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Quinquagesima Sunday — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year

Please Note: In light of increasingly frequent inquiries, I want to assure all listeners that the voice in these recordings is *NOT AI generated*; it is my (InPrincipio Podcast’s) own human voice, unworthy as it is. Thank you. A meditation for Quinquagesima Sunday, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”. Quinquagesima Sunday gathers up the whole spirit of Septuagesima and places before us, on the threshold of Lent, the figure of Abraham as the model of obedient faith, detachment, and fidelity. Called by God to leave country, kindred, and father’s house, he becomes the father of believers and the ancestor of Christ according to the flesh; his exile prefigures the Christian life, which must be lived as a pilgrimage toward the heavenly city. The Church applies this lesson pointedly to the days before Lent, warning against frivolous or sinful indulgence at Shrovetide and urging the faithful to seek true liberty from attachment to the world. The Epistle from Paul the Apostle (1 Corinthians 13) proclaims the absolute necessity and primacy of charity: without it, even prophecy, miracles, almsgiving, or martyrdom profit nothing; faith and hope will pass, but charity endures forever, and therefore must animate all penance. In the Gospel from Luke the Evangelist, Christ foretells His Passion to the Twelve—who fail to understand—then restores sight to the blind man of Jericho, a figure of the sinner who recognizes his darkness and perseveres in crying out for mercy. Thus the Church invites us to acknowledge our blindness, beg for light, and follow Christ toward Jerusalem and His Cross. At the same time, she offers the faithful the devotion of the Forty Hours before the Blessed Sacrament as reparation for the sins of carnival, encouraging them to withdraw, like Abraham, from worldly distraction and to adore the Lamb who takes away the sins of the world, so as to enter Lent purified, enlightened, and inflamed with divine 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):    • Dom Gueranger's Liturgical Year Playlist   If you would like to support this channel: Patreon:   / inprincipiopodcast   PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted... Most 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. Music: Ave Maria (Gregorian chant) From Vesperae de Confessore non Pontifice in honor of Saint Vincent Pallotti Performed by Schola Gregoriana, Pallottine Seminary (Ołtarzew, Poland) Conductor: Fr. Dariusz Smolarek License: CC BY-SA 3.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Changes: none Except where otherwise noted, original content © InPrincipio Podcast. Chant audio used under CC BY-SA 3.0.