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Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings: Sunday, Feb 2 (Presentation of the Lord)
Malachi 3: 1-4; Hebrews 2: 14-18; Luke 2: 22-40; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Summa Theologiae: The Sin of Presumption
Second Part of the Second Part, Question 21, Articles 1 & 2; Article 1: Whether Presumption Regards God's or Our Own Power; Article 2: Whether Presumption is a Sin

Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings: Saturday, Feb 1
Hebrews 11: 1-2, 8-19; Mark 4: 35-41; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Daily Meditations With the Saints: The Particular Judgment
Exhortation to reflect on that moment, immediately after our death, when we stand before the judgment seat of Christ to receive our eternal reward or condemnation

Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings: Friday, Jan 31
Hebrews 10: 32-39; Mark 4: 26-34; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Summa Theologiae: The Sin of Despair
Second Part of the Second Part, Question 20, Articles 3 & 4; Article 3: Whether Despair is the Greatest of Sins; Article 4: Whether Despair Arises from Sloth

Summa Theologiae: The Effects of Faith
Second Part of the Second Part, Question 7, Articles 1 & 2; Article 1: Whether Fear is an Effect of Faith; Article 2: Whether Faith Purifies the Heart

Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings: Thursday, Jan 30
Hebrews 10: 19-25; Mark 4: 21-25; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Summa Theologiae: The Cause of Faith
Second Part of the Second Part, Question 6, Article 1: Whether Faith is Infused into Man by God

Daily Meditations With the Saints: On Death
Frs. Paolo Segneri and Frederick William Faber on preparing for the unknown hour of death

Summa Theologiae: The Act of Faith
Second Part of the Second Part, Question 2, Articles 1, 4 & 10; Article 1: Whether Faith is "To Think With Assent"; Article 4: Whether it is Necessary to Believe Things Knowable by Natural Reason; Article 10: Whether Reasoning About Faith Lessens its Merit

Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings: Tuesday, Jan 28
Hebrews 10: 1-10; Mark 3: 31-35; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings: Monday, Jan 27
Hebrews 9: 15, 24-28; Mark 3: 22-30; Haydock Biblical Commentary + Great Commentary by Cornelius a Lapide

Daily Meditations With the Saints: On Temptations
St. John Chrysostom, St. Francis de Sales, and St. Augustine on the value of temptations and our ability, by God's grace, never to be overcome by them.

Daily Meditations With the Saints: On Salvation
St. Ephrem and St. John Chrysostom on working out our salvation with fear and trembling

Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings: Sunday, Jan 26 (3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Nehemiah 8: 2-4, 5-6, 8-10; 1 Corinthians 12: 12-30; Luke 1: 1-4; 4: 14-21 Haydock Biblical Commentary

Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings: Saturday, Jan 25 (Conversion of St. Paul)
Acts 22: 3-16; Mark 16: 15-18; Haydock Biblical Commentary + Great Commentary of Cornelius a Lapide

Summa Theologiae: Veneration of Saints' Relics
Third Part, Question 25, Article 6: Whether any kind of worship is due to the relics of the saints

Daily Meditations With the Saints: On Vainglory
St. John Chrysostom and St. Ambrose on the peril of doing even good works for earthly praise

Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings: Friday, Jan 24
Hebrews 8: 6-13; Mark 3: 13-19; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Daily Meditations With the Saints: On Holiness and Perfection
St. Ambrose and Fr. Louis François D'Argentan on seeking perfection despite our weaknesses

Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings: Thursday, Jan 23
Hebrews 7:25 - 8:6; Mark 3: 7-12; Haydock Biblical Commentary

The Latin Rosary With Meditations: Glorious Mysteries
Meditations taken from the visions of Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich (+1824)

Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings: Wednesday, Jan 22
Hebrews 7: 1-3, 15-17; Mark 3: 1-6; Haydock Biblical Commentary

The Latin Rosary With Meditations: Sorrowful Mysteries
Meditations taken from the visions of Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich (+1824)

The Latin Rosary With Meditations: Joyful Mysteries
Meditations taken from the visions of Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich (+1824)

Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings: Monday, Jan 20
Hebrews 5: 1-10; Mark 2: 18-22; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Daily Meditations With the Saints: On the Employment of Time
St. Philip Neri and Frs. Segneri and Croiset on making use of every moment for working out our salvation.

Summa Theologiae: Christ's Miracles in General
Third Part, Question 43, Articles 1, 3 & 4; Article 1: Whether Christ Should Have Worked Miracles; Article 3: Whether Christ Began His Miracles at the Wedding in Cana; Article 4: Whether Christ's Miracles Are Sufficient Proof of His Divinity

Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings: Sunday, Jan 19 (2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Isaiah 62: 1-5; 1 Corinthians 12: 4-11; John 2: 1-11; Haydock Biblical Commentary + Great Commentary of Cornelius a Lapide

Summa Theologiae: Christ's Temptation
Third Part, Question 41, Article 1: Whether It Was Becoming That Christ Should Be Tempted

Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings: Saturday, Jan 18
Hebrews 4: 12-16; Mark 2: 13-17; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings: Friday, Jan 17
Hebrews 4: 1-5, 11; Mark 2: 1-12; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Summa Theologiae: Christ's Priesthood
Third Part, Question 22, Articles 1, 2 & 5; Article 1: Whether it is Fitting That Christ Should Be a Priest; Article 2: Whether Christ Was Himself Both Priest and Victim; Article 5: Whether the Priesthood of Christ Endures Forever

Daily Meditations With the Saints: Meditation and Mental Prayer
St. Francis de Sales, Fr. Jean Baptiste Masillon, and Fr. Alphonsus Rodriguez S.J. on the importance of daily meditation

Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings: Wednesday, Jan 15
Hebrews 2: 14-18; Mark 1: 29-39 Haydock Biblical Commentary

Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings: Tuesday, Jan 14
Hebrews 2: 5-12; Mark 1: 21-28; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Summa Theologiae: Christ's Prayer
Third Part, Question 21, Articles 1, 3 & 4;Article 1: Whether it was Becoming of Christ to Pray; Article 3: Whether it was Fitting that Christ Should Pray for Himself; Article 4: Whether Christ's Prayer Was Always Heard

Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings: Monday, Jan 13
Hebrews 1: 1-6; Mark 1: 14-20 Haydock Biblical Commentary

Summa Theologiae: Christ's Theandric (Divine-Human) Actions
Third Part, Question 19, Article 1; Article 1: Whether in Christ There Is Only One Operation of the Godhead and Manhood

Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings: Sunday, Jan 12 (Baptism of the Lord)
Luke 3: 15-16, 21-22 Haydock Biblical Commentary + Great Commentary of Cornelius a Lapide

Summa Theologiae: Baptism
Third Part, Question 66, Articles 2, 3, 5 & 6; Article 2: Whether Baptism Was Instituted After Christ's Passion; Article 3: Whether Water is the Proper Matter of Baptism; Article 5: Whether the Formula of Baptism Is Fitting; Article 6: Whether Baptism Can Be Conferred in the Name of Christ

Summa Theologiae: Man's Happiness (2)
First Part of the Second Part, Question 5, Articles 1, 3 & 5; Article 1: Whether Man Can Attain Happiness; Article 3: Whether Man Can Attain Happiness in This Life; Article 5: Whether Man Can Attain Happiness by His Natural Powers

Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings: Saturday, Jan 11
1 John 5: 14-21; John 3: 22-30; Haydock Biblical Commentary

Daily Meditations With the Saints: Confidence in God
Frs. Vincent Haudry S.J. and Claude de la Colombiere S.J. on the importance of unwavering confidence in God's mercy and grace

Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings: Friday, Jan 10
Luke 5: 12-16 Haydock Biblical Commentary

Summa Theologiae: Man's Happiness
First Part of the Second Part, Question 3, Article 8; Article 8: Whether Man's Happiness Consists in the Vision of the Divine Essence

Daily Meditations With the Saints: The Love of Jesus for Us
Excerpt from "Jesus Amabilis" by Eusebe de Nieremberg S.J.

Commentary on the Daily Mass Readings: Thursday, Jan 9
1 John 4:19 - 5:4; Luke 4: 14-22

Summa Theologiae: Christ's Two Wills
Third Part, Question 18, Articles 1 & 4; Article 1: Whether There Are Two Wills in Christ; Article 4: Whether Christ Had Free Will