Repentance and reconciliation have a role to play in Lent as well as Advent. But the distinction between the two seasons ...

15 The prayers of the former feast of the Motherhood of the Blessed Virgin Mary emphasized Mary's blessedness and basically the fact that she is Mother of God. In the revised liturgy we further ...

However, as you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button. When Liturgical Prayer is spoken of as an excellent and perfect prayer, as an exercise in ...

When I called on you, you heard me, O God of my righteousness! You relieved me when I was in distress; have pity on me and hear my prayer. O you, sons of men, how long will you be slow of heart? Why ...

Perhaps the proper locus of Mariology is in liturgy and prayer, that is, in worship. This is reminiscent of Prosper of Aquitane's maxim: Lex orandi, lex credendi. In the Eastern traditions, Mariology ...

Jesus teaches a vocal prayer, the Our Father. He not only prayed aloud the liturgical prayers of the synagogue but, as the Gospels show, he raised his voice to express his personal prayer ...

Jesus, with only his reaching, denounces their behaviour: "They devour widows' houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers." The widows' houses are the houses of those who do not have ...