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,
Holy Machabean Martyrs
đź“ś Historical and Scriptural Context The story of the Machabean Martyrs is found in 2 Maccabees 7, one of the
Reflection: Servants of Justice, Trees of Truth
Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam VII post Octavam Pentecostes — IV ClassisCommemoratio: Ss. Martyrum Machabæorum Today’s liturgical readings, taken from the
Tridentine Mass Propers August 1, 2025:
eria sexta infra Hebdomadam VII post Octavam Pentecostes ~ IV. classisCommemoratio : Ss. Martyrum Machabæorum Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 46:2Omnes gentes, pláudite mánibus: