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
St. Thomas Becket, Son of Gilbert Becket
Feast Day: December 29Born: December 21, 1119, or 1120 (disputed), in London, EnglandDied: December 29, 1170, in Canterbury Cathedral, EnglandCanonized:
The Spirit of Adoption: A Reflection on Galatians 4:1-7 and Luke 2:33-40
Dominica Infra Octavam Nativitatis As we bask in the glow of Christmas and approach the close of its Octave, the
Tridentine Mass December 29, 2024: Dominica Infra Octavam Nativitatis
Ante Missam IntroitusSap 18:14-15.Dum médium siléntium tenérent ómnia, et nox in suo cursu médium iter háberet, omnípotens Sermo tuus, Dómine,