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 Guy of Pomposa
Saint Guy of Pomposa (†1046) was an Italian Benedictine monk and abbot known for his holiness, asceticism, and wisdom. His
Wisdom and Zeal: A Lenten Reflection on 3 Kings 3:16-28 and John 2:13-25
As we journey through the fourth week of Lent, the liturgy draws our attention to two striking passages of Sacred
Tridentine Mass Readings March 31, 2025: Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam IV in Quadragesima
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 53:3-4Deus, in nómine tuo salvum me fac, et in virtúte tua líbera me: Deus, exáudi oratiónem meam: áuribus