7views 0shareThe name of a child that is to be born: many evils shall come upon the Jews for their sins. 1 And the Lord said to me: Take thee a great…
Psalm 122 – Ad te levavi
9views 0shareA prayer in affliction, with confidence in God. A gradual canticle. 1 To thee have I lifted up my eyes, who dwellest in heaven. 2 Behold as the eyes of servants…
Ecclesiasticus, chapter 20 – Book of Sirach
10views 0shareRules with regard to correction, discretion, and avoiding lies. 1 How much better is it to reprove, than to be angry, and not to hinder him that confesseth in prayer. 2…
Canticle of Canticles – 7
14views 0shareA further description of the graces of the church the spouse of Christ. 1 What shalt thou see in the Sulamitess but the companies of camps? How beautiful are thy steps…
Psalm 51 – Quid gloriaris
16views 0shareDavid condemneth the wickedness of Doeg, and foretelleth his destruction. [1] Unto the end, understanding for David, [2] When Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul David went to the house…
Proverbs, chapter 10 – Wise Sayings
47views 0shareMany wise sayings and axioms, relating to wisdom and folly, virtue and vice. 1 A wise son maketh the father glad: but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother….
Prophecy of Isaiah, chapter 7
6views 0shareThe prophet assures king Achaz that the two kings his enemies shall not take Jerusalem. A virgin shall conceive and bear a son. 1 And it came to pass in the…
Psalm 121 – Laetatus sum in his
17views 0shareThe desire and hope of the just for the coming of the kingdom of God, and the peace of his church. 1 I rejoiced at the things that were said to…
Ecclesiasticus, chapter 19 – Book of Sirach
14views 0shareAdmonition against sundry vices. 1 A workman that is a drunkard shall not be rich: and he that contemneth small things, shall fall by little and little. 2 Wine and women…
Life of St. Nicholas of Tolentino
15views 0shareA shorter description of this saint is available here: Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, was born in 1245 in the town of Sant’Angelo in Pontano, Italy. He was the son of devoutly…
Canticle of Canticles – 6
10views 0shareThe spouse of Christ is but one: she is fair and terrible. 1 My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the bed of aromatical spices, to feed in the…
Psalm 50 – Miserere
16views 0shareThe repentance and confession of David after his sin. The fourth penitential psalm. [1] Unto the end, a psalm of David, [2] When Nathan the prophet came to him after he…
Proverbs, chapter 9 – Wisdom
5views 0shareWisdom invites all to her feast. Folly calls another way. 1 Wisdom hath built herself a house, she hath hewn her out seven pillars. 2 She hath slain her victims, mingled…
Prophecy of Isaiah, chapter 6
12views 0shareA glorious vision, in which the prophet’s lips are cleansed: he foretelleth the obstinacy of the Jews. 1 In the year that king Ozias died, I saw the Lord sitting upon…
Psalm 120 – Levavi oculos
11views 0shareGod is the keeper of his servants. A gradual canticle. 1 I have lifted up my eyes to the mountains, from whence help shall come to me. 2 My help is…
Ecclesiasticus, chapter 18 – Book of Sirach
11views 0shareGod’s works are wonderful: we must serve him, and not our lusts. 1 He that liveth for ever created all things together. God only shall be justified, and he remaineth an…
Canticle of Canticles – 5
8views 0shareChrist calls his spouse: she languishes with love: and describes him by his graces. 1 Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat the fruit of his apple trees. I…
Canticle of Canticles – 5
5views 0shareChrist calls his spouse: she languishes with love: and describes him by his graces. 1 Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat the fruit of his apple trees. I…
Psalm 49 – Deus deorum
14views 0shareThe coming of Christ: who prefers virtue and inward purity before the blood of victims. [1] A psalm for Asaph. The God of gods, the Lord hath spoken: and he hath…
Proverbs, chapter 8 – The Love of Wisdom
16views 0shareThe preaching of wisdom. Her excellence. 1 Doth not wisdom cry aloud, and prudence put forth her voice? 2 Standing in the top of the highest places by the way, in…