Saint Aelred of Rievaulx
Abbot and ConfessorFeast: January 12Born: c. 1110 in Hexham, Northumbria, EnglandDied: January 12, 1167, Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire, EnglandReligious Order: CistercianTitle:
Reflection for the Duodecima Januarii (January 12) ~ IV Classis
Readings: Romans 12:1–5 & Luke 2:42–52Theme: The Hidden Offering of the Body and the Obedience of the Son “I beseech
Tridentine Mass Propers January 12, 2026: Die Duodecima Januarii ~ IV. classis
Ante Missam Top Next IntroitusIn excélso throno vidi sedére virum, quem adórat multitúdo Angelórum, psalléntes in unum: ecce, cuius impérii nomen
Saint Theodosius the Cenobiarch
Feast Day: January 11Born: c. 423, near Garissus, Cappadocia (modern-day Turkey)Died: January 11, c. 529Titles: Cenobiarch (leader of cenobitic monks),
Living the Hidden Sanctity: A Reflection on Colossians 3:12–17 and Luke 2:42–52
In the Spirit of the Feast of the Holy Family On the Sunday within the Octave of the Epiphany, Holy
Tridentine Mass Readings January 11, 2026: Sanctæ Familiæ Jesu Mariæ Joseph ~ II. classis
Ante Missam Top Next IncipitIn nómine Patris, ✠ et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen. 1 BeginningIn the Name of the Father,
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
Feast: August 20Titles: Abbot, Doctor of the Church, Mellifluous Doctor Early Life Saint Bernard was born in 1090 near Dijon,
Salt of Wisdom, Salt of the Earth: A Reflection on Ecclus. 39:6–14 and Matt. 5:13–19
(In the spirit of S. Bernardi Abbatis et Ecclesiæ Doctoris) The sacred liturgy on this day presents us with a
Tridentine Mass Propers August 20, 2025:
S. Bernardi Abbatis et Ecclesiæ Doctoris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria quarta infra Hebdomadam X post Octavam Pentecostes III. Augusti Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli