Classic Texts

The King upon his throne

Listen now | From his throne, the Cross, Jesus gives us his Mother – and wins the triumph for which he was born.

18 mins ago

26:07

Bonus: Christ's Sermon from the Cross

Christ's seven last words were the counterpart to the Sermon on the Mount.

14 hrs ago

The King rejected, scourged, and mocked with a crown of thorns

Those who had acclaimed him their king, less than a week before, now bay for his blood. Do we do the same to him?

Dec 20

29:28

The King looks his Passion in the eye

In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus permits the Agony to descend upon him, and enters his Passion alone.

Dec 19

23:26

The King comes to claim his City

Jesus enters Jerusalem in a way that declares himself its King, and he allows himself to be acclaimed as such – but what sort of King is he?

Dec 18

13:57

The Queen's Request – The Wedding at Cana

Our Lord's first miracle took place at the request of his Mother – showing her power with him.

Dec 17 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ

Christ the King's first combat

The forty days in the desert, and the temptation by Satan, are the opening battle of Christ's crusade.

Dec 17

Christ the King begins his crusade

His Baptism at the hand of St John the Baptist marks the opening of Christ's public life – and the start of his war.

Dec 17

18:49

What the Blessed Virgin felt when Jesus announced his departure

It was the end of their domestic life, and the beginning of the Redemption.

Dec 16

15:30

It's time for YOU to visit Nazareth

Jesus, the Hidden King, is waiting for you – with his Blessed Mother and St Joseph.

Dec 15

28:05

Did the Virgin Mary suffer in giving birth to Jesus?

Here's what happened at the first Christmas.

Dec 14

18:16

The blessed womb of Mary – Where Christ began the redemption

Our Lord's time in the womb was not like that of other babies – neither for him, nor his Mother.

Dec 13

23:50

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