Acts 14:5-18 Eventually with the connivance of the authorities a move was made by gentiles as well as Jews to make attacks on them and to stone them. When they came to hear of this, they went off for safety to Lycaonia where, in the towns of Lystra and Derbe and in the surrounding country, […]
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Download MP3 Download PDF “Mary brought in a pound of very costly ointment, pure nard, and with it anointed the feet of Jesus, wiping them with her hair.” (Jn 12:3) What a tender gesture on Mary’s part this Gospel passage tells us! It is a tenderness that corresponds to the being of a woman, and which
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Since today’s Gospel recounts the cleansing of the Temple once again, and we already explored this theme on the seventh day of our Lenten journey (https://en.elijamission.net/day-7-resist-evil-in-the-holy-spirit/), I have decided to dedicate today’s meditation to two saints whose feast day is celebrated on March 16: Saint Abraham of Edessa (Mesopotamia) and his niece Mary. From a
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5. February 2026 “Bravery and Spirit of fortitude” St. Agatha (+ 251 under emperor Decius) Today we meet again a young saint, who, under terrible persecution, became a martyr for the love of Christ. In St. Agatha we discovere a loving soul, as well as in St. Agnes, whom we recently commemorated. They, having put
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Following the interpretations of the Epistle of James, I would like to continue what I began last year: presenting the lives of some of the saints. The saint we are focusing on today was born in Hexham, England, in 1109. His noble parents took particular care with their son’s education. Aelred received an extensive classical
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With this Compline, the basic structure of which dates back to St. Benedict (6th century), we join the millennia-old tradition of the Divine Office of our Roman Catholic Church. We invite you to sing it with us and with the Church of all ages! The Office can also be listened to online here: Ad Completorium
This prayer is a praise to the holy angels, with the request that they may assist us here on earth. The Office can also be listened to online here: Officium Angelorum
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The “Officium Parvum Beatae Virginis Mariae” is a beloved liturgical prayer in the Catholic world, dating back to the 8th century and widely used since the 10th century. The Officium Parvum can be prayed by the lay faithful as an alternative to the Breviary, so that it can be used every day of the year
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The Vespers sung in Latin for the Solemnity of Pentecost. Here you can also listen the office online.: Vesperae ad Pentecosten
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The Christmas Vespers sung in Latin. You can also listen to the Office online here: Christmas Vespers
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