Saint Martina, Virgin and Martyr († c. 228)
Feast Day: January 30Patronage: Rome (co-patron), nursing mothers, those suffering from ulcersAttributes: Lion, sword, palm of martyrdom Early Life Saint
Keeping Vigil with Wisdom and Gratitude: A Reflection on Sirach 51:1–8,12 and Matthew 25:1–13
In the spirit of S. Martinæ Virginis et Martyris ~ III. classis On this day commemorating Saint Martina, Virgin and
Tridentine Mass Propers January 30, 2026: S. Martinæ Virginis et Martyris ~ III. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 118:46-47Loquébar de testimóniis tuis in conspéctu regum, et non confundébar: et meditábar in mandátis tuis, quæ diléxi nimis.Ps
Saint Francis de Sales
✠ Feast: January 29 ✠ Title: Bishop of Geneva, Doctor of the Church ✠ Patronage: Writers, Journalists, the Deaf, Catholic
Salt of the Earth, Light for the World: A Reflection on 2 Timothy 4:1–8 and Matthew 5:13–19 in the Spirit of St. Francis de Sales
Today’s sacred lections—2 Timothy 4:1–8 and Matthew 5:13–19—invite us to meditate upon the high calling of apostolic fidelity and Christian
Tridentine Mass Propers January 29, 2026: S. Francisci Salesii Episcopi Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris ~ III. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 15:5In médio Ecclésiæ apéruit os eius: et implévit eum Dóminus spíritu sapiéntiæ et intelléctus: stolam glóriæ índuit eum.Ps
Our Lady of Lourdes
The Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes (1858) The story of Our Lady of Lourdes is among the
The Woman Clothed with the Sun: A Reflection on Apoc. 11:19; 12:1, 10 and Luke 1:26-31
Mary, the Ark of the New Covenant In the sacred readings for the feast of the Apparition of the Blessed
Tridentine Mass Readings February 11, 2025:
In Apparitione Beatæ Mariæ Virginis ~ III. classisTempora: Feria III infra Hebdomadam V post Epiphaniam Ante Missam IntroitusApoc 21:2Vidi civitátem sanctam, Ierúsalem