Station at St. Mary in Domnica

The Second Sunday in Lent. Station at St. Mary in Domnica. (S. Maria in Domnica.) Mosaic in the apse of St. Maria in Domnica . This is the w...
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Station at St. Peter's

Saturday of Ember Week in Lent . Station at St. Peter's. (S. Pietro.) The Station for the Saturday of Ember Week is always at the great ...
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Station at the Twelve Apostles

Friday of Ember Week in Lent. Station at The Twelve Apostles. (SS. Apostoli.) The High Altar inside the Basilica. The painting over the al...
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Station at St. Lawrence in Panisperna

Thursday after the First Week in Lent. Station at St. Lawrence in Panisperna. (S. Lorenzo in Panisperna.) The site of the Martyrdom of St. ...
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Why hath my beloved wrought many iniquities in Mine house?

Why hath my beloved wrought many iniquities in Mine house? Righteous art Thou O Lord, and I plead with Thee: Thou art near in their mouth an...
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Blogging the Stations

On the feast of the Apostle St. Mathias, when the Lenten Station is only commemorated at Mass, it may be of interest to recall the followin...
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Station at St. Mary Major

Wednesday of Ember Week in Lent. Station at St. Mary Major. (S. Maria Maggiore.) St. Mary Major or the Liberian Basilica The spring Ember We...
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Station at St. Anastasia

Tuesday of the First Week in Lent. Station at St. Anastasia . (S. Anastasis.) At the end of the Via S. Teodoro, just below the Palatine, is ...
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St. Peter's Chair, Station at St Peter in Chains

Monday of the First Week of Lent Station at St. Peter's Chains (S. Pietro in Vincoli) The precious relic of the Chains of St. Peter The ...
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The Chair of St. Peter

February 22 Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter (in the Roman calendar since 354 AD) The ancient chair of St. Peter is enshrined inside the re...
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First Sunday of Lent

The First Sunday of Lent Station at St. John Lateran St. Gregory the Great (540 - 12 March 604) In the ancient Liturgy at the time of St. Gr...
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New Papa Stronsay residents

For a little while now we have had some new residents on Papa Stronsay. Two Cormorants have made their home on the Papa Stronsay pier and i...
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Station at St. Tryphon

Saturday after Ash Wednesday Station at St. Tryphon now removed to St. Augustine (S. Agostino) Pope Clement VIII The Station at Rome was at ...
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Station at Saints John and Paul

Friday after Ash Wednesday Station at Saints John and Paul (SS. Giovanni e Paolo) Tomb of Saints John and Paul This station at Rome was on M...
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Station at St. George's

Thursday after Ash Wednesday Station at St. George's (S. Giorgio in Velabro, Roma) Image of St. George from his church in Velabro The St...
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Station at Saint Sabina

Ash Wednesday Station at St. Sabina. Pope Benedict XVI distributes ashes, S. Sabina. The Station at Rome is at St. Sabina's on the Avent...
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Monastery life - The Refectory

Br. Gerardo Maria, F.SS.R. is currently the monastery refectorian, following in the footsteps of his patron, St. Gerard Majella. In our day ...
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Avoiding the devil ...

Humility and a sober estimation of ourselves : A sentence from a Desert Father: The devil, transformed into an angel of light, appeared to o...
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Distractions in Prayer

The Breeze of Thoughts (click on the picture to see it larger) "When the mind’s intentionality is fixed on God the incense of pr...
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Like the monks from Iona...

Pope Benedict XVI coming to Scotland soon! . .. Later this year , I shall have the joy of being present with you and the Catholics of Scotla...
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N.B.

FSSP Chapel, Guadalajara, Mexico Matthew Bellisario has posted about the SSPX protest Guadalajara, Mexico. SSPX Says Protest Against FSSP C...
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