From a Treatise on the Lord’s Prayer by Saint Cyprian, bishop and martyr
Let your prayer come from a humble heart When we pray, our words should be calm, modest and disciplined. Let us reflect that we are standing before God. We should…
From a sermon by Saint Laurence Justinian, bishop
Mary stored up all these things in her heart While Mary contemplated all she had come to know through reading, listening and observing, she grew in faith, increased in merits,…
From a work by Saint Bonaventure, bishop
With you is the source of life Take thought now, redeemed man, and consider how great and worthy is he who hangs on the cross for you. His death brings…
From a homily on Joshua by Origen, priest
The capture of Jericho Once Jericho was surrounded it had to be stormed. How then was Jericho stormed? No sword was drawn against it, not battering ram was aimed at…
From a homily on Joshua by Origen, priest
The crossing of the Jordan The ark of the covenant led the people of God across the Jordan. The priests and the Levites halted, and the waters, as though out…
From a letter to the Romans by Saint Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr
My earthly desires have been crucified The delights of this world and all its kingdoms will not profit me. I would prefer to die in Jesus Christ than to rule…
From a letter to the Romans by Saint Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr
Let me not only be called a Christian, but prove to be one You have never begrudged the martyrs their triumph but rather trained them for it. And so I…
From a work by Saint Thomas Aquinas, priest
O precious and wonderful banquet! Since it was the will of God’s only-begotten Son that men should share in his divinity, he assumed our nature in order that by becoming…
From a letter by Saint Boniface, bishop and martyr
The careful shepherd watches over Christ’s flock In her voyage across the ocean of this world, the Church is like a great ship being pounded by the waves of life’s…