A meditation for the Feast of St. Dorothy, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”. Saint Dorothy of Caesarea is venerated as a virgin martyr of the early fourth century who suffered during the persecution under Diocletian. According to tradition, she was condemned to death for refusing to renounce Christ, and as she was being led to execution, she promised a skeptical lawyer named Theophilus that she would send him fruits and flowers from the paradise of her Bridegroom. After her martyrdom, a heavenly child appeared to Theophilus with a basket of roses and apples—miraculously out of season—which led to his conversion and eventual martyrdom as well. Saint Dorothy’s witness unites steadfast fidelity under suffering with joyful hope in eternal life, making her a powerful symbol of Christian perseverance and the promised fruits of paradise regained through Christ.Dom Prosper Guéranger's The Liturgical Year, a monumental fifteen-volume work, offers a comprehensive exploration of the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar, guiding readers through the spiritual and historical richness of the Church’s worship. Written in the 19th century, the series provides daily meditations, historical context, and liturgical texts for the Mass and Divine Office, covering the entire cycle of seasons—Advent, Christmas, Lent, Passiontide, Easter, and the Time after Pentecost—as well as feast days of saints. Guéranger’s work, rooted in a deep contemplative spirit, aims to immerse the faithful in the Church’s prayerful life, emphasizing the unity of faith through the axiom lex orandi, lex credendi ("the law of prayer is the law of belief"), and remains a cherished resource for Catholics seeking to deepen their spiritual lives. Dom Prosper Guéranger (1805–1875) was a French Benedictine monk, liturgical scholar, and founder of the Solesmes Abbey, renowned for his pivotal role in reviving the Benedictine Order in France and restoring the Roman liturgy after the disruptions of the French Revolution. Born in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, he entered the priesthood in 1827 and, inspired by a vision to restore monastic life, reestablished the Benedictine community at Solesmes in 1833, becoming its first abbot. A staunch defender of ultramontanism and traditional Catholic worship, he also championed the revival of Gregorian chant, significantly influencing the liturgical renewal movement.Link to the Dom Guéranger's Liturgical Year playlist (updated daily): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZKdyYnV_bkh7rH6piW0ShgsdcefFoOvJIf you would like to support this channel:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/InprincipioPodcastPayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=U5EZ9X2CE2V7WMost sincere thanks to all who are able to contribute, by your prayers, your patronage, or otherwise. Your support sustains this work and helps make these readings available to others.

A meditation for Friday of Septuagesima week, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”. Friday of Septuagesima Week meditates on the sentence pronounced against Adam after the Fall and the lasting consequences of sin for all humanity. Adam is condemned to a life of labor, exile, and sorrow, earning his bread by the sweat of his brow in a world that now resists him with thorns and barrenness, a fitting punishment for disobedience and a humbling reminder of man’s dependence on the earth from which he was formed. Yet even within this chastisement, divine mercy shines through: toil becomes both a discipline against idleness and a means of moral formation, and the loss of the earthly paradise prepares the way for a far greater gift. The meditation looks forward to redemption, when fallen man, once deprived of the tree of life, will be nourished instead by the Bread of Life from heaven, restoring communion with God more abundantly than Eden ever could.Dom Prosper Guéranger's The Liturgical Year, a monumental fifteen-volume work, offers a comprehensive exploration of the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar, guiding readers through the spiritual and historical richness of the Church’s worship. Written in the 19th century, the series provides daily meditations, historical context, and liturgical texts for the Mass and Divine Office, covering the entire cycle of seasons—Advent, Christmas, Lent, Passiontide, Easter, and the Time after Pentecost—as well as feast days of saints. Guéranger’s work, rooted in a deep contemplative spirit, aims to immerse the faithful in the Church’s prayerful life, emphasizing the unity of faith through the axiom lex orandi, lex credendi ("the law of prayer is the law of belief"), and remains a cherished resource for Catholics seeking to deepen their spiritual lives. Dom Prosper Guéranger (1805–1875) was a French Benedictine monk, liturgical scholar, and founder of the Solesmes Abbey, renowned for his pivotal role in reviving the Benedictine Order in France and restoring the Roman liturgy after the disruptions of the French Revolution. Born in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, he entered the priesthood in 1827 and, inspired by a vision to restore monastic life, reestablished the Benedictine community at Solesmes in 1833, becoming its first abbot. A staunch defender of ultramontanism and traditional Catholic worship, he also championed the revival of Gregorian chant, significantly influencing the liturgical renewal movement.Link to the Dom Guéranger's Liturgical Year playlist (updated daily): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZKdyYnV_bkh7rH6piW0ShgsdcefFoOvJIf you would like to support this channel:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/InprincipioPodcastPayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=U5EZ9X2CE2V7WMost sincere thanks to all who are able to contribute, by your prayers, your patronage, or otherwise. Your support sustains this work and helps make these readings available to others.

A meditation for the Feast of St. Agatha, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”. Saint Agatha was a third-century virgin martyr from Catania in Sicily who suffered during the persecution of Christians under the Roman emperor Decius around AD 251. Renowned for her beauty and noble birth, she consecrated her virginity to Christ, refusing the advances of the Roman governor Quintianus; in retaliation, she was imprisoned, tortured, and subjected to brutal mutilation in an attempt to break her faith. Despite her sufferings, she remained steadfast, giving thanks to God even in torment, and ultimately died in prison. Almost immediately venerated by the faithful, Saint Agatha became a powerful symbol of purity, courage, and perseverance, and devotion to her spread rapidly throughout the Church; she is especially invoked against fires, eruptions, and bodily afflictions, and her name is honored in the Roman Canon of the Mass.Dom Prosper Guéranger's The Liturgical Year, a monumental fifteen-volume work, offers a comprehensive exploration of the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar, guiding readers through the spiritual and historical richness of the Church’s worship. Written in the 19th century, the series provides daily meditations, historical context, and liturgical texts for the Mass and Divine Office, covering the entire cycle of seasons—Advent, Christmas, Lent, Passiontide, Easter, and the Time after Pentecost—as well as feast days of saints. Guéranger’s work, rooted in a deep contemplative spirit, aims to immerse the faithful in the Church’s prayerful life, emphasizing the unity of faith through the axiom lex orandi, lex credendi ("the law of prayer is the law of belief"), and remains a cherished resource for Catholics seeking to deepen their spiritual lives. Dom Prosper Guéranger (1805–1875) was a French Benedictine monk, liturgical scholar, and founder of the Solesmes Abbey, renowned for his pivotal role in reviving the Benedictine Order in France and restoring the Roman liturgy after the disruptions of the French Revolution. Born in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, he entered the priesthood in 1827 and, inspired by a vision to restore monastic life, reestablished the Benedictine community at Solesmes in 1833, becoming its first abbot. A staunch defender of ultramontanism and traditional Catholic worship, he also championed the revival of Gregorian chant, significantly influencing the liturgical renewal movement.Link to the Dom Guéranger's Liturgical Year playlist (updated daily): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZKdyYnV_bkh7rH6piW0ShgsdcefFoOvJIf you would like to support this channel:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/InprincipioPodcastPayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=U5EZ9X2CE2V7WMost sincere thanks to all who are able to contribute, by your prayers, your patronage, or otherwise. Your support sustains this work and helps make these readings available to others.

Chapter 2 of the Introduction to the Season of Septuagesima: the Mystery of Septuagesima, from Volume IV of "The Liturgical Year" by Dom Prosper Guéranger.In Chapter II, The Mystery of Septuagesima, Dom Guéranger explains that the season symbolizes the present condition of fallen humanity as a time of exile, trial, and penitential preparation before the joy of Easter, drawing deeply on the biblical and mystical significance of the number seven. Septuagesima represents our captivity in “Babylon,” this world marked by sin and struggle, contrasted with the heavenly “Jerusalem” that awaits the faithful after their pilgrimage, just as Israel endured seventy years of exile before returning to Zion. The Church’s approximate count of seventy days reflects both this captivity and the traditional division of human history into seven ages, the present age being one of labor and combat before eternal rest. In her liturgy, the Church embodies this mystery by suppressing joyful chants such as the Alleluia and Gloria, adopting penitential tones, vestments, and prayers to remind the faithful that praise is restrained while we remain sinners and exiles. Yet this mourning is suffused with hope, for just as Septuagesima leads to Easter and its seven weeks of joy, so the trials of this life lead, through repentance and perseverance, to resurrection, Pentecost, and ultimately the everlasting joy of heaven.Dom Prosper Guéranger's The Liturgical Year, a monumental fifteen-volume work, offers a comprehensive exploration of the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar, guiding readers through the spiritual and historical richness of the Church’s worship. Written in the 19th century, the series provides daily meditations, historical context, and liturgical texts for the Mass and Divine Office, covering the entire cycle of seasons—Advent, Christmas, Lent, Passiontide, Easter, and the Time after Pentecost—as well as feast days of saints. Guéranger’s work, rooted in a deep contemplative spirit, aims to immerse the faithful in the Church’s prayerful life, emphasizing the unity of faith through the axiom lex orandi, lex credendi ("the law of prayer is the law of belief"), and remains a cherished resource for Catholics seeking to deepen their spiritual lives. Dom Prosper Guéranger (1805–1875) was a French Benedictine monk, liturgical scholar, and founder of the Solesmes Abbey, renowned for his pivotal role in reviving the Benedictine Order in France and restoring the Roman liturgy after the disruptions of the French Revolution. Born in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, he entered the priesthood in 1827 and, inspired by a vision to restore monastic life, reestablished the Benedictine community at Solesmes in 1833, becoming its first abbot. A staunch defender of ultramontanism and traditional Catholic worship, he also championed the revival of Gregorian chant, significantly influencing the liturgical renewal movement.Link to the Dom Guéranger's Liturgical Year playlist (updated daily): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZKdyYnV_bkh7rH6piW0ShgsdcefFoOvJIf you would like to support this channel: Join on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEYRtJac7oQZQ4C0MSHT5WA/join Join on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/InprincipioPodcast One-time donations may also be made through YouTube “Thanks” (button below the video), or via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=U5EZ9X2CE2V7W Most sincere thanks to all who are able to contribute, by your prayers, your patronage, or otherwise; your support sustains this channel and enables its mission to continue.

A meditation for Thursday of Septuagesima week, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”. The meditation for Thursday of Septuagesima week reflects on the consequences of the Fall by considering the divine sentence pronounced upon Eve and, through her, all humanity, emphasizing that while forgiveness is promised, sin still requires just reparation. The reading explains that woman, originally created equal to man and destined to share in the joyful propagation of the human race, now bears the burdens introduced by sin: the suffering of childbirth, the loss of her original independence, and subordination within the natural order. Yet this punishment is not without hope, as it points to the future coming of the Blessed Virgin Mary, whose humility and cooperation with divine grace would restore the dignity of woman and assist in the redemption of mankind. The accompanying prayers express the soul’s sorrow for sin, its recognition of having been deceived by the serpent, and its plea for God’s mercy and restoration through repentance and the intercession of the Virgin.Dom Prosper Guéranger's The Liturgical Year, a monumental fifteen-volume work, offers a comprehensive exploration of the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar, guiding readers through the spiritual and historical richness of the Church’s worship. Written in the 19th century, the series provides daily meditations, historical context, and liturgical texts for the Mass and Divine Office, covering the entire cycle of seasons—Advent, Christmas, Lent, Passiontide, Easter, and the Time after Pentecost—as well as feast days of saints. Guéranger’s work, rooted in a deep contemplative spirit, aims to immerse the faithful in the Church’s prayerful life, emphasizing the unity of faith through the axiom lex orandi, lex credendi ("the law of prayer is the law of belief"), and remains a cherished resource for Catholics seeking to deepen their spiritual lives. Dom Prosper Guéranger (1805–1875) was a French Benedictine monk, liturgical scholar, and founder of the Solesmes Abbey, renowned for his pivotal role in reviving the Benedictine Order in France and restoring the Roman liturgy after the disruptions of the French Revolution. Born in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, he entered the priesthood in 1827 and, inspired by a vision to restore monastic life, reestablished the Benedictine community at Solesmes in 1833, becoming its first abbot. A staunch defender of ultramontanism and traditional Catholic worship, he also championed the revival of Gregorian chant, significantly influencing the liturgical renewal movement.Link to the Dom Guéranger's Liturgical Year playlist (updated daily): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZKdyYnV_bkh7rH6piW0ShgsdcefFoOvJIf you would like to support this channel: Join on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEYRtJac7oQZQ4C0MSHT5WA/join Join on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/InprincipioPodcast One-time donations may also be made through YouTube “Thanks” (button below the video), or via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=U5EZ9X2CE2V7W Most sincere thanks to all who are able to contribute, by your prayers, your patronage, or otherwise; your support sustains this channel and enables its mission to continue.

A meditation for the Feast of St. Andrew Corsini, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”. Saint Andrew Corsini (1302–1374) was a Florentine nobleman who, after a restless and worldly youth, underwent a profound conversion and entered the Carmelite Order, embracing a life of penance, prayer, and study. Ordained a priest and later appointed Bishop of Fiesole, he reluctantly accepted the office out of obedience, becoming renowned for his humility, pastoral zeal, and tireless efforts to reconcile enemies and restore peace in a region often torn by factional violence. Andrew was especially devoted to the poor and to reforming clergy and religious life by personal example rather than severity. Remembered as a gentle peacemaker and contemplative shepherd, he was canonized in 1629 and is venerated as a model of repentance, humility, and episcopal charity.Dom Prosper Guéranger's The Liturgical Year, a monumental fifteen-volume work, offers a comprehensive exploration of the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar, guiding readers through the spiritual and historical richness of the Church’s worship. Written in the 19th century, the series provides daily meditations, historical context, and liturgical texts for the Mass and Divine Office, covering the entire cycle of seasons—Advent, Christmas, Lent, Passiontide, Easter, and the Time after Pentecost—as well as feast days of saints. Guéranger’s work, rooted in a deep contemplative spirit, aims to immerse the faithful in the Church’s prayerful life, emphasizing the unity of faith through the axiom lex orandi, lex credendi ("the law of prayer is the law of belief"), and remains a cherished resource for Catholics seeking to deepen their spiritual lives. Dom Prosper Guéranger (1805–1875) was a French Benedictine monk, liturgical scholar, and founder of the Solesmes Abbey, renowned for his pivotal role in reviving the Benedictine Order in France and restoring the Roman liturgy after the disruptions of the French Revolution. Born in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, he entered the priesthood in 1827 and, inspired by a vision to restore monastic life, reestablished the Benedictine community at Solesmes in 1833, becoming its first abbot. A staunch defender of ultramontanism and traditional Catholic worship, he also championed the revival of Gregorian chant, significantly influencing the liturgical renewal movement.Link to the Dom Guéranger's Liturgical Year playlist (updated daily): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZKdyYnV_bkh7rH6piW0ShgsdcefFoOvJIf you would like to support this channel: Join on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEYRtJac7oQZQ4C0MSHT5WA/join Join on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/InprincipioPodcast One-time donations may also be made through YouTube “Thanks” (button below the video), or via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=U5EZ9X2CE2V7W Most sincere thanks to all who are able to contribute, by your prayers, your patronage, or otherwise; your support sustains this channel and enables its mission to continue.

A meditation for Wednesday of Septuagesima week, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”. Wednesday of Septuagesima Week continues the Church’s meditation on the Fall, focusing on the judgment pronounced after Adam and Eve’s sin and the profound mercy that accompanies divine justice. Unlike fallen humanity, our first parents sinned without concupiscence or ignorance, through sheer ingratitude and self-love; yet God, who did not spare the rebellious angels, chose to spare the human race because all humanity was contained in them. Before condemning Adam and Eve, God first curses the serpent and utters the great promise of hope: the protoevangelium, in which the woman and her seed are foretold as the serpent’s defeat. This promise looks forward to the Blessed Virgin Mary and to all who, in weakness, cooperate with God’s victory over evil. Thus, even in the midst of exile, sorrow, and repentance—voiced poignantly in the lament of Adam—the liturgy teaches that hope in redemption shines forth at the very moment of humanity’s fall.Dom Prosper Guéranger's The Liturgical Year, a monumental fifteen-volume work, offers a comprehensive exploration of the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar, guiding readers through the spiritual and historical richness of the Church’s worship. Written in the 19th century, the series provides daily meditations, historical context, and liturgical texts for the Mass and Divine Office, covering the entire cycle of seasons—Advent, Christmas, Lent, Passiontide, Easter, and the Time after Pentecost—as well as feast days of saints. Guéranger’s work, rooted in a deep contemplative spirit, aims to immerse the faithful in the Church’s prayerful life, emphasizing the unity of faith through the axiom lex orandi, lex credendi ("the law of prayer is the law of belief"), and remains a cherished resource for Catholics seeking to deepen their spiritual lives. Dom Prosper Guéranger (1805–1875) was a French Benedictine monk, liturgical scholar, and founder of the Solesmes Abbey, renowned for his pivotal role in reviving the Benedictine Order in France and restoring the Roman liturgy after the disruptions of the French Revolution. Born in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, he entered the priesthood in 1827 and, inspired by a vision to restore monastic life, reestablished the Benedictine community at Solesmes in 1833, becoming its first abbot. A staunch defender of ultramontanism and traditional Catholic worship, he also championed the revival of Gregorian chant, significantly influencing the liturgical renewal movement.Link to the Dom Guéranger's Liturgical Year playlist (updated daily): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZKdyYnV_bkh7rH6piW0ShgsdcefFoOvJIf you would like to support this channel: Join on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEYRtJac7oQZQ4C0MSHT5WA/join Join on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/InprincipioPodcast One-time donations may also be made through YouTube “Thanks” (button below the video), or via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=U5EZ9X2CE2V7W Most sincere thanks to all who are able to contribute, by your prayers, your patronage, or otherwise; your support sustains this channel and enables its mission to continue.

Preface and Chapter 1 of the Introduction to the Season of Septuagesima: the History of Septuagesima, from Volume IV of "The Liturgical Year" by Dom Prosper Guéranger.In the first chapter of the his introduction to the season of Septuagesima, Dom Guéranger explains that this season comprises the three weeks before Lent—Septuagesima, Sexagesima, and Quinquagesima—and serves as a gradual, penitential preparation for the great forty days of Quadragesima. Though unknown in the earliest centuries of Christianity, the observance arose partly from Eastern practice and was later adapted by the Roman Church, which wished both to preserve the full symbolism of forty fasting days before Easter and to prepare souls more gently for Lent’s austerities. Over time, the Latin Church fixed the beginning of the Lenten fast on Ash Wednesday, while retaining Septuagesima as a distinct prelude marked by the suspension of the Alleluia and a somber tone in the liturgy. By borrowing this preparatory spirit from the Greeks while maintaining her own discipline, the Roman Church established Septuagesima as a season of recollection, detachment from worldly distractions, and spiritual awakening—an ancient and venerable threshold leading the faithful toward the penitence and renewal of Lent.Dom Prosper Guéranger's The Liturgical Year, a monumental fifteen-volume work, offers a comprehensive exploration of the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar, guiding readers through the spiritual and historical richness of the Church’s worship. Written in the 19th century, the series provides daily meditations, historical context, and liturgical texts for the Mass and Divine Office, covering the entire cycle of seasons—Advent, Christmas, Lent, Passiontide, Easter, and the Time after Pentecost—as well as feast days of saints. Guéranger’s work, rooted in a deep contemplative spirit, aims to immerse the faithful in the Church’s prayerful life, emphasizing the unity of faith through the axiom lex orandi, lex credendi ("the law of prayer is the law of belief"), and remains a cherished resource for Catholics seeking to deepen their spiritual lives. Dom Prosper Guéranger (1805–1875) was a French Benedictine monk, liturgical scholar, and founder of the Solesmes Abbey, renowned for his pivotal role in reviving the Benedictine Order in France and restoring the Roman liturgy after the disruptions of the French Revolution. Born in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, he entered the priesthood in 1827 and, inspired by a vision to restore monastic life, reestablished the Benedictine community at Solesmes in 1833, becoming its first abbot. A staunch defender of ultramontanism and traditional Catholic worship, he also championed the revival of Gregorian chant, significantly influencing the liturgical renewal movement.Link to the Dom Guéranger's Liturgical Year playlist (updated daily): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZKdyYnV_bkh7rH6piW0ShgsdcefFoOvJIf you would like to support this channel: Join on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEYRtJac7oQZQ4C0MSHT5WA/join Join on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/InprincipioPodcast One-time donations may also be made through YouTube “Thanks” (button below the video), or via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=U5EZ9X2CE2V7W Most sincere thanks to all who are able to contribute, by your prayers, your patronage, or otherwise; your support sustains this channel and enables its mission to continue.

A meditation for the Feast of Saint Blaise, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”. Saint Blaise was a bishop and martyr of the early fourth century, venerated as a courageous shepherd of souls during the persecutions of the Roman Empire. According to ancient tradition, he suffered imprisonment and death for the Faith, and on his way to martyrdom miraculously healed a child who was choking on a fishbone, an event that gave rise to the Church’s enduring devotion to him as a powerful intercessor against ailments of the throat. His cult spread rapidly in both East and West, and his feast is marked by the solemn blessing of throats with crossed candles, recalling his charity and God’s mercy working through him. Saint Blaise stands as a witness to steadfast faith, pastoral care, and the healing grace granted by God to those who remain faithful unto death.

Dom Prosper Guéranger's The Liturgical Year, a monumental fifteen-volume work, offers a comprehensive exploration of the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar, guiding readers through the spiritual and historical richness of the Church’s worship. Written in the 19th century, the series provides daily meditations, historical context, and liturgical texts for the Mass and Divine Office, covering the entire cycle of seasons—Advent, Christmas, Lent, Passiontide, Easter, and the Time after Pentecost—as well as feast days of saints. Guéranger’s work, rooted in a deep contemplative spirit, aims to immerse the faithful in the Church’s prayerful life, emphasizing the unity of faith through the axiom lex orandi, lex credendi ("the law of prayer is the law of belief"), and remains a cherished resource for Catholics seeking to deepen their spiritual lives.

Dom Prosper Guéranger (1805–1875) was a French Benedictine monk, liturgical scholar, and founder of the Solesmes Abbey, renowned for his pivotal role in reviving the Benedictine Order in France and restoring the Roman liturgy after the disruptions of the French Revolution. Born in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, he entered the priesthood in 1827 and, inspired by a vision to restore monastic life, reestablished the Benedictine community at Solesmes in 1833, becoming its first abbot. A staunch defender of ultramontanism and traditional Catholic worship, he also championed the revival of Gregorian chant, significantly influencing the liturgical renewal movement.

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A meditation for Tuesday of Septuagesima week, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”. Tuesday of Septuagesima Week contemplates the consummation of the Fall and its immediate consequences. Eve, having already sinned interiorly through pride, distrust, and self-love, completes her rebellion by eating the forbidden fruit and, emboldened by her apparent impunity, persuades Adam to share in her transgression. By this single act of disobedience, the bond uniting humanity to God is broken, and both fall from the supernatural life into a state of shame, fear, and spiritual desolation. Their hoped-for divinity collapses into slavery to concupiscence; innocence is replaced by nakedness, confidence by terror, and love by flight from God’s presence. Instead of repentance, they seek concealment, illustrating how sin darkens the soul and drives it away from its Creator. The Church thus calls the faithful to mourn Adam’s fall as their own, to recognize the misery of life without God, and to begin the penitential return to Him that Septuagesima prepares.Dom Prosper Guéranger's The Liturgical Year, a monumental fifteen-volume work, offers a comprehensive exploration of the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar, guiding readers through the spiritual and historical richness of the Church’s worship. Written in the 19th century, the series provides daily meditations, historical context, and liturgical texts for the Mass and Divine Office, covering the entire cycle of seasons—Advent, Christmas, Lent, Passiontide, Easter, and the Time after Pentecost—as well as feast days of saints. Guéranger’s work, rooted in a deep contemplative spirit, aims to immerse the faithful in the Church’s prayerful life, emphasizing the unity of faith through the axiom lex orandi, lex credendi ("the law of prayer is the law of belief"), and remains a cherished resource for Catholics seeking to deepen their spiritual lives. Dom Prosper Guéranger (1805–1875) was a French Benedictine monk, liturgical scholar, and founder of the Solesmes Abbey, renowned for his pivotal role in reviving the Benedictine Order in France and restoring the Roman liturgy after the disruptions of the French Revolution. Born in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, he entered the priesthood in 1827 and, inspired by a vision to restore monastic life, reestablished the Benedictine community at Solesmes in 1833, becoming its first abbot. A staunch defender of ultramontanism and traditional Catholic worship, he also championed the revival of Gregorian chant, significantly influencing the liturgical renewal movement.Link to the Dom Guéranger's Liturgical Year playlist (updated daily): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZKdyYnV_bkh7rH6piW0ShgsdcefFoOvJIf you would like to support this channel: Join on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEYRtJac7oQZQ4C0MSHT5WA/join Join on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/InprincipioPodcast One-time donations may also be made through YouTube “Thanks” (button below the video), or via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=U5EZ9X2CE2V7W Most sincere thanks to all who are able to contribute, by your prayers, your patronage, or otherwise; your support sustains this channel and enables its mission to continue.