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
All the Holy Ancestors of Christ
(According to Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition) “The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the
In Vigilia Nativitatis Domini
A Patristic Reflection on Romans 1:1–6 and Matthew 1:18–21 On the holy Vigil of the Nativity of Our Lord, the
Tridentine Mass Propers December 24, 2025: In Vigilia Nativitatis Domini ~ I. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusExod 16:6; 16:7Hódie sciétis, quia véniet Dóminus et salvábit nos: et mane vidébitis glóriam eius.Ps 23:1Dómini est terra, et
Saint Paul the Hermit
Early Life: Saint Paul the Hermit was born around the year 228 AD in Thebes, Egypt, into a wealthy and
Reflection on Philippians 3:7-12 and Matthew 11:25-30
In the Spirit of the Commemoratio ad Laudes Tantum In the Divine Office, the Commemoratio ad Laudes Tantum—the memorial prayed
Tridentine Mass January 15, 2025:
S. Pauli Primi Eremitæ et Confessoris ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: S. Mauri Abbatis Ante Missam IntroitusPs 91:13-14Iustus ut