Author: Father Albert

Collect taken from the feast of St. Martha, virgin. Collect: Almighty ever-living God, whose Son was pleased to be welcomed in Saint Martha's house as a guest, grant, we pray, that through her intercession, serving Christ faithfully in our brothers and sisters, we may merit to be received by you in the halls of heaven. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son... "Almighty ever-living God, whose Son was pleased to be welcomed in Saint Martha's house as a guest," - We begin with awe at the humility of God's decision to become the guest of a mere human being. "grant, we pray,...Read More

Collect taken from the feast of Sts. Joachim & Anne, parents of Mary. Collect: O Lord, God of our Fathers, who bestowed on Saints Joachim and Anne this grace, that of them should be born the Mother of your incarnate Son, grant, through the prayers of both, that we may attain the salvation you have promised to your people. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son... "O Lord, God of our Fathers, who bestowed on Saints Joachim and Anne this grace, that of them should be born the Mother of your incarnate Son," -The providence of God arranges all things to work...Read More

Collect taken from the memorial of St. Sharbel Makhluf, priest. Collect: O God, who called the Priest Saint Sharbel Makhluf to the solitary combat of the desert and imbued him with all manner of devotion, grant us, we pray, that, being made imitators of the Lord's Passion, we may merit to be co-heirs of his Kingdom. Who lives and reigns ... " O God, who called the Priest Saint Sharbel Makhluf to the solitary combat of the desert and imbued him with all manner of devotion," - Sharbel went to combat in the desert, not against some external enemy, but primarily against himself....Read More

Collect taken from the memorial of St. Mary Magdalene, apostle to the Apostles. Collect: O God, whose Only Begotten Son entrusted Mary Magdalene before all others with announcing the great joy of the Resurrection, grant, we pray, that through her intercession and example we may proclaim the living Christ and come to see him reigning in your glory. Who lives and reigns... "O God, whose Only Begotten Son entrusted Mary Magdalene before all others with announcing the great joy of the Resurrection," - As always, the honor we see given to a particular person is counted toward the glory of God. So...Read More

Collect taken from the memorial of St. Apollinaris, bishop and martyr. Collect: Direct your faithful, Lord, in the way of eternal salvation, which the Bishop Saint Apollinaris showed by his teaching and martyrdom, and grant, through, his intercession, that we may so persevere in keeping your commandments as to merit being crowned with him. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son... "Direct your faithful, Lord, in the way of eternal salvation, which the Bishop Saint Apollinaris showed by his teaching and martyrdom" - As a shepherd, St. Apollinaris was charged not only with giving instruction, but with modeling the life of Christ...Read More