Saint Thomas Becket
Archbishop of Canterbury, MartyrFeast Day (Traditional Calendar): December 29Birth: circa 1118, London, EnglandMartyrdom: December 29, 1170, Canterbury CathedralCanonized: 1173 by
Reflection for the Fifth Day within the Octave of the Nativity (Die V infra Octavam Nativitatis) — Class II Feast
Texts:Titus 3:4–7Luke 2:15–20 “When the goodness and kindness of God our Saviour appeared…”— Titus 3:4 Today, the fifth day within
Tridentine Mass Propers December 29, 2025: Die V infra Octavam Nativitatis ~ II. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusIsa 9:6Puer natus est nobis, et fílius datus est nobis: cuius impérium super húmerum eius: et vocábitur nomen eius
The Holy Innocents
Feast Day: December 28Liturgical Rank (Traditional Calendar): Double of the Second ClassVestment Color: Red Introduction The Feast of the Holy
Reflection for the Sunday Within the Octave of the Nativity (Dominica infra Octavam Nativitatis)
Readings: Galatians 4:1–7; Luke 2:33–40In the spirit of the Church’s Traditional LiturgyClass II Sunday “God sent His Son… that we
Tridentine Mass Readings December 28, 2025: Dominica Infra Octavam Nativitatis ~ II. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIncipitIn nómine Patris, ✠ et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen. 1BeginningIn the Name of the Father, and of the Son, ✠ and of
Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini
Feast Day: December 22 (Traditional Catholic Calendar); November 13 (Novus Ordo Calendar)Patronage: Immigrants, hospital administrators, orphans, and the Missionary Sisters
Reflection on 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 and Luke 3:1-6 for Dominica IV Adventus
As we approach the culmination of Advent, the fourth Sunday brings with it a sense of both urgency and hope.
Tridentine Mass December 22, 2024: Dominica IV Adventus
Ante Missam IntroitusIsa 45:8Roráte, cœli, désuper, et nubes pluant iustum: aperiátur terra, et gérminet SalvatóremPs 18:2Cœli enárrant glóriam Dei: et ópera