Hymn to the Virgin today, ad Laudes Caritátis signáculum, totíus boni spéculum, auróra veri lúminis, arca divíni séminis, You are the seal of perfect love, the mirror showing ev’ry good, the dawn of light that brings the truth, the ark that bears the child divine.

Lc 17,26-27 "Lo que sucedió en el tiempo de Noé también sucederá en el tiempo del Hijo del hombre: comían y bebían, se casaban hombres y mujeres, hasta el día en que Noé entró en el arca..".

Ps 17,3 Proba cor meum et vísita nocte; igne me exámina, et non invénies in me iniquitátem. Aunque sondees mi corazón, visitándolo de noche; aunque me pruebes al fuego, no encontrarás malicia en mí.

XXXIII Sunday -On the message of the Bishops on immigration in light of the Gospel today: Bearing witness to the Lord; being given what to say. -Sobre el mensaje de los obispos sobre la inmigración a la luz del Evangelio de hoy: Dando testimonio del Señor. youtube.com/watch?v=mFT3...

Augustine today, Sermo 21 Unde autem iucundámur in Dómino, si a nobis longe est Dóminus? Et non sit longe! Ut longe sit tu facis. Ama et propinquábit; ama et habitábit. Dóminus in próximo est, nihil sollíciti fuéritis. Vis vidére quam si amáveris tecum sit? Deus cáritas est.

Ps 18,28 Quóniam tu pópulum húmilem salvum fácies et óculos superbórum humiliábis. Tú salvas al pueblo afligido y humillas los ojos soberbios. For you save a humble people but humble the eyes that are proud.

In the last footnote to “The Translated Word”, I mention a book by Juan Gabriel Vásquez, (La traducción del mundo: Las conferencias Weidenfeld 2022). I do not go into the topic of his lectures in the text, but I do owe the author a debt of gratitude. wordsandthings.org/2025/11/15/t...

Readings, 2nd responsory, Dedication of the Basilicas of SS Peter and Paul Cálicem Dómini bibérunt et amíci Dei facti sunt. Bebieron el cáliz del Señor y se convirtieron en amigos de Dios. they drank the chalice of the Lord and were made friends of God.

Ps 19,13 Erróres quis intéllegit? Ab occúltis munda me, ¿quién conoce sus faltas? Absuélveme de lo que se me oculta. But who can detect all his errors? From hidden faults acquit me.

Sometimes I think AI makes stuff up.

Ps 29,10 Dóminus super dilúvium hábitat, et sedébit Dóminus rex in ætérnum. El trono del Señor está encima de la tempestad, el Señor se sienta como rey eterno. The Lord sat enthroned over the flood; the Lord sits as king for ever.

XXXIII Sunday -On the message of the Bishops on immigration in light of the Gospel today: Bearing witness to the Lord; being given what to say. -Sobre el mensaje de los obispos sobre la inmigración a la luz del Evangelio de hoy: Dando testimonio del Señor. youtube.com/watch?v=mFT3...

Joel 3,2 sed et super servos meos et ancíllas in diébus illis effúndam spíritum meum. En aquellos días, también derramaré mi espíritu sobre los siervos y las siervas. Even upon the servants and the handmaids, in those days, I will pour out my spirit.

Mal 3,20 Et orietur vobis timentibus nomen meum sol iustitiae et sanitas in pennis eius; Pero para ustedes, los que temen al Señor, brillará el sol de justicia, que les traerá la salvación en sus rayos. But for you who fear my name, there will arise the sun of justice with its healing rays.

The doggies are happy. (eo modo quo soli canes esse possunt)

The Translated Word. (Living Tradition Lecture, Center for Ethics and Culture: University of Notre Dame, 14 November, 2025) wordsandthings.org/2025/11/15/t...

@bpdflores.bsky.social suggested at the end of his Q and A that everyone say this prayer after your usual prayers each night and promised it would change you for the better

Ps 16,5 Dóminus pars hereditátis meæ et cálicis mei: tu es qui détines sortem meam.

Lectio brevis Sap 1:1-2 Dilígite iustítiam, qui iudicátis terram, sentíte de Dómino in bonitáte et in simplicitáte cordis quærite illum, quóniam invenítur ab his, qui non tentant illum, se autem maniféstat eis, qui fidem habent in illum.

Fellowship, ch 3 “It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door,” etc.

Ps 103,14 Quóniam ipse cognóvit figméntum nostrum, recordátus est quóniam pulvis sumus. porque él conoce nuestra masa, se acuerda de que somos barro. For he knows of what we are made; he remembers that we are dust.

Augustine on John 16,13, “the Spirit of truth will guide you to all truth” (Tractatus 96,5) «Be renewed in the spirit of your mind, (Eph 4,23)… For in this way the Holy Spirit will teach you all truth, as he pours out charity, more and more, into your hearts (Rom 5,5).»

Congratulations to Archbishop Coakley. I’m honored by the confidence expressed by the body of bishops. I’ll do my best, con la ayuda de Dios. We must work together to announce the Gospel of Christ, and all that the Gospel implies for the defense of human dignity. Dios por delante.

Augustine. On 1st John, Tract 7, 9 Non illum dileximus prius: nam ad hoc nos dilexit, ut diligamus eum. It is not that we loved him first, for he loved us to this end: that we might love him. No es que lo hayamos amado primero, pues él nos amó para esto: para que lo amáramos.

Wis 15,3 Nosse te consummáta iustítia est, et scire virtútem tuam radix est immortalitátis La perfecta justicia consiste en conocerte a ti, y reconocer tu poder es la raíz de la inmortalidad To know you well is complete justice, and to know your might is the root of immortality

Mass today at the Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore. Starts the meeting of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Your prayers are always needed and greatly appreciated.

Ps 84,10 Protéctor noster áspice, Deus, et réspice in fáciem christi tui. Turn your eyes, O God, our shield, look on the face of your anointed. Fíjate, oh Dios, escudo nuestro, | mira el rostro de tu Ungido.

1 Macabeos 9,21 «Quómodo cécidit potens, qui salvum faciébat pópulum Israel!». «¡Cómo cayó el valiente; salvador de Israel!» “How the mighty one has fallen, the savior of Israel!”

Augustine, on 1 John (sermo 7, 6): Ergo habere sacramenta ista omnia et malus potest; habere autem caritatem, et malus esse, non potest. Hoc est ergo proprium donum; ipse est singularis fons. Ad hunc bibendum, vos hortatur Spiritus Dei; ad se bibendum vos hortatur Spiritus Dei.

Ps 69,34 quóniam exaudívit páuperes Dóminus et vinctos suos non despéxit. Que el Señor escucha a sus pobres, no desprecia a sus cautivos. for the Lord listens to the needy and does not spurn his servants in their chains.

Habacuc 2,4 Ecce languidus, in quo non est anima recta; iustus autem in fide sua vivet. El que no tiene el alma recta, sucumbirá, pero el justo vivirá por su fidelidad. The rash man has no integrity; but the just man, because of his faith, shall live.

Ps 74,21 Ne revertátur húmilis factus confúsus; pauper et inops laudábunt nomen tuum. Que el humilde no se marche defraudado, que pobres y afligidos alaben tu nombre. Do not let the oppressed return disappointed; let the poor and the needy bless your name.

Ps 85,9 Audiam, quid loquátur Dóminus Deus, quóniam loquétur pacem ad plebem suam.. Voy a escuchar lo que dice el Señor: Dios anuncia la paz a su pueblo.. I will hear what the Lord God has to say, a voice that speaks of peace, peace for his people..

Gaudium et spes 38 Non paucæ eárum ex nímiis inæqualitátibus œconómicis provéniunt, necnon ex necessáriis remédiis retardátis. Many of these causes are due to excessive economic inequalities and delay in providing necessary remedies.

All Souls Day, 2025 On human connections being important to God. Jesus wept at the tomb of Lazarus. Sobre la importancia para Dios de los lazos humanos. Jesús lloró ante la tumba de Lázaro. youtu.be/qhMSWACvSUg?...

Ps 145,8 Miserátor et miséricors Dóminus, longánimis et multæ misericórdiæ. The LORD is kind and full of compassion, slow to anger, abounding in mercy. El Señor es clemente y misericordioso, lento a la cólera y rico en piedad;

Leo XIV is Peter. No one else is.

Rom 5,8 Commendat autem suam caritatem Deus in nos, quoniam, cum adhuc peccatores essemus, Christus pro nobis mortuus est.

S Bernard, Sermo 2 Hanc ergo glóriam tota et tuta ambitióne concupiscámus. Sane ut eam nobis speráre líceat et ad tantam beatitúdinem aspiráre, summópere nobis desideránda sunt suffrágia quoque sanctórum, ut quod possibílitas nostra non óbtinet, eórum nobis intercessióne donétur.

Ps 16,3 In sanctos, qui sunt in terra, ínclitos viros, omnis volúntas mea in eos. En los santos que hay en la tierra, varones insignes, pongo toda mi complacencia. He has put into my heart a marvellous love for the faithful ones who dwell in his land.

Ps 119,76 Fiat misericórdia tua, ut consolétur me, secúndum elóquium tuum servo tuo. Let your merciful love console me by your promise to your servant. Que tu bondad me consuele, según la promesa hecha a tu siervo;

1a,34,2,ad 3 Ut ostendatur connaturalis patri, dicitur filius; ut ostendatur coaeternus, dicitur splendor; ut ostendatur omnino similis, dicitur imago; ut ostendatur immaterialiter genitus, dicitur verbum. Non autem potuit unum nomen inveniri, per quod omnia ista designarentur.

Ps 97,12 Lætámini, iusti, in Dómino et confitémini memóriæ sanctitátis eius. Alegraos, justos, con el Señor, celebrad su santo nombre. Rejoice, you just, in the Lord; give glory to his holy name.

Ps 40, 7 Sacrifícium et oblatiónem noluísti, aures autem fodísti mihi. You delight not in sacrifice and offering, but in an open ear. Tú no quieres sacrificios ni ofrendas, y, en cambio, me abriste el oído;

Wisdom 2,1; 11-12 Dixérunt enim cogitántes apud se non recte:… Sit autem fortitúdo nostra lex iustítiæ; quod enim infírmum est, inútile invenítur. Circumveniámus ergo iustum, quóniam inútilis est nobis,

Ps 76,9-10 terra trémuit et quiévit, cum exsúrgeret in iudícium Deus, ut salvos fáceret omnes mansuétos terræ. la tierra teme sobrecogida, cuando Dios se pone en pie para juzgar, para salvar a los humildes de la tierra.

Took the picture inside the Basilica before the Holy Father’s Mass started. Lots of people at the noontime Angelus. All my prayers for the folks back home. 🙏🏼

At the Paul 6 Hall the US bishops attending the Jubilee for Synodal teams. Sunday morning all the bishops and delegations will participate in the Mass celebrated by Pope Leo XIV in St Peter’s Basilica.

Sap 8:1 Sapiéntia Dei… Attíngit a fine usque ad finem fórtiter et dispónit ómnia suáviter.

The pilgrims for the Jubilee of synodal teams passed through the Holy Door this morning, and went into St Peter’s Basilica. Prayers for the Holy Father’s intention.