Saint Engelbert of Cologne, Archbishop and Martyr Ego sum pastor bonus. Bonus pastor animam suam dat pro ovibus suis. “I
The Word That Does Not Pass
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Saturday, November 7, 2026
Sanctæ Mariæ Sabbato ~ IV. classis WhiteScriptura: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam XXIII post Octavam Pentecostes I. Novembris Beginning In the Name
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,
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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,
Saints Xystus II, Pope and Martyr, and His Companions, Felicissimus and Agapitus
Feast Day: August 6 In the days of fierce persecution under the Emperor Valerian, the Church was purified and strengthened
“In Splendore Majestatis: A Reflection on the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ”
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Tridentine Mass Propers August 6, 2025:
In Transfiguratione Domini Nostri Jesu Christi ~ II. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: Ss. Xysti II Papæ, Felicissimi et Agapiti Martyrum Ante Missam