Blessed Pope Urban V
(c. 1310 – 19 December 1370)Feast Day: December 19Title: Pope, Confessor, Benedictine MonkBeatified: March 10, 1870 by Pope Pius IX
“Righteousness Shall Be the Girdle of His Loins” — A Meditation for Ember Friday in Advent
Scriptural Readings: Isaiah 11:1-5 & Luke 1:39-47Liturgical Day: Feria VI Quattuor Temporum in Adventu — Ember Friday in Advent (II
Tridentine Mass Propers December 19, 2025: Feria VI Quattuor Temporum in Adventu ~ II. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 118:151-152Prope es tu, Dómine, et omnes viæ tuæ véritas: inítio cognóvi de testimóniis tuis, quia in ætérnum tu
Blessed Giulia Valle
Blessed Giulia Valle (also known in religion as Blessed Sister Maria Francesca of Jesus) was a 19th-century religious sister known
“Gaudete in Domino: Joy, Humility, and the Nearness of the Lord”
Texts: Philippians 4:4–7; John 1:19–28Occasion: Thursday in the Third Week of Advent (Feria V infra Hebdomadam III Adventus ~ II.
Tridentine Mass Propers December 18, 2025: Feria V infra Hebdomadam III Adventus ~ II. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPhil 4:4-6Gaudéte in Dómino semper: íterum dico, gaudéte. Modéstia vestra nota sit ómnibus homínibus: Dóminus enim prope est. Nihil
Saint Apollonia – Virgin and Martyr
Saint Apollonia was a Christian martyr who suffered in Alexandria, Egypt, during the violent persecution of Christians in the year
Clothed in Christ: A Reflection on Colossians 3:12-17 and Matthew 13:24-30 in the Spirit of the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
As we enter the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, Holy Mother Church presents us with two profound passages for our meditation:
Tridentine Mass February 9, 2025: Dominica V Post Epiphaniam
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 96:7-8Adoráte Deum, omnes Angeli eius: audívit, et lætáta est Sion: et exsultavérunt fíliæ Iudæ.Ps 96:1Dóminus regnávit, exsúltet terra: