From a report by Don Antonio Valeriano, a Native American author of the sixteenth century
The Voice of the Turtledove has been heard in our land At daybreak one Saturday morning in 1531, on the very first days of the month of December, an Indian…
From a treatise Against Heresies, by Saint Irenaeus, bishop and martyr
Eve and Mary The Lord, coming into his own creation in visible form, was sustained by his own creation which he himself sustains in being. His obedience on the tree…
From a sermon by Saint Peter Chrysologus, bishop
(Sermo 147: PL 52, 594-595) Love desires to see God When God saw the world falling to ruin because of fear, he immediately acted to call it back to himself…
From a discourse on the psalms by Saint Augustine, bishop
God’s promises are held out to us by his Son God established a time for his promises and a time for their fulfillment. The time for promises was in the…
From a sermon by Saint Anselm, bishop
Virgin Mary, all nature is blessed by you Blessed Lady, sky and stars, earth and rivers, day and night—everything that is subject to the power or use of man—rejoice that…
From a letter by Saint Ambrose, bishop
By the grace of your words win over your people You have entered upon the office of bishop. Sitting at the helm of the Church, you pilot the ship against…
From commentary on Isaiah by Eusebius of Caesarea
The voice in the wilderness The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight the paths of our God. The prophecy makes clear that…
From a treatise On the Value of Patience by Saint Cyprian, bishop and martyr
We hope for what we do not see Patience is a precept for salvation given us by our Lord, our teacher: Whoever endures to the end will be saved. And again: If you…
From the Proslogion by Saint Anselm, bishop
Desire for the vision of God Insignificant man, escape from your everyday business for a short while, hide for a moment from your restless thoughts. Break off from your cares…