Saint Bertille, Virgin and Abbess
Adducentur regi virgines post eam: proximæ eius afferentur tibi. Afferentur in lætitia et exsultatione: adducentur in templum regis. “After her
Virtue Went Out from Him
On a free weekday the Church does not invent a new Mass. She takes up last Sunday’s again. So the
Thursday, November 5, 2026
Feria Quinta infra Hebdomadam XXIII post Octavam Pentecostes I. Novembris ~ IV. classis Beginning In the Name of the Father,
Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop and Confessor
Ego sum pastor bonus. Bonus pastor animam suam dat pro ovibus suis. “I am the good shepherd. The good
The Talent Spent to the Last
On the night of the third of November 1584, the Archbishop of Milan lay dying in his palace. He was
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
S. Caroli Episcopi et Confessoris ~ III. classis WhiteCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: Ss. Mart. Vitalis et Agricolæ Beginning In the
Saint Simon Stock
Feast Day: May 16Patronage: The Brown Scapular, Carmelite Order, souls in Purgatory (through scapular devotion)Birth: c. 1165, Aylesford, Kent, EnglandDeath:
Reflection: “Faithful in Little, Glorious in Much”
Readings: Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) 44:16–27; 45:3–20 and Matthew 25:14–23 In the radiant light of Paschaltide, the Church, on this Friday of
Tridentine Mass Readings May 16, 2025: Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam III post Octavam Paschæ
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 45:30Státuit ei Dóminus testaméntum pacis, et príncipem fecit eum: ut sit illi sacerdótii dígnitas in ætérnum. Allelúia, allelúia.Ps