First Sunday of Advent (Year A, Nov 30, 2025) Matthew 24:37-44 Three Comings of the Lord   We know that there are three comings of the Lord. The third lies between the other two. It is invisible, while the other two are visible. In the first coming he was seen on earth, dwelling among men; he himself testifies that they saw

The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe (Year C, Nov 23, 2025) Luke 23:35-43   “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.…” (Luke 23:42)   “Take from me, O Lord, heart of stone. Take away my hardened heart. Take away my uncircumcised heart. Give me a new heart, a heart of flesh, a pure heart!

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C, Nov 16, 2025) Luke 21:5-19 “How the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and votive offerings…” (Luke 21:5)   “Beauty addresses itself chiefly to sight … Is there some One Principle from which all take their grace…? Undoubtedly this Principle exists; it is something that is perceived at the first glance, something which the soul

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C, Nov 9, 2025) Lk 20:27-38 “He is not God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.” (Luke 20:38) The death of his father was announced to a certain monk. He turned to the messenger who had brought him the news and replied: “Stop your blasphemies. My father is

31st Saturday in Ordinary Time (Year C, Nov 8, 2025) Luke 16:9-15 “You justify yourselves in the sight of others, but God knows your heart; for what is of human esteem is an abomination in the sight of God.” (Lk 16:15) We all have an Operating System designed by God. It is the Operating System of who I really am,

31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C, Nov 2, 2025) Lk 19:1-10 “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.”” (Luke 19:6) “The soul seeks the Word, and when it finds Him, it is filled with joy beyond measure.”  ‘IN MY LITTLE BED I sought him whom my soul loves.’ For what? … ‘It is good to me

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C, Oct 26, 2025) Luke 18:9-14 “Whoever exalts himself will be humbled,and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” (Luke 18:14)   The twelfth degree of humilityis that a monk not only have humility in his heartbut also by his very appearance make it always manifestto those who see him.That is to say

Saturday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Luke 13:1-9 “He told them this parable: “There was once a person who had a fig tree planted in his orchard…”   (Luke 13:21) When you look out to the west from our refectory you can see our beautiful velvet ash tree. It started out thirty-some years ago as a little slip of

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C, Oct 19, 2025) Luke 18:1-8 Abba Agathon said: “If you only pray at the times of prayer, you do not pray at all.” Then, how can we pray continually? Abba Isaac said: We must give you the form of this spiritual contemplation, on which you may always fix your gaze with the utmost steadiness