Apologies and clarifications To continue listening to the current form of the Breviary, especially the readings of Office of Readings, you can plug into https://divineoffice.org/ . You can also visit https://ibreviary.com To learn more about, study and pray the older, more traditional prayers and readings of the Divine Office, go here: https://www.divinumofficium.com ..read more

Road to Calvary, Alphonsus Liguori Meditation 11: First Saturday of Lent Choosing Mortification Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus Tibi - We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You! Quia per Sanctam Crucem Tuam redemisti mundum - because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world! Kyrie eléison - Lord have mercy! ➕➕➕St. Ambrose - “If you look to yourself, you can do nothing, but if you trust in God, strength will be given you.”  If we would enter into the Glory of the Blessed, says the Scripture, we must, through much tribulation, enter into the Kingdom of God: “These are the ones wh ..read more

Road to Calvary, Alphonsus Liguori Meditation 10: First Friday of Lent Suffering with Patience Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus Tibi - We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You! Quia per Sanctam Crucem Tuam redemisti mundum - because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world! Kyrie eléison - Lord have mercy! ➕➕➕ Saint Teresa of Avila frequently said, “Domine, Aut Pati, aut Mori - Lord, I desire either to suffer or die.” (see a note on the translation at the following website) https://ericlinuskaplan.wordpress.com/2015/06/20/aut-pati-aut-mori/  St. John of the Cross - “ Oh Lord, I ..read more

Road to Calvary, Saint Alphonsus Liguori Meditation 9: First Thursday of Lent Jesus's Desire to Suffer for Us Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus Tibi - We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You! Quia per Sanctam Crucem Tuam redemisti mundum - because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world! Kyrie eléison - Lord have mercy! ➕➕➕“(Liguori, per the Duay Rheims) I am come to cast fire upon the Earth; and what will I but that it should be kindled? I have a baptism wherewith I am to be baptized; and how am I straightened until it be accomplished? - (another translation, as narrated in the po ..read more

Road to Calvary, St. Alphonsus Liguori Meditation 8: First Wednesday of Lent Jesus's Sufferings Compared to Ours Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus Tibi - We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You! Quia per Sanctam Crucem Tuam redemisti mundum - because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world! Kyrie eléison - Lord have mercy! ➕➕➕Jesus Crucified appeared to Sister Magdalene Orsini, to animate her to suffer for sufferings in peace. She answered Him, “But Lord, You only hung on the Cross for 3 hours, whereas I have gone on suffering this pain for several years.” He replied, “From the fir ..read more

Liturgy of the Hours: Vol. II Season of Lent - Season of Easter Office of Readings FIRST READING: Exodus 6:29—7:25 - The first plague sent upon Egypt SECOND READING: From a treatise on the Lord’s Prayer by Saint Cyprian, bishop and martyr - He has given us life; he has also taught us how to pray (Cap 1-3: SCEL 3, 267-268 ..read more

Meditation 7: First Tuesday of Lent Jesus Suffers from the Beginning of His Life Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus Tibi - We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You! Quia per Sanctam Crucem Tuam redemisti mundum - because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world! Kyrie eléison - Lord have mercy! ➕➕➕Hardly was Jesus conceived in the womb of Mary when He presented to His mind all the sufferings of His Passion, and in order to obtain for us pardon and Divine Grace, He offered Himself to His Eternal Father to satisfy for us, through His sufferings, all the chastisements due to our sins, an ..read more

Before the Prayer today, I there are some thoughts shared regarding how I'll be reciting and reading the readings from the LOTH with you. Thanks for your consideration! Liturgy of the Hours, Vol II Season of Lent - Season of Easter FIRST READING: Exodus 6:2-13 SECOND READING: From a sermon by Saint Gregory of Nazianzen, bishop - Let us show each other God’s generosity (Oratio 14, De Pauperum amore, 23-25: PG 35, 887-890 ..read more

I wish you all a blessed Lent! Please be aware of a few items: Moving forward, I will be reciting a couple little devotions before and after the meditations, both for Road to Calvary and for the Office of Readings. The next couple episodes of these will probably include a little commentary for those things, so that people are hopefully on the same page moving forward! Ads may be coming soon. I don't know for certain how those will be included, whether they're automated ads from Spotify or if I will be reading them, but just be aware of those, and I appreciate your diligent patience enduring t ..read more

Road to Calvary Meditation 6: First Monday of Lent The Foolishness of God Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus Tibi - We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You! Quia per Sanctam Crucem Tuam redemisti mundum - because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world! Kyrie eléison - Lord have mercy! ➕➕➕St. Laurence Justinian: “We have seen Eternal Wisdom, the Only Begotten of God, become as it were, a fool through the excessive love He bears for Man.” Yes, my sweetest Redeemer, permit me to say so, this, Your spouse, was indeed right when she called You mad with Love. Does it not indeed seem a fo ..read more