St. Elizabeth, Queen of Portugal, Widow
Feast: 8 July — III class (1962 Missale Romanum) Commons of the Mass: Common of Holy Women (Widows) — Cognovi
The Pearl and the Peacemaker
A Reflection for the Feast of S. Elisabeth, Reginæ Portugaliæ, Viduæ (8 July) ~ III. classis cum commemoratione Feriæ quartæ
Tridentine Mass Propers July 8, 2026
S. Elisabeth Reg. Portugaliæ Viduæ ~ III. classisScriptura: Feria quarta infra Hebdomadam VI post Octavam Pentecostes Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 118:75; 118:120Cognóvi, Dómine,
Ss. Cyrillus et Methodius, Episcopi et Confessores
Apostoli Slavorum — 7 Iulii · III classis Hagiographia · Catechismus Catholicum I. Identitas et Origines (Identity and Origins) Cyril
The Priesthood That Does Not Pass Away, The Harvest That Does Not Wait
A Reflection for the Feast of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Bishops and Confessors Ss. Cyrilli et Methodii Pont. et Conf.
Tridentine Mass Propers July 7, 2026:
Ss. Cyrilli et Methodii Pont. et Conf. ~ III. classisScriptura: Feria tertia infra Hebdomadam VI post Octavam Pentecostes Sancta Missa Rubrics 1960
St. Donatus, Bishop and Martyr (S. Donati Episcopi et Martyris)
Feast Day: August 7Title: Bishop of Arezzo and MartyrCentury: 4th CenturyLiturgical Rank (Traditional Calendar): Commemoration (in some places, semi-double) I.
“A Heart Set on God Alone” — In the Spirit of St. Cajetan the Confessor (III Class) Commemoration at Lauds Only: St. Donatus, Bishop and Martyr
Readings: Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) 31:8-11 — “Blessed is the rich man that is found without blemish…” St. Matthew 6:24–33 —
Tridentine Mass Propers August 7, 2025:
Ante Missam Top Next IntroitusPs 36:30-31Os iusti meditábitur sapiéntiam, et lingua eius loquétur iudícium: lex Dei eius in corde ipsíus.Ps 36:1Noli æmulári