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
St. John of Capistrano (1386–1456) – The Soldier Saint of Christ
Early Life and Conversion St. John of Capistrano was born in 1386 in Capistrano, Italy. He studied law at the
The Rock of Salvation: A Lenten Reflection on Numbers 20:1, 3, 6-13 and John 4:5-42
In the spirit of Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam III in Quadragesima (Friday of the Third Week of Lent), Holy Mother
Tridentine Mass Readings March 28, 2025: Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam III in Quadragesima
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 85:17.Fac mecum, Dómine, signum in bonum: ut vídeant, qui me oderunt, et confundántur: quóniam tu, Dómine, adiuvísti me