Fr. William Rock


On the Stars

by Fr. William Rock, FSSP According to the Genesis creation account, on the Fourth Day, God created the sun, the…

The Days of the Moon

by Fr. William Rock, FSSP There is a plethora of Catholic calendars with varying degrees of detail and information.  Interestingly,…

Lauds – The Office of Light

by Fr. William Rock, FSSP In current usage, the day, running from midnight to midnight, is divided up into 24…

God – Above All, Principle of All, Removed from All

by Fr. William Rock, FSSP When treating of the Names of God in his Theological Summa, St. Thomas Aquinas remarked…

Marian Masses for the Month of May

by Fr. William Rock, FSSP Prior to Pope Pius XII instituting the Feast of the Queenship of Mary in 1954,…

Christ the Lamb

by Fr. William Rock, FSSP During the Easter Season, Our Lord as the Lamb (Agnus in Latin) takes a predominate…

The Psalms of Easter Matins

by Fr. William Rock, FSSP The Divine Office is a collection of Psalms, hymns, and prayers assigned for each day,…

Some Holy Week Traditions of Italy

by Fr. William Rock, FSSP As impressive and imposing as the historical ceremonies of Holy Week are, there grew up…

Thoughts on the Cabrini Movie

by Fr. William Rock, FSSP On the Saturday evening of its opening weekend, I took the parish’s Young Adult group…

The 40 Days of Lent

by Fr. William Rock, FSSP The Gospel for the First Sunday of Lent is St. Matthew’s account of Our Lord’s…