As promised in my “Urbi et Orbi” posting of 23rd March, this is the fourth of four short guides to obtaining a plenary indulgence. The four guides correspond to the four categories of people mentioned in the decree Rome issued on 20thMarch granting special plenary indulgences during the Covid-9 pandemic....
As promised in my “Urbi et Orbi” posting of 23rd March, this is the third of four short guides to obtaining a plenary indulgence. The four guides correspond to the four categories of people mentioned in the decree Rome issued on 20thMarch granting special plenary indulgences during the Covid-9 pandemic....
As promised in my “Urbi et Orbi” posting of 23rd March, this is the second of four short guides to obtaining a plenary indulgence. The four guides correspond to the four categories of people mentioned in the decree Rome issued on 20thMarch granting special plenary indulgences during the Covid-9...
As promised in my “Urbi et Orbi” posting of 23rd March, this is the first of four short guides to obtaining a plenary indulgence. The four guides correspond to the four categories of people mentioned in the decree Rome issued on 20thMarch granting special plenary indulgences during the Covid-9...
The Daily Bread, 26th March 2020. Readings: Exodus 32:7-14; Psalm 105(106):19-23; John 5:31-47 The “golden calf” has made its way into colloquial conversation in many languages. It’s usually said when commenting, with a hint of mockery, on someone else’s attitude to something as the “be all and end all.”...
How to Flourish During the Coronavirus Pandemic: Research from the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard
From a Sermon of Pope St. Leo the Great (390-461) True reverence for the Lord’s passion means fixing the eyes of our heart on Jesus crucified and recognising in him our own humanity. The earth – our earthly nature – should tremble at the suffering of its Redeemer. The rocks –...
The Festive Bread, 25th March, 2020, Feast or Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord. Readings: Isaiah 7:10-14,8:10; Psalm 39(40):7-11; Hebrews 10:4-10; Luke 1:26-38 You can ask someone to come closer to you, or you can let them do so because they ask. Like most devout Jews and Jewesses,...
Dear Brothers and Sisters Not long ago, I finished celebrating Mass for today’s great Solemnity of the Annunciation, the beginning of the Incarnation and thus of the redemption of the world. After the Gospel, I made an Act of Consecration of our parishes to Our Lady, Patroness of both...
Dear Sisters and Brothers I wish you all a very Happy Feast Day today, the Annunciation! The Incarnation of the Son of God becomes visible to us at Christmas, but the Incarnation itself actually takes place nine months earlier when Jesus is conceived in Mary’s womb. Pope Francis today...
