Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (In Annuntiatione Beatæ Mariæ Virginis) is among the most sublime mysteries in all
“Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive”: A Reflection on the Annunciation(Isaiah 7:10–15; Luke 1:26–38)
In the hushed stillness between prophecy and fulfillment, the Church sets before us a mystery both ancient and ever new:
Tridentine Mass Propers March 25, 2026:
In Annuntiatione Beate Mariæ Virgine ~ I. classisCommemoratio: Feria Quarta infra Hebdomadam Passionis Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 44:13; 44:15-16Vultum tuum deprecabúntur omnes dívites
Saint Gabriel the Archangel
In the Book of Daniel Saint Gabriel first appears in the Old Testament, sent by God to the prophet Daniel:
Truth in the Lions’ Den: Hidden Fidelity in the Shadow of the Passion
In the deepening shadows of Passiontide, Holy Mother Church draws our attention to the mounting opposition against the Lord and
Tridentine Mass Propers March 24, 2026:
Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam Passionis ~ III. classisCommemoratio : S. Gabrielis Archangeli Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 26:14Exspécta Dóminum, viríliter age: et confortétur cor
Hagiography of St. Giles, Abbot
(Sanctus Ægidius Abbas — Feast: 1 September) Saint Giles, a Greek by birth, lived in the 7th century. From his
Scripture Reflection on 2 Corinthians 3:4–9 and Luke 10:23–37
In the spirit of the Traditional Roman Rite “For the letter killeth, but the spirit quickeneth.” (2 Cor. 3:6) As
Tridentine Mass Propers September 1, 2025:
Feria secunda infra Hebdomadam XII post Octavam Pentecostes V. Augusti ~ IV. classisCommemoratio : S. Ægidii Abbatis Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 69:2-3Deus, in