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“Puer natus est nobis, et fílius datus est nobis: cujus impérium super húmerum ejus.” A Child is born to us, and a Son is given to us: whose government is upon His shoulder. Grant, we beseech Thee, almighty God, that the new birth of Thine only-begotten Son in the flesh may set us free, who [...]

Editor’s Note: As we near the end of Advent, the subject of detachment is eminently appropriate. Advent is a time of penance and prayer when we focus on the Coming of Christ – both in Bethlehem but also at the end of time. During Advent we should spend time contemplating the Four Last Things. We [...]

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In Catholic tradition, the custom of veiling is an ancient practice in which a woman wears a modest head-covering – a mantilla (or laced chapel veil), scarf or hat, whenever she is in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament, as an exterior sign of her interior desire to humble herself before God. In The Chapel Veil: [...]

“Previously God, who has neither a body nor a face, absolutely could not be represented by an image. But now that he has made himself visible in the flesh and has lived with men, I can make an image of what I have seen of God…and contemplate the glory of the Lord, his face unveiled.” [...]

ACT OF CONSECRATION OF RUSSIA AND UKRAINE TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY O Mary, Mother of God and our Mother, in this time of trial we turn to thee. As our Mother, thou lovest us and knowest us: no concern of our hearts is hidden from thee. Mother of mercy, how often we have [...]

The Novena to the Holy Face The Novena to the Holy Face is Traditionally prayed each year from the Monday after Sexagesima Sunday and ends on Shrove Tuesday. This year the Novena Starts on the 20th of February and ends on the 28th of February. The Devotion to the Holy Face is a private devotion [...]

Prayer to St. Gerard for a Good Confession St. Gerard, patron of a Good Confession for souls overcome by fear and shame your prayers won courage to confess sins wilfully concealed from the minister of God. Help me too, to make a good Confession. Help me to know my sins. Obtain for me true sorrow [...]

“Late have I loved you, beauty ever ancient yet ever new, late have I loved you”. I was often moved and at times puzzled by these words of St Augustine. Perhaps because the idea of beauty being both ancient and new is a bridge too far my mind to cross. It may also arise because, [...]

Everything that you need to know about the Requiem Mass according to the Usus Antuquior As we begin the month of November with All Saints and Commemoration of All Souls, we are reminded to pray to pray for the souls of the faithful departed, especially those in purgatory. The reminder is not only for us [...]

No, It’s not what you think. I am not anti-Christmas. I am actually a massive fan of Christmas day and the season that follows. Unfortunately the Christmas season timing in The Church and in the secular world are almost completely misaligned.  Christmas is a time that Pope St John XXIII describes as a period where [...]

Today is the Feast of the Most Holy Rosary. We commemorate the Battle of Lepanto. Through the Holy Rosary Our Lady secured victory for the Christian army. This was carried out under the spiritual guidance of Pope St Pius V. Pope St Pius V asked that the Rosary be said publicly to obtain victory. Devotion [...]