Blessed Weakness

Dom André Louf, OCSO (1929–2010), became a monk at the Cistercian abbey of Mont-des-Cats, in the northwest of France, in 1947. After being elected abbot in 1963, he continued in that position for almost thirty-five years, earning widespread admiration for his preaching and teaching.

“This book is a treasure. These homilies are like personalized words of wisdom from Fr. Louf that can serve to keep me grounded in the Cistercian charism. The prudence in these pages transcend culture and ecumenical tradition.”Michael C. Voigts, lay Cistercian and author of The Fourth Degree of Prayer

• ContentsForeword   ixThomas X. Davis, OCSOPreface   3First Sunday of Advent   5Second Sunday of Advent   8Third Sunday of Advent   11Fourth Sunday of Advent   14Christmas   17Feast of the Holy Family   20Epiphany   23Baptism of Jesus   27Ash Wednesday   30First Sunday of Lent   33Second Sunday of Lent   36Third Sunday of Lent   39Fourth Sunday of Lent   43Fifth Sunday of Lent   47Palm Sunday   52Holy Thursday   56Good Friday   60Easter Sunday   65Second Sunday of Easter   68Third Sunday of Easter   72Fourth Sunday of Easter   76Fifth Sunday of Easter   79Sixth Sunday of Easter   83Ascension   86Seventh Sunday of Easter   89Pentecost   92Trinity Sunday   95Second Sunday of Ordinary Time   98Third Sunday of Ordinary Time   101Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time   104Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time   107Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time   110Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time   114Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time   117Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time   120Tenth Sunday of Ordinary Time   123Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time   126Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time   129Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time   132Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time   135Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time   138Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time   142Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time   146Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time   149Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time   152Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time   155Twenty-first Sunday of Ordinary Time   158Twenty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time   161Twenty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time   164Twenty-fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time   167Twenty-fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time   171Twenty-sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time   175Twenty-seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time   178Twenty-eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time   181Twenty-ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time   184Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time   187Thirty-first Sunday of Ordinary Time   190Thirty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time   193Thirty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time   196Sunday of Christ the King   200