From The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ by Anne Catherine Emmerich, chapter 58, pgs. 312-317 The following is a vision from Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich, a German mystic, ecstatic and stigmatist (1774-1824).Emmerich was beatified on … [Read more...]

Click here to see original source. "What is happening?" Today there is a great silence over the earth, a great silence, and stillness, a great silence because the King sleeps; the earth was in terror and was still, because God slept in the flesh and … [Read more...]

From Fr. Gallagher's An Ignatian Introduction to Prayer: Scriptural Reflections according to the Spiritual Exercises,  pages 78-79. For a PDF 1 Page Handout to Print (click here) Scripture Reading As I begin, I become aware of the Lord present to … [Read more...]

From: The Church's Year of Grace by Dr. Pius Parsch. Volume 2: Septuagesima to Holy Saturday. Collegeville, Minnesota: The Liturgical Press, 1953. Now we enter the holiest part of Lent. The Church has prepared us step by step for this sacred … [Read more...]