Tridentine Mass Propers December 26, 2025: S. Stephani Protomartyris ~ II. classis
Ante Missam Top Next IntroitusPs 118:23; 118:86; 118:23Sedérunt príncipes, et advérsum me loquebántur: et iníqui persecúti sunt me: ádiuva me, Dómine,
Saint Stephen the Protomartyr
Feast: December 26 (II Classis in the Traditional Roman Rite)Title: Protomartyr (First Martyr), Deacon of the Church, Full of Faith
Reflection for the Feast of St. Stephen the Protomartyr (II Classis):
“O ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears…” (Acts 7:51)A Meditation on Acts 6:8–10; 7:54–59 and Matthew 23:34–39 in
Blessed Jacopone da Todi (c. 1230–1306)
Franciscan Penitent, Mystic Poet, and Herald of Holy Folly Early Life and Conversion Blessed Jacopone da Todi, born Iacopo dei
Lux in Tenebris: A Christmas Night Reflection
Titus 2:11–15 · Luke 2:1–14In Nativitate Domini in nocte – I classis On the most sacred of nights, when the
Tridentine Mass Readings December 25, 2025: In Nativitate Domini in nocte ~ I. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIncipitSacerdos paratus cum ingreditur ad Altare, facta illi debita reverentia, signat se signo crucis a fronte ad pectus, et
St. Felix of Nola
Feast Day: January 14Patronage: Spiders (due to a miraculous event in his life), and Nola, Italy.Key Attributes: Often depicted with
Reflection on 2 Timothy 4:1-8 and Matthew 5:13-19 in the Spirit of Commemoratio ad Laudes Tantum
The liturgical practice of the Church encourages the faithful to begin the day by contemplating the sacred mysteries of Scripture.
Tridentine Mass January 14, 2025:
S. Hilarii Episcopi Confessoris Ecclesiæ Doctoris ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: S. Felicis Presbyteri et Martyris Ante Missam IntroitusEccli