Tridentine Mass Propers December 26, 2025: S. Stephani Protomartyris ~ II. classis
Ante Missam Top Next IntroitusPs 118:23; 118:86; 118:23Sedérunt príncipes, et advérsum me loquebántur: et iníqui persecúti sunt me: ádiuva me, Dómine,
Saint Stephen the Protomartyr
Feast: December 26 (II Classis in the Traditional Roman Rite)Title: Protomartyr (First Martyr), Deacon of the Church, Full of Faith
Reflection for the Feast of St. Stephen the Protomartyr (II Classis):
“O ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears…” (Acts 7:51)A Meditation on Acts 6:8–10; 7:54–59 and Matthew 23:34–39 in
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
Saint Eustace of Luxeuil (†625) – Abbot and Defender of Monastic Discipline
Early Life and Monastic Formation Saint Eustace (also called Eustasius) was born in Burgundy, France, in the latter part of
The Vindication of the Innocent: A Lenten Reflection on Daniel 13 and John 8
During the Third Saturday of Lent, the Church presents us with two powerful readings: the story of Susanna in Daniel
Tridentine Mass Readings March 29, 2025: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam III in Quadragesima
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 5:2-3.Verba mea áuribus pércipe, Dómine, intéllege clamórem meum: inténde voci oratiónis meæ, Rex meus et Deus meus.Ps 5:4Quóniam