Saint Angela Merici
Born: March 21, 1474, Desenzano del Garda, ItalyDied: January 27, 1540, Brescia, ItalyCanonized: May 24, 1807 by Pope Pius VIIFounder
Reflection: Awaiting the Paraclete – A Meditation for the Sunday After the AscensionScriptural Readings: 1 Peter 4:7–11; John 15:26–27; 16:1–4Dominica post Ascensionem (Sunday after the Ascension)
As Holy Church draws us into the sacred pause between the Ascension of Our Lord and the coming of the
Tridentine Mass Readings June 1, 2025: Dominica post Ascensionem
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 26:7; 26:8; 26:9Exáudi, Dómine, vocem meam, qua clamávi ad te, allelúia: tibi dixit cor meum, quæsívi vultum tuum,
The Queenship of Mary in Hagiographic Light
1. Biblical Foreshadowing: The Queen Mother in Israel In the Davidic kingdom, the queen was not the king’s wife, but
Queen of Heaven: A Scriptural and Patristic Reflection on Mary’s Regal Dignity
“And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God.” — Luke 1:30 As
Tridentine Mass Readings May 31, 2025: Beatæ Mariæ Virginis Reginæ
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusGaudeámus omnes in Dómino, diem festum celebrántes sub honóre beátæ Maríæ Vírginis Regínæ: de cuius solemnitáte gaudent Angeli, et
Saint Bridget of Sweden
Hagiography of St. Bridget of Sweden, Widow St. Bridget of Sweden (1303–1373), also known as Birgitta Birgersdotter, was a mystic,
Reflection on 1 Timothy 5:3-10 and Matthew 13:44-52
In the Spirit of Feria Tertia Infra Hebdomadam XX Post Octavam Pentecostes As we reflect on the readings of the
Tridentine Mass Readings October 8, 2024: Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam XX post Octavam Pentecostes
IntroitusPs 118:75; 118:120Cognóvi, Dómine, quia ǽquitas iudícia tua, et in veritáte tua humiliásti me: confíge timóre tuo carnes meas, a