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,
St. Philip Benizi, Confessor (1233–1285)
Feast: August 23 (Traditional Calendar) St. Philip Benizi was born in Florence in the year 1233, of the noble family
“Spectacle to the World” and the “Little Flock”
A reflection on 1 Corinthians 4:9–14 and Luke 12:32–34 in the spirit of St. Philip Benizi, Confessor Today’s liturgy places
Tridentine Mass Propers August 23, 2025:
S. Philippi Benitii Confessoris ~ III. classisTempora: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam X post Octavam Pentecostes III. Augusti Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 91:13-14Iustus ut palma