St. John of Capistrano, Confessor
(June 24, 1386 – October 23, 1456) St. John of Capistrano stands as one of the great champions of the
Walking While You Have the Light: Confronting Darkness in the Shadow of the Passion
In the deepening shadows of Passiontide, the Church invites her children to contemplate not only the outward sufferings of Christ,
Tridentine Mass Readings March 28, 2026:
Sabbato infra Hebdomadam Passionis ~ III. classisCommemoratio : S. Joannis a Capistrano Confessoris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 30:10,16, 18Miserére mihi, Dómine, quóniam tríbulor:
Saint John Damascene
Confessor and Doctor of the Church Saint John Damascene, a radiant light of the East and an unwavering defender of
Forsaking the Fountain, Condemning the Life: A Passiontide Meditation on Unbelief and Redemption
As the liturgical year draws us ever deeper into the shadow of the Passion, the Church places before us texts
Tridentine Mass Propers March 27, 2026:
Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam Passionis ~ III. classisCommemoratio : S. Joannis Damasceni Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 30:10, 16, 18Miserére
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