Faith, stillness, and the search for meaning.
One of my favorite hymns in the Polish Liturgy of the Hours (Breviary, Tuesday of the 3rd Week) resounded in the Church again today… 1 Jesus, thronged by those who suffer,By the lame, the blind, the lepers,Those whose bodies bear their weakness,Souls that wander far astray; 2 Jesus, who befriended sinners,Tax collectors and the prostitutes,Who sought out […]
Si quaeris miracula,Mors, error, calamitas,Daemon, lepra fugiunt,Aegri surgunt sani. REFRAIN:Cedunt mare, vincula;Membra resque perditasPetunt et accipiuntJuvenes et cani. Pereunt pericula,Cessat et necessitas;Narrent hi, qui sentiunt,Dicant Paduani. REFRAIN: Gloria Patri et Filio,Et Spiritui Sancto. Introduction to the Antiphon The “Si Quaeris Miracula” antiphon is a revered chant dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua, a figure known […]