August 18, 2024 - Traditio Catholica

INTROIT Ps 118:75; 118:120I know, O Lord, that Your ordinances are just, and in Your faithfulness You have afflicted me.

St. Teresa of Avila, born Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada in 1515 in Gotarrendura, Spain, is one of the

In reflecting upon 2 Corinthians 10:17-18; 11:1-2 and Matthew 25:1-13, we find profound themes of humility, spiritual vigilance, and readiness

INTROIT Ps 44:8Thou hast loved justice, and hated iniquity: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of

St. Callistus I, Pope and Martyr, is an early Church figure who served as Bishop of Rome in the early

As the Church journeys through the liturgical year, the readings for Feria II after the Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost direct

INTROIT Ps 36:30-31The mouth of the just man tells of wisdom, and his tongue utters what is right. The law

Saint Agapitus (or Agapitus of Palestrina) is a revered martyr in the Catholic Church, with a hagiography that speaks to

In the liturgical cycle, the XIII Sunday after Pentecost brings us into a profound meditation on faith and gratitude, themes

INTROIT Ps 73:20; 73:19; 73:23Look to Your covenant, O Lord, forsake not forever the lives of Your afflicted ones. Arise,