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Lord God, whose blessed Son our Savior gave his body to be whipped and his face to be spit upon: Give us grace to accept joyfully the sufferings of the present time, confident of the glory that shall be revealed; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with... Read More →

O God, by the passion of your blessed Son you made an instrument of shameful death to be for us the means of life: Grant us so to glory in the cross of Christ, that we may gladly suffer shame and loss for the sake of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you... Read More →

Dear God, I call to mind the people I will see today. Please bless them all. May everyone in the world find peace today – each and every man each and every woman each and every child – may all of them be blessed. May the world retrieve its purpose, the divinity of its... Read More →

The Word took to himself the sons of Abraham, says the apostle, and so had to be like his brothers in all things. He had then to take a body like ours. This explains the fact of Mary’s presence: she is to provide him with a body of his own, to be offered for our sake. Scripture... Read More →

A virgin conceived, bore a son, and yet remained a virgin. This is no common occurrence, but a sign; no reason here, but God’s power, for he is the cause, rather than nature. It is a special event, not shared by others; it is divine, not human. Christ’s birth was not necessity,... Read More →