Feast Day: May 25Title: Priest, Monk, Doctor of the Church, Father of English HistoryDates: c. 673–735 A.D.Patronage: English writers and

Readings:Epistle: James 1:22–27Gospel: John 16:23–30 As the sacred days of Ascension and Pentecost draw near, the Church, in her maternal

Ante Missam Top  NextIntroitusIsa 48:20Vocem iucunditátis annuntiáte, et audiátur, allelúia: annuntiáte usque ad extrémum terræ: liberávit Dóminus pópulum suum, allelúia, allelúia.Ps 65:1-2Iubiláte

Overview and Origins Our Lady, Help of Christians (Auxilium Christianorum) is a revered Marian title that highlights the Blessed Virgin

Readings:✠ Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) 24:14–16✠ John 19:25–27 “From the beginning, and before the world, was I created, and unto the world

Ante Missam Top  NextIntroitusSeduliusSalve, sancta parens, eníxa puérpera Regem: qui cælum terrámque regit in sǽcula sæculórum.Ps 44:2Eructávit cor meum verbum bonum: dico