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 Ludger of Utrecht (c. 742–809) – Apostle of Saxony and Frisia
Early Life and Education Saint Ludger was born around the year 742 in Friesland (modern-day Netherlands) to a noble and
Honor, Obedience, and the Purity of the Heart: A Lenten Reflection on Exodus 20:12-24 and Matthew 15:1-20
On this Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent, the Church places before us two passages of Sacred Scripture that
Tridentine Mass Readings March 26, 2025: Feria Quarta infra Hebdomadam III in Quadragesima
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 30:7-8.Ego autem in Dómino sperábo: exsultábo et lætábor in tua misericórdia: quia respexísti humilitátem meam.Ps 39:2In te, Dómine,