Our Lady, Help of Christians (Auxilium Christianorum)
Overview and Origins Our Lady, Help of Christians (Auxilium Christianorum) is a revered Marian title that highlights the Blessed Virgin
Title: Mater Pulchrae Dilectionis: A Reflection for Saturday in the Fourth Week After the Octave of Easter
Readings:✠ Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) 24:14–16✠ John 19:25–27 “From the beginning, and before the world, was I created, and unto the world
Tridentine Mass Reading May 24, 2025: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam IV post Octavam Paschæ
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusSeduliusSalve, sancta parens, eníxa puérpera Regem: qui cælum terrámque regit in sǽcula sæculórum.Ps 44:2Eructávit cor meum verbum bonum: dico
St. John Baptist de’ Rossi (San Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi)
Feast Day: May 23Born: February 22, 1698, Voltaggio, Republic of GenoaDied: May 23, 1764, Rome, Papal StatesCanonized: 1881 by Pope
“Every Good Gift and the Spirit of Truth” — Meditating on James 1:17–21 and John 16:5–
14 in the Light of the Fourth Friday after the Octave of Easter As the Paschal season continues to unfold
Tridentine Mass Readings May 23, 2025: Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam IV post Octavam Paschæ
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 97:1; 97:2Cantáte Dómino cánticum novum, allelúia: quia mirabília fecit Dóminus, allelúia: ante conspéctum géntium revelávit iustítiam suam, allelúia,
Reflection on the 1955 Abstinence and Fasting Liturgical Practices
The 1955 Roman Missal, reflecting the liturgical practices of the time, outlines specific days and periods of fasting and abstinence
Ash Wednesday Reflection: A Call to Return and Renew
As we enter the solemn season of Lent with Ash Wednesday, we are invited into a period of introspection, penance,
Tridentine Mass Readings February 14, 2024: Ash Wednesday
BLESSING OF THE ASHES Antiphona.Ps 68:17Hear me, O Lord, for thy mercy is kind; look upon me according to the