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
Saint Rafqa (Rebecca) Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès, O.L.M.
Saint Rafqa is one of the great saints of the Maronite Church, renowned for her heroic patience in suffering, her
“Arise, and go to Nineveh”
In the shadowed hush of Passiontide, the Church leads us with grave tenderness through lessons of repentance, resistance, and thirst.
Tridentine Mass Propers March 23, 2026: Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam Passionis ~ III. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 55:2Miserére mihi, Dómine, quóniam conculcávit me homo: tota die bellans tribulávit me.Ps 55:3Conculcavérunt me inimíci mei tota die:
St. Nicholas of Tolentino, Confessor (1245–1305)
Feast: September 10thOrder: Hermits of St. Augustine Early Life St. Nicholas was born at Sant’Angelo in Pontano, in the Marches
Reflection for Wednesday of the 13th Week after the Octave of PentecostIn the Spirit of Sanctus Nicolaus de Tolentino, Confessor (III Classis)Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:9–14; Luke 12:32–34
“We are made as the refuse of this world, the offscouring of all, even until now.”— 1 Corinthians 4:13 “Fear
Tridentine Mass Propers September 10, 2025:
S. Nicolai de Tolentino Confessoris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Quarta infra Hebdomadam XIII post Octavam Pentecostes I. Septembris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 91:13-14Iustus