Saint Blaise – Bishop and Martyr (Feast: February 3rd)
Patron of throat ailments, physicians, wool combers 🕯️ Summary of His Life Saint Blaise (also spelled Blasius) was a 4th-century
Running to Win the Incorruptible Crown: A Septuagesima Reflection on 1 Cor. 9:24–27; 10:1–5 and Matt. 20:1–16
Feria III infra Hebdomadam Septuagesimæ — IV classisCommemoration of St. Blaise, Bishop and Martyr As the sacred liturgical cycle turns
Tridentine Mass Propers February 3, 2026:
Feria III infra Hebdomadam Septuagesimæ ~ IV. classisCommemoratio : S. Blasii Episcopi et Martyris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 17:5; 17:6; 17:7Circumdedérunt me gémitus
The Humility and Obedience of Mary
Although Our Lady was not bound by the Law of purification, being ever-virgin and immaculate, she willingly submitted to the
“And suddenly the Lord whom you seek will come to His temple”A Reflection on Malachi 3:1–4 and Luke 2:22–32
In Purificatione Beatæ Mariæ Virginis – II ClassisTempora: Feria II infra Hebdomadam Septuagesimæ On this blessed feast, In Purificatione Beatæ
Tridentine Mass Propers February 2, 2026:
In Purificatione Beatæ Mariæ Virginis ~ II. classisTempora: Feria II infra Hebdomadam Septuagesimæ Ante Missam Top NextDe Benedictione CandelarumSi candelarum benedictio et processio,
Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491–1556)
Feast Day: July 31Patron of: Retreats, Soldiers, the Society of JesusMotto: Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (“To the Greater Glory of
Reflection for the Thursday in the Seventh Week after the Octave of Pentecost
In the Spirit of St. Ignatius the Confessor, III Class Texts for Meditation: On this feria quinta of the seventh
Tridentine Mass Propers for July 31, 2025:
S. Ignatii Confessoris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria quinta infra Hebdomadam VII post Octavam Pentecostes Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPhilipp 2:10-11In nĂłmine Iesu omne genu