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Let us adore the Christ Child!
At Christmas, Holy Church sings full of joy, in a traditional hymn: “Come and behold Him, born the King of angels; O come, let us adore Him.” Our holy faith teaches us that this poor Child who rested on the
The social duty of religion proclaimed in Christ the King
Every November, on the last Sunday of the liturgical year, the Catholic Church observes the Solemnity of Christ the King. This Solemnity was instituted by Pope Pius XI to remind us of the Church’s teaching that Christ should rule not
“Lord, I trust in You.”
Yes, our times are challenging. However, we know that we are not alone. In our weakness we should go to our Father in Heaven Who always listens to our pleas. The abbot of the Benedictine monastery of Sainte-Madeleine of Le
Why we should have good knowledge of our Catholic Faith
September is the month in which young men and women begin or return to their academic activities in colleges and universities. The minds of young students concentrate on learning new things that will be useful to them for their future
Cause of Our Joy
The devotion that we have in Miles Christi to the Blessed Virgin Mary centers above all on this most beautiful invocation: Mater Dolorosa, causa nostræ laetitiæ, Mother of Sorrows, Cause of Our Joy –whose feast we celebrate every September 15.
The Most Pleasing Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Saint Dominic de Guzman (1170-1221) was anguished by the evils then plaguing Spain. Pope Innocent III had asked him to combat the Albigensians, a heretical sect that preached an exaggerated asceticism, denied the priesthood, and opposed the veneration of saints.
The practice of daily spiritual reading
In Miles Christi we encourage the reading of profound and solid spiritual books, for the attentive and assiduous reading of them is an efficacious aid to the practice of prayer, the acquisition of knowledge of spiritual doctrine, and the desire
The Scapular of Carmel
The Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, which is celebrated on July 16, places before our eyes a privileged means of salvation: the Holy Scapular of Mt. Carmel. The origins of this pious practice go back to the year
Baptism is necessary for salvation
How widespread today is the idea that all religions are equal! Nevertheless, this is not the mind of the Church. “There has been no lack of people who have wanted to interpret missionary activity as an attempt to impose one’s
Holy Communion, Food of our Soul
The Holy Church teaches that as bodily food maintains our physical forces, so the Holy Eucharist maintains and develops those of our soul. If we wish to reach Christian perfection, which is sanctity, and to overcome those obstacles which the