Blessed Jacopone da Todi (c. 1230–1306)
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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
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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
Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (March 25th)
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The Annunciation: The Fiat of Mary and the Fulfillment of Isaiah’s Prophecy
On March 25th, Holy Mother Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Annunciation, a feast that marks the moment when the
Tridentine Mass Readings March 25, 2025:
Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam III in Quadragesima Sancta Missa Rubrics 1960 – 1960 Ante Missam IntroitusPs 44:13; 44:15; 44:16Vultum tuum deprecabúntur omnes