Fr. Edmund Page, O.Praem.

The Consolation of the Dies Irae

Why has the Church, at least in times past, appointed this doomsday sequence to be sung on the feast of All Souls and at the funeral Masses of her children?

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Day Thirty | The Great Fast

We pause today to reflect upon a man who was central to Our Lord's life, the great St. Joseph. Let us focus especially on his prompt and holy obedience.

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Day Twenty Nine | The Great Fast

Our Lord is the judge of the living and the dead. All authority on heaven and earth is His. He will come to judge, but in his Incarnation and Passion, He came to save.

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Day Twenty Eight | The Great Fast

Every Saturday of the year is dedicated to Our Lady. Today, let us take Mary as our special companion during these final weeks of Lent.

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Day Twenty Seven | The Great Fast

God chose suffering and death to save us. Christ was perfectly in control of His Passion. Even as He was hanging between heaven and earth, He was holding heaven and earth in existence.

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Day Twenty Six | The Great Fast

Here we are, a month into Lent. Some of us may have even become used to fasting! But even if this is the case, we must remind ourselves that all of our good works come from Christ.

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O Clavis David

O Key of David and scepter of the House of Israel . . . come and lead the prisoners from the prison house, those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of Death.

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Veni Creator Spiritus

Come, Holy Spirit, Creator blest, and in our souls take up Thy rest; come with Thy grace and heavenly aid to fill the hearts which Thou hast made.

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Salve Regina

Salve Regina -- Hail Holy Queen -- begins one of the most well known and beautiful prayers to Our Lady. Enjoy this rendition by the abbey schola!

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Veni Sancte Spiritus

This chant imploring the aid of the Holy Spirit is the sung before the Gospel on Pentecost Sunday.

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Regina Caeli

The Regina Caeli--sung after Compline during the Easter Season--is one of the most recognizable (and beautiful!) Marian chants.

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Vidi Aquam

The text of the Vidi Aquam, which is sung during Paschal Vespers during the Octave, is from the Prophet Ezekial. It reminds us of the salvation we find in Baptism.

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