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 Marcellus I
Feast Day: January 16Patronage: None officially recognizedDeath: c. 309 ADTitle: Pope and Martyr Early Life and Pontificate Saint Marcellus I
Reflection on 1 Peter 5:1-4; 5:10-11 and Matthew 16:13-19
In the spirit of the Commemoratio ad Laudes tantum (Commemoration at Lauds only), let us reflect on these profound passages,
Tridentine Mass January 16, 2025:
S. Pauli Primi Eremitæ et Confessoris ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: S. Mauri Abbatis Ante Missam IntroitusIoann 21:15-17Si díligis