In today's Office of Readings we encounter a reading by St. Cyril of Jersusalem. Cyril was born in 315 A.D. of Christian parents and succeeded Maximus as bishop of Jerusalem in 348. He was active in the Arian controversy and was exiled more than once as a result. His pastoral zeal is especially shown in his Catecheses, in which he expounded orthodox doctrine, holy Scripture and the traditions of the faith. They are still read today, and several of the Second Readings of the Office of Readings are taken from them. He died in 386. He is held in high esteem by both the Catholics and the Orthodox, and he was declared a Doctor of the Church by the Pope in 1883. For a reflection on "the bread of Heaven and the cup of salvation" please click on the image. Peace be with you!

In today's Office of Readings we encounter a reading by St. Cyril of Jersusalem. Cyril was born in 315 A.D. of Christian parents and succeeded Maximus as bishop of Jerusalem in 348. He was active in the Arian controversy and was exiled more than once as a result. His pastoral zeal is especially shown in his Catecheses, in which he expounded orthodox doctrine, holy Scripture and the traditions of the faith. They are still read today, and several of the Second Readings of the Office of Readings are taken from them. He died in 386. He is held in high esteem by both the Catholics and the Orthodox, and he was declared a Doctor of the Church by the Pope in 1883. For a reflection on "the anointing with the Holy Spirit" please click on the image. Peace be with you!

In today's Office of Readings we encounter a reading by St. Cyril of Jersusalem. Cyril was born in 315 A.D. of Christian parents and succeeded Maximus as bishop of Jerusalem in 348. He was active in the Arian controversy and was exiled more than once as a result. His pastoral zeal is especially shown in his Catecheses, in which he expounded orthodox doctrine, holy Scripture and the traditions of the faith. They are still read today, and several of the Second Readings of the Office of Readings are taken from them. He died in 386. He is held in high esteem by both the Catholics and the Orthodox, and he was declared a Doctor of the Church by the Pope in 1883. For a reflection on "baptism is a symbol of Christ's passion" please click on the image. Peace be with you!

In today's Office of Readings we encounter a reading by St. Cyril of Jersusalem. (From the Divine Office): Cyril was born in 315 of Christian parents and succeeded Maximus as bishop of Jerusalem in 348. He was active in the Arian controversy and was exiled more than once as a result. His pastoral zeal is especially shown in his Catecheses, in which he expounded orthodox doctrine, holy Scripture and the traditions of the faith. They are still read today, and several of the Second Readings of the Office of Readings are taken from them. He died in 386. He is held in high esteem by both the Catholics and the Orthodox, and he was declared a Doctor of the Church by the Pope in 1883. Let us pray for the Holy Spirit to inspire us, like St. Cyril, to love God with our minds as well as our hearts; and if we come across a fact or a teaching that seems to us to contradict our faith, let us not reject it but investigate it: for the truth that it contains can never contradict the truth that is God. For a reflection on persecution, joy, and the Cross by St. Cyril of Jerusalem please click on the image. Peace be with you!