Saint Joseph the Worker
Feast Day: May 1st (today, in fact — Quam dilecta tabernacula tua, Domine virtutum!) The Man Chosen by God Saint
Ite ad Ioseph: The Sanctity of the Workshop
A Reflection for the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker (S. Ioseph Opificis ~ I. classis) On the first day
Tridentine Mass Propers May 1, 2026:
S. Joseph Opificis ~ I. classis Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusSap. 10:17Sapiéntia réddidit iustis mercédem labórum suórum, et dedúxit illos in via mirábili,
Saint Pius V, Pope and Confessor
I. Early Life and Formation Antonio Ghislieri was born on 17 January 1504 in the small village of Bosco, in
The Lamp That Did Not Fail: A Reflection for the Feast of St. Catherine of Siena
Feria Quinta infra Hebdomadam III post Octavam Paschæ S. Catharinæ Senensis Virginis ~ III. classis The Church, in her unfailing
Tridentine Mass Propers April 30, 2026:
S. Catharinæ Senensis Virginis ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Quinta infra Hebdomadam III post Octavam Paschæ Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 44:8Dilexísti iustítiam, et odísti
Saint Symphorosa and Her Seven Sons
Feast Day: July 18Date of Martyrdom: ca. A.D. 138Place: Tibur (modern-day Tivoli), ItalyEmperor: Hadrian (r. 117–138) Historical and Spiritual Context The martyrdom of Saint Symphorosa
Charity Unto Blood: A Reflection for the Feast of Saint Camillus de Lellis, Confessor
Commemoration of Saints Symphorosa and Her Seven Sons, MartyrsIII Class; Lauds Commemoration Scriptural Texts for Meditation:“Wonder not, brethren, if the
Tridentine Mass Readings July 18, 2025:
S. Camilli de Lellis Confessoris ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: Ss. Symphorosæ et Septem Filiorum Martyrum Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusIoann 15:13Maiórem hac