The Roman Sacristan

Aw geeze! I just saw the trailer for "Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown. I'm honestly astonished that it appears to be even mo...

"The Supper at Emmaus" by Philippe Champaigne Collect (Opening Prayer) Official Latin from the 1969 & 2002 Roman Missals Orém...

Thought people might be interested in this video. Sorry, the video was pulled off of youtube for some reason, so you'll have to go to th...

aka The 2nd Sunday of Easter. The Divine Mercy with the Sacred Heart Collect (Opening Prayer) Official Latin from the 1969 & 2002 Roma...

"The Resurrection" by Titian Happy Easter! After the Easter Vigil I am always reminded of the phrase I would hear my Hungarian Ci...

"The Resurrection of Christ" by Peter Paul Rubens Collect (Opening Prayer) Official Latin from the 1969 & 2002 Roman Missals ...

"Christ Risen" by Peter Paul Rubens Yes, I've been busy. Sorry, there isn't really a comparison. I just haven't been...

Don't forget to start your Divine Mercy Novena on Friday. And of course, please remember that you can obtain a plenary indulgence on Fri...

"The Last Supper" by Carl Heirich Bloch Collect (Opening Prayer) Official Latin from the 1969 & 2002 Roman Missals Orémus. S...

Please pray for the earthquake victims in Italy. There was a strong earthquake just north of the city of L'Aquila which has done a lot ...

"Ecce Homo" by Antonio Ciseri Opening Exhortation Official Latin from the 1969 & 2002 Roman Missals Fratres caríssimi, Postqua...

I just got back into the country after being gone for three months, and I am heartbroken that the country is not flowing with milk and honey...

Blogging will be light for the next few months as I begin some intense vocational discernment for 2009. So I'd humbly ask you to please...

I just saw from a few days back in one of the Holy Father's addresses to some youth in Angola and thought I would publish an excerpt: Af...

Collect (Opening Prayer) Official Latin from the 1969 & 2002 Roman Missals Orémus. Quaésumus, Dómine Deus noster, ut in illa caritáte,...

Statue of Saint Benedict in the piazza in Norcia, (aka Nursia) Italy From the Dialogues of Saint Gregory the Great, Book II: "CHAPTER T...

Collect (Opening Prayer) Official Latin from the 1969 & 2002 Roman Missals Orémus. Deus, qui per Verbum tuum humáni géneris reconcilia...