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
Saint Andrew Corsini
Feast Day: February 4Title: Bishop and ConfessorOrder: Carmelite Life of Saint Andrew Corsini Saint Andrew Corsini was born around the
Reflections on Sirach 44:16–27; 45:3–20 and Matthew 25:14–23
In the spirit of Sancti Andreæ Corsini, Episcopi et ConfessorisFeria IV infra Hebdomadam Septuagesimæ – III Classis The sacred liturgy
Tridentine Mass Propers February 4, 2026:
S. Andreæ Corsini Episcopi et Confessoris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria IV infra Hebdomadam Septuagesimæ Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 45:30Státuit ei Dóminus testaméntum pacis,
St. Thomas of Villanova (1488–1555)
Feast: September 22Titles: Bishop, Confessor, “Father of the Poor” Early Life and Formation St. Thomas was born in 1488 at
Reflection on Sirach 44:16–27; 45:3–20 and Matthew 25:14–23
In the Spirit of St. Thomas of Villanova, Bishop and Confessor Today’s sacred lections unite the praise of holy patriarchs
Tridentine Mass Propers September 22, 2025:
S. Thomæ de Villanova Episcopi et Confessoris ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: Ss. Mauritii et Sociorum Martyrum Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 45:30Státuit