Sunday After the Ascension — A Message From St. John Chrysostom

Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John

The Stoning of Saint Stephen, Rembrandt, 1625

At that time Jesus said to His disciples: When the Paraclete cometh, Whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, Who proceedeth from the Father, He shall give testimony of Me: and you shall give testimony, because you are with Me from the beginning. These things have I spoken […]

By |May 21st, 2023|Categories: Spiritual Growth, Traditional Liturgy|

Fifth Sunday After Easter — A Message From St. Augustine

Translation of the Gospel According to John

Gang nach Emmaus (detail), Robert Zünd, 1877

At that time Jesus saith to His disciples: Amen, amen, I say to you: if you ask the Father any thing in My name, He will give it to you. Hitherto you have not asked any thing in my name: Ask, and you shall receive, that your joy may be full. These things […]

By |May 14th, 2023|Categories: Spiritual Growth, Traditional Liturgy|

Fourth Sunday After Easter — A Message From Pope Benedict XVI

Translation of the Gospel According to John

Risen Christ on the Mount of the Ascension, Duccio, 1311.

At that time Jesus said to His disciples: I go to Him that sent Me: and none of you asketh Me: Whither goest Thou? But because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow hath filled your heart. But I tell you the truth: it is expedient to you that […]

By |May 7th, 2023|Categories: Spiritual Growth, Traditional Liturgy|

Third Sunday After Easter — A Message From St. Augustine

Translation of the Gospel According to John

Christ and the Apostles, Rembrandt, 1634

At that time. Jesus said to His disciples: A little while, and now you shall not see Me: and again a little while, and you shall see Me: because I go to the Father. Then some of His disciples said one to another: What is this that He saith to us: A little while, and […]

By |April 30th, 2023|Categories: Spiritual Growth, Traditional Liturgy|

Second Sunday After Easter — A Message From Pope Benedict XVI

Translation of the Gospel According to John

Jesus the Good Shepherd Icon

At that time Jesus said to the Pharisees: I am the good Shepherd. The good Shepherd giveth his life for his sheep. But the hireling, and he that is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming and leaveth the sheep and flieth: and the wolf catcheth and scattereth the sheep: […]

By |April 23rd, 2023|Categories: Spiritual Growth, Traditional Liturgy|

Sermon for a Nuptial Mass — Fr. Ermatinger


Translation of the Epistle of St. Peter:

Dearly beloved, laying away all malice and all guile and dissimulations and envies and all detractions, As newborn babes, desire the rational milk without guile, that thereby you may grow unto salvation: If so be you have tasted that the Lord is sweet. Unto whom coming, as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men but chosen and made […]

By |April 17th, 2023|Categories: Homilies, Traditional Liturgy|

Easter Sunday – Sermon by Fr. Ermatinger


Translation of the Epistle for the Feast of Easter

Brethren, purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new paste, as you are unleavened: for Christ our Pasch is sacrificed. Therefore let us feast, not with the old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

Continuation of the Holy Gospel According to Matthew

Resurrection of […]

By |April 10th, 2023|Categories: Homilies, Spiritual Growth, Traditional Liturgy|
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