What is a Martyrology ? A martyrology (a synaxarion or menologion for the Eastern churches) is a catalogue or list of martyrs - later exte...

1.) ROMAN LECTIONARY (Matthew 2:13-18) At that time the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, " Get up, take the ch...

Gospel readings from various Liturgical Rites: 1.) OLD ROMAN LECTIONARY (John 21:19-24) At that time, Jesus said to Peter, " Follow me....

We often read it, but very often we neglect its significance. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped Him up in swaddling cloth...

(Hebrews 1:1-12) God, who at various times and in various ways spoke formerly to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken ...

I'm sure that most of us are at least familiar with the story of the very first Christmas ever: And it came to pass, that in those days ...

For anyone who's worrying about me, I'm still alive and well, as far as I know. I have merely been very busy lately due to school an...

The Missa Luba is the (Latin) Mass as interpreted by the Congolese musical tradition. Arranged by Franciscan friar Fr. Guido Haazen (from B...

EPISTLE: Revelation 7:2-12. GRADUAL: Ps. 33:10, 11. GOSPEL: Matt. 5:1-12. (1st READING: Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14. RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Ps....

A statue of St. Christopher from the Cathedral of Köln, created ca. 1470 by Tilman van der Burch. Oremus. Praeceptis salutaribus moniti, et...

...And it's also the time of year when some persons of questionable types would claim that Hallow'een (short for the Eve of All Hall...

The Gero Crucifix ( Gerokreuz in German), commissioned by Archbishop Gero of Cologne and created somewhere around 965-970, is the oldest...

REVELATION 12:7-12a And there was war in Heaven: Michael and his angels made war on the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, and t...

This (entitled Give Up Yer Aul Sins by Brown Bag Films) was based on recordings made in the 1960's of young children telling Bible stor...

I. BURIAL As mentioned, giving the victim a proper burial following death on the cross during the Roman period was rare and in most cases si...