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. Romanus, Martyr
St. Romanus was a deacon of the Church of Caesarea in Palestine during the fierce persecution of Christians under the
“In Me is All Grace of the Way and of the Truth”
Reflection for Sanctæ Mariæ Sabbato ~ IV. classisCommemoratio: S. Romani Martyris On this gentle Saturday dedicated to the Mother of
Tridentine Mass Propers August 9, 2025:
Sanctæ Mariæ Sabbato ~ IV. classisCommemoratio : S. Romani Martyris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusSeduliusSalve, sancta parens, eníxa puérpera Regem: qui cælum terrámque regit
Saint John Mary Vianney
Feast: August 8Born: May 8, 1786 – Dardilly, near Lyons, FranceDied: August 4, 1859 – Ars, FranceCanonized: May 31, 1925
Blessed Is the Faithful Steward: A Reflection for the Day
Today Holy Mother Church places before us two luminous texts—one from the wisdom of the ancients, the other from the