by St. Leo the Great Having been elected in absence he returns thanks for the kindness and earnestly demands the prayers of his church "Let my mouth speak the praise of the Lord," and my breath and spirit, my flesh and tongue bless His holy Name. For it is a sign, not of a modest, but an … [Read more...]
The Origin of Evening Prayer
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon According to the Bible, the true founder of the shrine at Bethel was Jacob. Genesis describes the prompting occasion: "Now Jacob went out from Beersheba and went toward Haran. So he prayed in a place and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. And he took … [Read more...]
Jesus and Joseph: Their Shared Concern
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon Each year the Church's Lenten reading of Genesis reaches its climax, just on the verge of Holy Week, with the story of Joseph's reconciliation with his brothers. The liturgical chants relevant to that story suggest why: the story of Joseph is taken as a prefiguring … [Read more...]
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