Saint Dominic of Silos (c. 1000 – December 20, 1073)
Feast Day: December 20Patron of captives, prisoners, shepherds, and pregnant women ✠ Early Life and Background Saint Dominic of Silos
Reflection for Sabbato Quattuor Temporum in Adventu (Saturday of Ember Week in Advent
Texts: Isa 19:20-22; Isa 35:1-7; Isa 40:9-11; Isa 45:1-8; Dan 3:47-51; 2 Thess 2:1-8; Luke 3:1-6Theme: The Coming of the
Tridentine Mass Propers December 20, 2025: Sabbato Quattuor Temporum in Adventu ~ II. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 79:4; 79:2Veni, et osténde nobis fáciem tuam, Dómine, qui sedes super Chérubim: et salvi érimus.Ps 79:2Qui regis Israël,
Blessed Pope Urban V
(c. 1310 – 19 December 1370)Feast Day: December 19Title: Pope, Confessor, Benedictine MonkBeatified: March 10, 1870 by Pope Pius IX
“Righteousness Shall Be the Girdle of His Loins” — A Meditation for Ember Friday in Advent
Scriptural Readings: Isaiah 11:1-5 & Luke 1:39-47Liturgical Day: Feria VI Quattuor Temporum in Adventu — Ember Friday in Advent (II
Tridentine Mass Propers December 19, 2025: Feria VI Quattuor Temporum in Adventu ~ II. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 118:151-152Prope es tu, Dómine, et omnes viæ tuæ véritas: inítio cognóvi de testimóniis tuis, quia in ætérnum tu
Saint Wilfred
Saint Wilfrid (c. 633–709), a prominent Anglo-Saxon bishop and abbot, was a significant figure in the early English Church, known
Reflection on Ecclesiasticus 24:14-16 and Luke 11:27-28
The readings for the Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary on October 12, 2024, come from Ecclesiasticus 24:14-16 and Luke
Tridentine Mass Readings October 12, 2024: Mass of the B. V. M. – V Salve, Sancta Parens
INTROIT Hail, holy Mother, who in childbirth brought forth the King Who rules heaven and earth world without end.Ps 44:2My