The Feast of the Blessed Sacrament, also known as "Corpus Christi", is one of the great solemnities of the Catholic Church. It honours the central mystery of the Christian faith: the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist, under the species of bread and wine. Instituted in the 13th century, this feast is celebrated on the Thursday following the solemnity of the Holy Trinity, or on the following Sunday in many countries. It invites us to contemplate the miracle renewed every day at Mass: God makes himself present, humbly, in a piece of consecrated bread. Read more...

The Feast of the Holy Trinity, also known as the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, is a major celebration in the Christian liturgical calendar. It honours the central mystery of the Christian faith: the unity of one God in three distinct persons - the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. This feast, which occurs on the Sunday following Pentecost, closes the cycle of Eastertide and opens the period of Ordinary Time in the Catholic liturgical year. Read more...

A mystery at the centre of the Christian faithThe Holy Trinity is one of the deepest and most central mysteries of the Christian faith. To say that God is one in essence and three in person - Father, Son and Holy Spirit - may seem confusing, even incomprehensible. Yet this is the very heart of Christian revelation, what we proclaim with every sign of the cross and in every Creed. But how can we believe in such a mystery? How can we approach a reality so great that no words can truly contain it? Read more...

A feast at the heart of the faithThe feast of the Holy Trinity, celebrated on the Sunday following Pentecost, is one of the most profound and central in the liturgical calendar. Unlike other feasts that commemorate an event (such as Christmas or Easter), the Trinity celebrates a mystery of faith: one God in three persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.This mystery is at the heart of the Creed that we proclaim at every Mass. It is not an abstract concept or one reserved for theologians, but a living mystery that shapes the way we believe, pray and love. Read more...

A discreet but powerful traditionSt Joseph's oil is a devotion that is still little known to the general public, but precious to many of the faithful. It has its roots in the spiritual history of the shrine of Saint Joseph in Montreal, Canada, and in the life of Saint Brother André, a humble porter who became an instrument of countless graces.Much more than a simple pious object, this blessed oil is a sign of faith, trust and intercession, and accompanies prayers for healing, comfort and conversion. Read more...