Saint Bede the Venerable
Feast Day: May 25Title: Priest, Monk, Doctor of the Church, Father of English HistoryDates: c. 673–735 A.D.Patronage: English writers and
Feast Day: May 25Title: Priest, Monk, Doctor of the Church, Father of English HistoryDates: c. 673–735 A.D.Patronage: English writers and
Readings:Epistle: James 1:22–27Gospel: John 16:23–30 As the sacred days of Ascension and Pentecost draw near, the Church, in her maternal
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusIsa 48:20Vocem iucunditátis annuntiáte, et audiátur, allelúia: annuntiáte usque ad extrémum terræ: liberávit Dóminus pópulum suum, allelúia, allelúia.Ps 65:1-2Iubiláte
Overview and Origins Our Lady, Help of Christians (Auxilium Christianorum) is a revered Marian title that highlights the Blessed Virgin
Readings:✠ Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) 24:14–16✠ John 19:25–27 “From the beginning, and before the world, was I created, and unto the world
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusSeduliusSalve, sancta parens, eníxa puérpera Regem: qui cælum terrámque regit in sǽcula sæculórum.Ps 44:2Eructávit cor meum verbum bonum: dico
Feast Day: October 26 (Eastern) / Often commemorated in the West as wellTitle: Martyr, Soldier, and Great-MartyrPlace of Martyrdom: Sirmium
Readings: As we journey through the somber and contemplative days of Passiontide, the Church invites us to focus more intensely
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 17:48-49Liberátor meus de géntibus iracúndis: ab insurgéntibus in me exaltábis me: a viro iníquo erípies me, Dómine.Ps 17:2-3Díligam