Our Lady, Help of Christians (Auxilium Christianorum)
Overview and Origins Our Lady, Help of Christians (Auxilium Christianorum) is a revered Marian title that highlights the Blessed Virgin
Title: Mater Pulchrae Dilectionis: A Reflection for Saturday in the Fourth Week After the Octave of Easter
Readings:✠ Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) 24:14–16✠ John 19:25–27 “From the beginning, and before the world, was I created, and unto the world
Tridentine Mass Reading May 24, 2025: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam IV post Octavam Paschæ
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusSeduliusSalve, sancta parens, eníxa puérpera Regem: qui cælum terrámque regit in sǽcula sæculórum.Ps 44:2Eructávit cor meum verbum bonum: dico
St. John Baptist de’ Rossi (San Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi)
Feast Day: May 23Born: February 22, 1698, Voltaggio, Republic of GenoaDied: May 23, 1764, Rome, Papal StatesCanonized: 1881 by Pope
“Every Good Gift and the Spirit of Truth” — Meditating on James 1:17–21 and John 16:5–
14 in the Light of the Fourth Friday after the Octave of Easter As the Paschal season continues to unfold
Tridentine Mass Readings May 23, 2025: Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam IV post Octavam Paschæ
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 97:1; 97:2Cantáte Dómino cánticum novum, allelúia: quia mirabília fecit Dóminus, allelúia: ante conspéctum géntium revelávit iustítiam suam, allelúia,
St. Peter Canisius
Doctor of the Church, Defender of the Faith, Apostle to GermanyFeast Day: December 21 (Traditional Calendar) St. Peter Canisius was
Faith Victorious: A Reflection for Dominica in Albis in Octava Paschæ
In the luminous aftermath of Easter, Holy Mother Church bids us linger at the empty tomb, to contemplate with hearts
Tridentine Mass April 27, 2025: Dominica in Albis in Octava Paschæ
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitus1 Pet 2:2Quasi modo géniti infántes, allelúia: rationábiles, sine dolo lac concupíscite, allelúia, allelúia, allelúia.Ps 80:2.Exsultáte Deo, adiutóri nostro: