Saint Robert Bellarmine, S.J. (1542–1621)
Doctor of the Church, Cardinal, and Hammer of Heresies In the long line of those whom God has raised up
He Ascended, That He Might Fill All Things
A Reflection for the Vigil of the Ascension, on the Commemoration of St. Robert Bellarmine “Ascending on high, he led
Tridentine Mass Propers May 13, 2026:
In Vigilia Ascensionis ~ II. classisCommemoratio : S. Roberti Bellarmino Episcopi Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusIs 48:20Vocem iucunditátis annuntiáte, et
Holy Martyrs Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla, and Pancras
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. You inquire concerning the
“These Are They Whom We Had in Derision”
A Rogation Reflection for the Feast of Ss. Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla, and Pancras The Roman Church, in her wisdom, weaves
Tridentine Mass Propers May 12, 2026:
Ss. Nerei, Achillei et Domitillæ Virg. atque Pancratii Martyrum ~ III. classisScriptura: Feria Tertia in Rogationibus Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 32:18; 32:19; 32:20Ecce,
St. Sabbas, Abbot
Feast Day: December 5Born: 439 AD in Mutalaska, Cappadocia (modern Turkey)Died: December 5, 532 AD in the Holy Land Early
Awake to Advent: A Reflection on Romans 13:11-14 and Luke 21:25-33
The readings for Feria V infra Hebdomadam I Adventus—Romans 13:11-14 and Luke 21:25-33—call us to spiritual vigilance and hope. These
Tridentine Mass December 5, 2024: Feria V infra Hebdomadam I Adventus
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 24:1-3Ad te levávi ánimam meam: Deus meus, in te confído, non erubéscam: neque irrídeant me inimíci mei: