Blessed Villana de’ Botti (1332–1361)
Penitent of Florence, Tertiary of St. Dominic Blessed Villana de’ Botti stands among those radiant souls whom Divine Providence first
The Glory Promised to the Obedient Heart
The Ember Saturday of Lent gathers together themes both austere and luminous: covenant fidelity, purification, priestly intercession, and the foretaste
Tridentine Mass Propers February 28, 2026: Sabbato Quattuor Temporum Quadrageismæ ~ II. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 87:3Intret orátio mea in conspéctu tuo: inclína aurem tuam ad precem meam, Dómine.Ps 87:2Dómine, Deus salútis meæ: in
St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin
Confessor(1838–1862)Feast: February 27 St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin (San Gabriele dell’Addolorata), born Francesco Possenti, is one of the most
Feria Sexta Quattuor Temporum (II. classis)Commemoratio S. Gabrielis a Virgine Perdolente, Confessoris
The Ember Days of Lent draw the soul into compunction. They are days of fasting, recollection, and humble return. Holy
Tridentine Mass Propers February 27, 2026:
Feria Sexta Quattuor Temporum ~ II. classisCommemoratio : S. Gabrielis a Virgine Perdolente Confessoris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 24:17; 24:18De necessitátibus meis éripe
Saint Augustine, Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church
Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, Confessor, and illustrious Doctor of the Church, is among the greatest Fathers of the Latin
Reflection on 2 Timothy 4:1–8 and Matthew 5:13–19
In the spirit of St. Augustine, Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, with commemoration of St. Hermes the Martyr
Tridentine Mass Propers August 28, 2025:
S. Augustini Episcopi et Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: S. Hermetis Martyris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 15:5In médio