The Holy Innocents
Feast Day: December 28Liturgical Rank (Traditional Calendar): Double of the Second ClassVestment Color: Red Introduction The Feast of the Holy
Reflection for the Sunday Within the Octave of the Nativity (Dominica infra Octavam Nativitatis)
Readings: Galatians 4:1–7; Luke 2:33–40In the spirit of the Church’s Traditional LiturgyClass II Sunday “God sent His Son… that we
Tridentine Mass Readings December 28, 2025: Dominica Infra Octavam Nativitatis ~ II. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIncipitIn nómine Patris, ✠ et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen. 1BeginningIn the Name of the Father, and of the Son, ✠ and of
St. John the Evangelist
Feast: December 27Title: Apostle, Evangelist, Beloved DiscipleSymbols: Eagle, chalice with serpent, book, palm (virginity), oil cauldron (martyrdom attempt)Patron of: Writers,
In the Bosom of Wisdom and Truth: A Reflection on Sirach 15:1–6 and John 21:19–24
Feast of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist – II Classis On this radiant feast of St. John the Apostle
Tridentine Mass Propers December 27, 2025: S. Joannis Apostoli et Evangelistæ ~ II. classis
Ante Missam Top Next IntroitusEccli 15:5In médio Ecclésiæ apéruit os eius: et implévit eum Dóminus spíritu sapiéntiæ et intelléctus: stolam glóriæ
Participation of the Laity in the Sacrifice of the Mass
he doctrine of the “lay priesthood” is deeply embedded in the fabric of Christian theology, tracing its origins to the
A Reflection on 1 Peter 3:8-15 and Matthew 5:20-24: The Spirit of Reconciliation and Christian Virtue
As we celebrate the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, the liturgical readings invite us to meditate deeply on the virtues of
Tridentine Mass June 23, 2024: V Sunday after Pentecost
INTROIT Ps. 26:7, 9Hear, O Lord, the sound of my call; be my helper: forsake me not: despise me not,