St. Stephen, Protomartyr
“My son, when you come to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for trials,” begins the second chapter of the Book of Sirach. Stephen’s last moments and martyrdom paint a beautiful and inspiring real-life example of Sirach’s advice to his son, and to all of us who aspire to serve the Lord. As the first martyr[...]
O Rex Gentium: The Shepherd King
Could these two roles- shepherd and king- ever go together outside the Christian world? In the Old Testament, David, the ultimate type of Christ, is a shepherd-become-king. In Ezekiel 34, the Lord declares himself the True Shepherd, and says: “Behold, I, I myself will search for my sheep, and will seek them out…I will seek[...]
O Radiant Dawn
O Radiant Dawn splendor of eternal light, sun of justice:Come, shine on those who dwell in darknessand the shadow of death. How beautiful that Our Lord visited not a perfect world that didn’t need saving, but one broken and disfigured by original sin, so that He might restore it! He did not come to bring[...]
O Key of David
O Key of David, and scepter of the house of Israel, who opens and no man shuts, who shuts and no man opens: come, and bring forth the captive from his prison, he who sits in darkness and in the shadow of death. A key is a symbol of authority. We are familiar with this[...]
