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,
Saint Joseph the Worker
Saint Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and foster-father of Our Lord Jesus Christ, holds a preeminent place in
“Sanctified Labor and Silent Faith: St. Joseph the Worker in Light of Colossians 3 and Matthew 13”
On May 1st, Holy Church commemorates St. Joseph the Worker (Sanctus Joseph Opificis), honoring the sanctity of labor through the
Tridentine Mass Readings May 1, 2025: S. Joseph Opificis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusSap. 10:17Sapiéntia réddidit iustis mercédem labórum suórum, et dedúxit illos in via mirábili, et fuit illis in velaménto diéi