Jesuit chaplain and writer. (1701-1763)

Society of missionary priests founded by St. Alphonsus Maria Liguori in 1732 at Scala, Italy.

Community of nuns formed in Scala, Italy, by Father Thomas Falcoia.

The substitution of exercises either easier or extending over a shorter period, for works of penance imposed according to the penitential canons.

Strictly deliverance by payment of a price or ransom, or simply deliverance by power, as from oppression, violence, or captivity.

The restoration of man from the bondage of sin to the liberty of the children of God through the satisfactions and merits of Christ.

A secular community founded in 1608 by the Duke of Mentone, Vincent Gonzaga, on the occasion of the marriage of his eldest son Francis II Gonzaga with Marguerite of Savoy.

Feast that is found only in the special calendar of some dioceses and religious orders, and is celebrated with proper Mass and Office either on the third Sunday of July or on 23 October.

The north-west arm of the Indian Ocean, some 1400 miles long and lying between Arabia on the east and Africa on the west.

People who refrained from attending Church of England services.

The daily hymn for Sext in the Roman Breviary.

Priests who preside over missions or quasi-parishes.

Recollection, as understood in respect to the spiritual life, means attention to the presence of God in the soul.

Rechab was the father of Jonadab who in IV Kings, x, 15-28, appears as a fervent supporter of Jehu's attack on the House of Achab. The Rechabites were his descendants.

Diocese based around the province of Ancona in Central Italy.

Article discussing various definitions of the term.

Abbey founded by Henry I in 1121 and located in Surrey, England.

French poet, dramatist, and philologist. (1761-1836)

French theologian and writer. (1583-1663)

Italian oratorian. (1595-1671)

Count of Toulouse and son of Raymond VI. (1197-1249)

Count of Toulouse. (1156-1222)

Teacher and writer. (d. 1432)