Gaudete!--Follow the Light

Today is Gaudete Sunday. We are to be full of joy, as our Saviour is to born in our lives again. From the 'Liturgical Year', our beloved abbot tells:

'O holy Roman Church, city of our strength! behold us thy children assembled within thy walls, around the tomb of the fisherman, the prince of the apostles, whose sacred relics protect thee from their earthly shrine, and whose unchanging teaching enlightens thee from heaven. yet, O city of strength: it is by the Saviour, who is coming, that thou art strong. He is thy wall, for it is He that encircles, with His tender mercy, all thy children; He is thy bulwark, for it is by Him that thou art invincible, and that all the powers of hell are powerless to prevail against thee. Open wide thy gates, that all nations may enter thee; for thou art mistress of holiness and the guardian of truth. May the old error, which sets itself against the faith, soon disappear, and peace reign over the whole fold!'

GAUDETE IN DOMINO SEMPER: ITERUM DICO, GAUDETE.
Rejoice in the Lord always: again I say, rejoice.

Antiphon of the Magnificat:

Blessed art thou, O Mary, who didst believe the Lord; what the Lord said to thee shall be fulfilled in thee, Alleluia.

May we see the light, and follow it always.