Saint Ambrose of Milan
Feast Day: December 7Title: Bishop, Confessor, Doctor of the ChurchPatronage: Milan, beekeepers, learning, students, liturgists, and candle makers Early Life
Reflection for the Second Sunday of Advent (Dominica II Adventus – I. Classis)Scripture: Romans 15:4–13 | Matthew 11:2–10
As Holy Mother Church brings us deeper into the sacred time of Advent, the liturgy of the Second Sunday turns
Tridentine Mass December 7, 2025: Dominica II Adventus ~ I. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIncipitSacerdos paratus cum ingreditur ad Altare, facta illi debita reverentia, signat se signo crucis a fronte ad pectus, et
St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra
Feast: December 6Title: Confessor, Bishop of Myra in LyciaPatron of: children, sailors, merchants, the poor, Russia, and many towns and
Faithful Stewards and Shepherds: A Reflection for the Feast of St. Nicholas, Bishop and Confessor
Commemoratio: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam I AdventusReadings: Hebrews 13:7–17; Matthew 25:14–23 As the Church celebrates the feast of St. Nicholas, Bishop
Tridentine Mass Propers December 6, 2025:
S. Nicolai Episcopi et Confessoris ~ III. classisCommemoratio: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam I Adventus Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 20:2-3In virtúte tua, Dómine, lætábitur iustus:
Saint Lawrence
St. Lawrence, one of the most venerated martyrs of the early Church, was born in Spain around the year 225
Reflection on Ecclesiasticus 51:1-8, 12 and Matthew 16:24-27
In the liturgical spirit of Feria VI after the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, we are invited to contemplate the profound
Tridentine Mass August 9, 2024: Feria VI after XI Sunday after Pentecost
INTROIT Ps 111:9Lavishly he gives to the poor; his generosity shall endure forever; his horn shall be exalted in glory.Ps