The Passionists of Holy Cross Province

The Love that Compels

The Letters of St. Paul of the Cross

Volume I
1720-1747

Volume II
1748-1758

Volume III
1759-1774

The Letters of St. Paul of the Cross

This link will take you to a database that includes all three volumes of the Letters in one file. At the top of the page will be tabs so you can search or browse all volumes at one time. We are grateful to our Passionist brothers of Holy Spirit Province who built and host this searchable database.

Letters to Mother Mary Crucified  

Fr. Silvan Rouse, C.P.

Circular Letters of 1746 and 1768

St. Paul of the Cross

St. Paul of the Cross Resource Materials

Fr. Victor Hoagland, C.P.

Ash Wednesday

On March 2, the Church celebrates Ash Wednesday. 

Most of us learned early in our Catholic lives that Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent, and that is a time of special sacrifice in preparation for the Easter celebration of Jesus’ Resurrection.

Dear brothers and sisters, every moment of our lives is a time for believing, hoping and loving…. These words of Pope Francis, taken from his Lenten Message of last year, 2021, and echoing the virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity, can still inspire our answer to the question: “What am I giving up for Lent?” 

We can draw our Lenten sacrifices out of our daily life: 

Share our faith in God’s presence by sharing in prayer with our family or with those in our parish community.
Share our hope in God’s promises by encouraging positive and respectful dialogue in our family circle and among our friends. 
Share the charity God has bestowed on us in the Passion of Jesus, with those whose sufferings are ignored or aggravated.

Let us pray for one another as we enter the season of Lent. Our Passionist “motto” can be our daily prayer during Lent, “May the Passion of Jesus Christ be always in our hearts.”