Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
Spiritual Life
In Christ we became the beloved of the Father
Wednesday, 5 January 2011
The word this week
The Baptism of the Lord: Is 42: 1-4 & 6-7; Acts 10: 34-38; Mt 3: 13-17
St Stephen, the first Christian martyr
Wednesday, 5 January 2011
Saint of the week
St Stephen (December 26) was hauled up before a Jewish court for rejecting sacrificial worship
Daily readings: December 26 – January 8
Friday, 24 December 2010
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
Christ’s birth shows that the family is the nursery of salvation
Friday, 24 December 2010
The word this week
The Feasts of the Nativity and Holy Family: Various readings
The Spanish abbot who liberated Christian slaves
Monday, 20 December 2010
Saint of the week
St Dominic of Silos (December 20) is an example of the remarkable possibilities open to low-born talent in the medieval Church
Daily readings: December 19 – 25
Monday, 20 December 2010
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
At Christmas we are not bystanders
Monday, 20 December 2010
The word this week
Fourth Sunday of Advent: Isaiah 7:10-14; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-24
The saint who was tormented by her conscience
Thursday, 9 December 2010
Saint of the week
St Maria di Rosa (December 15) founded the Handmaids of Charity and died at the age of 42, exhausted by her good works
Daily readings: December 12 – 18
Thursday, 9 December 2010
The week ahead
Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
Pope Francis, as I hoped, will complete Pope Benedict’s unfinished encyclical: it will be a striking illustration of the hermeneutic of continuity
By William Oddie