Saint Paul of Constantinople, Bishop and Martyr
Saint Paul of Constantinople, Bishop and Marty Cum autem persequentur vos in civitate ista, fugite in aliam. Amen dico vobis,
Enemies of the Cross
A reflection for Friday within the Twenty-Third Week after the Octave of Pentecost — Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam XXIII post
Friday, November 6, 2026
Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam XXIII post Octavam Pentecostes I. Novembris ~ IV. classis Beginning In the Name of the Father,
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,
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,