Saint Titus – Disciple of Saint Paul and Bishop of Crete
Feast Day: January 4 (Traditional Roman Calendar)Patronage: Crete; invoked for strength in preaching and missionary zeal Early Life and Conversion
Feast of St. Titus, Bishop and Confessor ~ III ClassisCommemoration at Lauds Only: St. Dorothy, Virgin and Martyr
Scriptural Reflection: Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) 44:16–27; 45:3–20; St. Luke 10:1–9In the Spirit of the Holy Fathers On this day, Holy Church
Tridentine Mass Propers February 6, 2026:
S. Titi Episcopi et Confessoris ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: S. Dorothæ Virginis et Martyris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 45:30Státuit ei Dóminus
Saint Agatha of Sicily – Virgin and Martyr
Feast: February 5thPatroness of: Nurses, breast cancer patients, rape victims, fire prevention, bell-founders, and the city of Catania ✠ Short
Reflection for the Thursday after Septuagesima: In the Spirit of St. Agatha, Virgin and MartyrReadings: 1 Corinthians 1:26–31; Matthew 19:3–12
Liturgical Context: Feria V infra Hebdomadam Septuagesimæ, III Classis ~ Commemoration of S. Agathæ Virginis et Martyris As the violet
Tridentine Mass Propers February 5, 2026:
S. Agathæ Virginis et Martyris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria V infra Hebdomadam Septuagesimæ Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusGaudeámus omnes in Dómino, diem festum celebrántes
Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Septem Dolorum Beatæ Mariæ Virginis—the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary—form one of the most profound devotions of
“Behold Thy Mother”: A Marian Reflection on Judith 13 and John 19 in the Spirit of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Feast: Septem Dolorum Beatæ Mariæ Virginis – II. classisCommemoration: S. Nicomedis Martyris, ad Laudes tantum On this solemn feast of
Tridentine Mass Propers September 15, 2025:
Septem Dolorum Beatæ Mariæ Virginis ~ II. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: S. Nicomedis Martyris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusIoann 19:25Stabant iuxta Crucem Iesu Mater