Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini
Feast Day: November 13 (Traditional Calendar)Patroness: Immigrants, Hospital Administrators, MissionariesCanonized: July 7, 1946, by Pope Pius XIIProclaimed First American Saint:
“Stewards of the Mysteries: Preparing the Way of the Lord”
Reflections on 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 and Luke 3:1-6Feria II in the Fourth Week of Advent – II Classis As we
Tridentine Mass Propers December 22, 2025: Feria II infra Hebdomadam IV Adventus ~ II. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusIsa 45:8Roráte, cœli, désuper, et nubes pluant iustum: aperiátur terra, et gérminet SalvatóremPs 18:2Cœli enárrant glóriam Dei: et ópera
Saint Peter Canisius
Feast Day: December 21 (modern)Doctor of the Church – The Second Apostle of GermanyJesuit Priest, Confessor, Theologian, Educator, Writer Early
“Prepare Ye the Way: A Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Advent
Readings: 1 Corinthians 4:1–5 | Luke 3:1–6 As the Church draws near to the Nativity of Our Lord, the Fourth
Tridentine Mass Readings December 21, 2025: Dominica IV Adventus ~ 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 Athanasia of Aegina
Feast Day: April 18Born: c. 790 AD, on the island of Aegina (Greece)Died: c. 860 ADTitles: Abbess, Wonderworker, Confessor of
Reflection on John 18:1–40; 19:1–42 — In the Spirit of Feria Sexta in Parasceve (Good Friday)“By His wounds, we are healed.” – Isaiah 53:5
On this most solemn day of the Church’s liturgical year — Feria Sexta in Parasceve, or Good Friday — we
April 18, 2025: Feria Sexta in Parasceve
Ante Missam Top NextLectionesIn Choro, dicta Nona, Sacerdos et Ministri induti paramentis nigri coloris, sine luminaribus et incenso, procedunt ad Altare: et