Saint Edward the Confessor, King of England
Feast: October 13Reign: 1042–1066Canonized: 1161 by Pope Alexander III Early Life Edward was born around the year 1003 at Islip
Reflection on Sirach 31:8–11 and Luke 12:35–40
In the Spirit of Saint Edward the Confessor, King — III Class FeastMonday in the Eighteenth Week after the Octave
Tridentine Mass Propers: October 13, 2025:
S. Eduardi Regis Confessoris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam XVIII post Octavam Pentecostes II. Octobris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 36:30-31Os iusti
Our Lady of Aparecida (Nossa Senhora Aparecida)
Feast: October 12Title: Queen and Patroness of BrazilApparition and Devotion: 1717, Paraíba River, São Paulo Province, Brazil I. The Miraculous
“Sustained by Grace, Healed by Mercy: A Reflection for the XVIII Sunday After Pentecost”
Readings: As Holy Mother Church leads us through the season of spiritual maturity following Pentecost, the XVIII Sunday after Pentecost
Tridentine Mass Propers October 12, 2025: Dominica XVIII Post Pentecosten II. Octobris ~ II. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 36:18Da pacem, Dómine, sustinéntibus te, ut prophétæ tui fidéles inveniántur: exáudi preces servi tui et plebis tuæ IsraëlPs
St. Martha of Bethany
Feast Day: July 29Titles: Virgin, Confessor, Sister of Mary and LazarusPatroness of: Cooks, homemakers, servants, and hospitality workers Biblical Background
Reflection: On Boasting, Betrothal, and the Better Part: Lessons from St. Martha and the Sacred Scriptures
“He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.” (2 Cor. 10:17) The liturgical commemoration of Saint Martha, Virgin, as
S. Marthæ Virginis ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: Ss. Felicis, Simplicii, Faustini et Beatricis Martyrum
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 44:8Dilexísti iustítiam, et odísti iniquitátem: proptérea unxit te Deus, Deus tuus, óleo lætítiæ præ consórtibus tuis.Ps 44:2Eructávit cor