Brother Richard

"Jesus explained with great simplicity what it means to be holy when he gave us the Beatitudes...So if anyone asks: 'What must one do to be a good Christian?', the answer is clear. We must do, each in our own way, what Jesus told us to do in the Sermon on the Mount." #PopeFrancis #LiveTheGospel

When I reflect on all these blessings I am overcome by a kind of dread and numbness at the very possibility of ceasing to love God and of bringing shame upon Christ because of my lack of recollection and my preoccupation with trivialities. ~ St. Basil the Great (Office of Readings)

detail of a painting depicting the beheadings of the Franciscan protomartyrs

Martyred OTD in 1220, the first, or 'proto' martyrs of the Franciscan Order, Ss. Berard, Peter, Adiutus, Accursius, and Otho, after preaching in Morocco. Upon hearing of their martyrdom, St. Francis is said to have said, “Today, I can truly say that I have five friars minor.”

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Beautiful old Portuguese saint card. St. Francis, pray for us.

"Jesus rises from the waters; the world rises with him." ~ St. Gregory of Nazianzus (Office of Readings) #BaptismoftheLord

"God has a special place in his heart for those who are discriminated against and oppressed, and he asks us, his Church, to make a decisive and radical choice in favor of the weakest (16)." #PopeLeoXIV #DilexiTe #LiveTheGospel #RememberThePoor #WelcomeTheStranger

A resolution for 2026 from “Meister Eckhart’s Book of the Heart” ❤📚🙏

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Pope at Audience: As we cross from old year to new, let us entrust everything to God - Vatican News At the final General Audience of 2025, Pope Leo XIV invites the faithful to give thanks for the past, seek forgiveness, and entrust the journey ahead ...

“Let the saint rejoice, because he is approaching his reward; let the sinner rejoice, because he is offered forgiveness; let the pagan take courage, because he is called to life." #HappyNewYear www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...

Strengthened by the power of his love, [St. Stephen] overcame the raging cruelty of Saul and won his persecutor on earth as his companion in heaven. ~ St. Fulgentius of Ruspe (Office of Readings)

The Father bears this Word in himself, as yet invisible to the created world. He makes him visible, uttering the voice first, and begetting him as Light of Light. He presents him to the world as its Lord. ~ St. Hippolytus (Office of Readings) #Christmas

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On the Edge of Waiting
a meditation poem for Christmas Eve, Eve

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Every soul that believes – that soul both conceives and gives birth to the Word of God and recognizes his works. Let the soul of Mary be in each one of you, to proclaim the greatness of the Lord. Let the spirit of Mary be in each one of you, to rejoice in God. ~ St. Ambrose (Office of Readings)

"Before the holy night of #Christmas, think of someone with whom you would like to make peace: it will be a more precious gift than those you can buy in the shops, because peace is a gift that is found, truly, only in the heart." #PopeLeoXIV #PrayForPeace #MakePeace

St. Bernard to Mary:

Respónde verbum, et súscipe Verbum: profer tuum, et cóncipe divínum: emítte transitórium, et ampléctere sempitérnum.

Answer with a word, receive the Word of God. Speak your own word, conceive the divine Word. Breathe a passing word, embrace the eternal Word. (O. of R.)

"Let us magnify and give thanks to the Most High and Supreme Eternal God, Trinity and Unity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Creator of all, and Savior of all who believe in him, hope, in him, and love him." #SaintFrancisOfAssisi

Above all things, keep peace within yourself, then you will be able to create peace among others. It is better to be peaceful than learned. (from The Imitation of Christ in the Office of Readings for today)

“Be loving, be gentle, and be humble with all human beings.” #SaintCharlesdeFoucauld #LiveTheGospel #LoveEachOther

"There are two births of Christ, one unto the world in Bethlehem; the other in the soul, when it is spiritually reborn." - Ven. Fulton Sheen

When we remove all obstacles to his presence, Christ will come, at any hour and moment, to dwell spiritually in our hearts, bringing with him the riches of his grace. ~ St. Charles Borromeo (Office of Readings) #Advent #🕯️

What do we love? A good that words cannot describe, a good that is for ever giving, a good that is the Creator of all good [ineffabile bonum, bonum beneficum, bonum bonorum omnium creatorem]. ~ St. Augustine (Office of Readings)

I clearly see that if we expect to please him and receive an abundance of his graces, God desires that these graces must come to us from the hands of Christ, through his most sacred humanity, in which God takes delight. ~ St. Teresa of Ávila (Office of Readings)

Altar of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Basilica of St. Teresa of Ávila, Rome. Pray for us!

Come celebrate our brother Padre Pio with the Capuchins!
This year we have three days of events in both Dublin and Cork! We hope to see you there.
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Today is World Calligraphy Day, and hopefully you know that #Tolkien was an accomplished calligrapher. He used different styles of handwriting and alphabets to create depth in his stories. Not just an author, poet and scholar, but an artist, too!

All images © The Tolkien Estate #BlueSky

"Fight the good fight against our ancient foe, fight him insistently with fasting, because no one will win the crown of victory without engaging in the contest in the proper way." #SaintDominic #Fast #Pray #Resist

"Prayer is living in the heart of God -- a heart of justice, peace, and righteousness." #HenriNouwen #PrayForAmerica

"The more we pray with confidence to our heavenly Father, the more we discover that we are beloved children and the more we come to know the greatness of his love (7-27-25)." #PopeLeoXIV