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
Pope St. Peter Celestine (Celestine V) – May 19
A Shepherd Chosen from the Desert In the rugged mountains of the Abruzzi in the Kingdom of Naples, around the
“Upon This Rock”: Humility and Strength in the Office of PeterIn the spirit of St. Peter Celestine, Pope and Confessor
In our troubled and often tumultuous age, the voice of the first Pope—the humble fisherman of Galilee—continues to resound with
Tridentine Mass Readings May 19, 2025: S. Petri Celestini Papæ et Confessoris
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusIoann 21:15-17Si díligis me, Simon Petre, pasce agnos meos, pasce oves meas. Allelúia, allelúia.Ps 29:2Exaltábo te, Dómine, quóniam suscepísti