful things, yet the sinner hugs them tight. The vengeful will suffer the LORD’S vengeance, for he remembers their sins in detail. Forgive your neighbor’s injustice; then when you pray, your own sins will be forgiven. Should a man nourish anger against his fellows and expect healing from the LORD? Should […]
Saturday, September 12 : Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 6,43-49.
Jesus said to his disciples : “A good tree does not bear rotten fruit, nor does a rotten tree bear good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit. For people do not pick figs from thornbushes, nor do they gather grapes from brambles. A good person out of the store of goodness […]
Saturday, September 12 : Saint Gertrude of Helfta
Through the text of Isaiah: “You will give glory to God by not following your ways” (cf. Is 51:17) Gertrude understood that the one who, thinking beforehand about what he is going to do or say and seeing that it is of no use, curbs his attraction, derives a triple benefit from it. First, (…) […]
