Roman Extraordinary (Tridentine)
Friday, April 25 : Saint John Henry Newman
Christ’s going to the Father is at once a source of sorrow, because it involves his absence; and of joy, because it involves his presence. And out of the doctrine of his Resurrection and Ascension, spring those Christian paradoxes, often spoken of in Scripture, that we are sorrowing, yet always rejoicing; “as having nothing, yet […]
Friday, April 25 : Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew 28,16-20.
And the eleven disciples went into Galilee, unto the mountain where Jesus had appointed them. And seeing him they adored: but some doubted. And Jesus coming, spoke to them, saying: All power is given to me in heaven and in earth. Going therefore, teach ye all nations: baptizing them in the name of the Father […]
Thursday, April 24 : Saint Gregory the Great
Mary, in tears, bent down and looked inside the tomb. But she had already seen that it was empty, she had announced the Lord’s disappearance. Why does she still bend down; why does she still want to see? Because love is not satisfied with just one look; love is an ever more ardent quest. She […]
Thursday, April 24 : Holy Gospel according to Saint John 20,11-18.
But Mary stood at the sepulchre without, weeping. Now as she was weeping, she stooped down and looked into the sepulchre, And she saw two angels in white, sitting, one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been laid. They say to her: Woman, why weepest thou? She […]
Wednesday, April 23 : Saint Peter Chrysologus
“When it was already dawn, says the Gospel, Jesus was standing on the shore; but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus.” The whole world was thrown into confusion and was convinced that its Creator’s death had cast it back into its original darkness and ancient chaos (Gn 1:2). But all at once, […]
Wednesday, April 23 : Holy Gospel according to Saint John 21,1-14.
After this, Jesus shewed himself to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias. And he shewed himself after this manner. There were together: Simon Peter and Thomas, who is called Didymus, and Nathanael, who was of Cana of Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee and two others of his disciples. Simon Peter saith to them: […]
Tuesday, April 22 : Saint Francis de Sales
Our Lord’s apostles and disciples having withdrawn inside a house for fear, like children without a father or soldiers without a captain, the Lord appeared to them to console them in their affliction and said: “Peace be with you.” As though he wanted to say: “Why are you so fearful and afflicted? If it is […]
Tuesday, April 22 : Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke 24,36-47.
Now, whilst they were speaking these things, Jesus stood in the midst of them and saith to them: Peace be to you. It is I: Fear not. But they being troubled and frightened, supposed that they saw a spirit. And he said to them: Why are you troubled, and why do thoughts arise in your […]
Monday, April 21 : Saint Augustine
After his resurrection our Lord Jesus met two of his disciples along the way who were talking together about what had happened, and he said to them: “Whatever were you discussing as you walked along to make you so sad?” This Gospel passage carries a great lesson for us, if we understand it correctly. Jesus […]
Monday, April 21 : Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke 24,13-35.
And behold, two of them went, the same day, to a town which was sixty furlongs from Jerusalem, named Emmaus. And they talked together of all these things which had happened. And it came to pass that while they talked and reasoned with themselves, Jesus himself also, drawing near, went with them. But their eyes […]
Sunday, April 20 : Saint Peter Chrysologus
The angel had said to the women: “Go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead and is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him’.” (Mt 28,7). In saying these words, the angel was not speaking to Mary Magdalene and the other Mary but, in these two women, […]
